Thought Journal #1 What do you want out of this class? What do you want out of this year? What do you want out of life?

Thought Journal #2 What is the best thing about being your age? What is the worst thing about being your age?

Thought Journal #3 For your soulmate, would you be willing to move to a distant country knowing that there would be little chance of seeing your family or friends again?

Thought Journal #4 Do you think that the world will be a better or worse place 100 years from now? Explain.

Thought Journal #5 If you were given up for adoption and raised in another culture, by different parents, would you be the same person you are today? (Think about ALL that encompasses who you are and take your time answering this one)

What three things would you change about your life right now, and why? Thought Journal #6 What three things would you change about your life right now, and why?

Thought Journal #7 If you could do something without anyone else knowing, what would you do and why?

Thought Journal #8 What are some everyday kind things that your family and friends do for you that you are thankful for but for which you have never actually thanked them?

Thought Journal #9 Think about three moments of your life in which you didn't give your best. Why didn't you pour out all your energy in those moments?

Thought Journal #10 Make a list of five things that it seems that everybody wants, but you are just as happy not to have? Why do you not want those things?

Thought Journal #11 What are the top 10 things you want to be able to do and achieve this year?

What is the biggest fear you have in life? Thought Journal #12 What is the biggest fear you have in life?

Thought Journal #13 What are the first thoughts that typically cross your mind when you wake up in the morning?

Thought Journal #14 If you could go anywhere in the world right now, where would you go and why?

Would you be happier doing your best or achieving perfection? Why? Thought Journal #15 Would you be happier doing your best or achieving perfection? Why?

Thought Journal #16 Why do you think each of us is responsible for our own happiness or unhappiness?

What is your idea of beauty? Thought Journal #17 What is your idea of beauty?

List 15 things you are confident about or like about yourself. Thought Journal #18 List 15 things you are confident about or like about yourself.

If you could choose, which age would you be, and why? Thought Journal #19 If you could choose, which age would you be, and why?

Thought Journal #20 If you were engaged to be married and your fiancée's parents didn’t like you, is there any amount of money you would accept to break off the engagement and walk away? Why or why not?

Thought Journal #21 Write about something you said or did when you were angry, but now regret.

Thought Journal #22 What motivates you? Do you prefer positive or negative reinforcement to get you to try harder?

Thought Journal #23 What do you long for most right now? Do you think that you have a good chance of getting what you really want?

Thought Journal #24 Under what circumstances do you normally do your best thinking or come up with your best ideas?

List 15 (or more, if you want) things that make you smile. Thought Journal #25 List 15 (or more, if you want) things that make you smile.

Thought Journal #26 How do you replenish or recharge yourself after an emotionally/physically draining day?

How do you typically react to failure or defeat? Thought Journal #27 How do you typically react to failure or defeat?

Thought Journal #28 What experience have you had that inspired you the most? What person in your life brings you the most inspiration?

Thought Journal #29 Who, if anyone, in your life have you not been able to forgive for angering or hurting you? Who has been the hardest person to forgive?

Thought Journal #30 If you were stranded on an island, and could only take two personal possessions, what would you take and why?

List 15 things you fiercely believe in. Thought Journal #31 List 15 things you fiercely believe in.

Thought Journal #32 If you could have dinner with anyone in the world tonight (dead or living), who would you eat with and where would you go?

Thought Journal #33 Briefly describe five moments in your life so far that you believe that you will remember happily in your old age.

Thought Journal #34 Make a list of the qualities that you look for within an ideal friend or partner. Why do you think you're attracted to these attributes above others? Compare and contrast these with your own personality.

Write a letter to your freshmen self. What advice would you give them? Thought Journal #35 Write a letter to your freshmen self. What advice would you give them?

If it was your last day on earth, what would be your "last meal(s)"? Thought Journal #36 If it was your last day on earth, what would be your "last meal(s)"?

Thought Journal #37 What was the first thing you remember scaring you as a child? What still frightens you today?

What is the best gift you have ever received? What made it so special? Thought Journal #38 What is the best gift you have ever received? What made it so special?

What do you believe is your purpose in life? Thought Journal #39 What do you believe is your purpose in life?

Thought Journal #40 What is your favorite part about the summer? What is one thing that you are looking forward to most?

Thought Journal #41 While each of us is unique, we tend to model ourselves after someone. Who played this role in your life and why?

Thought Journal #42 If you could be any superhero and have any superpower, who would you be and what superpower would you want? Why?

Thought Journal #43 What are 10 things/characteristics you DO NOT want to have in a friend or dating partner?

Recall your fondest memory about someone who has passed away. Thought Journal #40 Recall your fondest memory about someone who has passed away.

Thought Journal #37 Write about a mistake that you have made once that you never want to make again.