self-muse: Guided Journal
Connect with your inner and outer world through an honest conversation with yourself.
Sometimes we have all this information in our heads that when we put onto paper, we notice patterns in thoughts and experiences. We get a better understanding that we can use to improve our decision-making and overall quality of life.
‘self-muse’ allows you to do just that. It is a journaling tool that has everything you need. All you need is the book, yourself, and a pen. The prompts are thematized for each section, and there is enough space within the book itself to write down what your thoughts are. It’s not linear, so you can go to any page you want and pick any question. We all like answering questions in private, and this is what ‘self-muse’ offers; private reflection, to think, and to answer questions.
Start with simpler questions compared to the rest of the sections. It eases you into the journal and the practice of journaling, covering the basics of who you are. Think of it as a reintroduction of yourself to yourself.
Themes:
- Self-identity
- Self-exploration
- Values
- Personality
- Who am I
Explore all the growing up that happened; school, home, parents, family, friends. It is an opportunity for you to look back on your childhood with some hand-holding. The purpose is to reflect on nostalgia.
Themes:
- Childhood
- Inner child
- Home
- Growing up
- The past
Dive into the deep end of your interpersonal relationships, trying to unravel truths about your connection with yourself and those around you. As the section title promises, these questions have answers residing in a place only you know.
Themes:
- Interpersonal relationships
- Love
- Family
- Friends
- All about love
Foster an environment of planning, celebration, and creation. You are encouraged to look out for your future self through specific self-care prompts.
Themes:
- Purpose
- Values
- Goals
- Future
- Career
- What matters
All journals are paperback with a page count of 164 and includes a detachable sticker and built-in envelope | Dimensions — 8.5 in x 5.7 in & Material — Paper
Praise for self-muse
As someone who has found great comfort in Zainab’s prompts and knows that they come from a place of understanding and deep love, I cannot emphasize how important this book is and how much healing it will bring to you. Treat this as an investment. I promise that this book, along with all it holds will benefit you greatly. Sri Lanka’s first Prompt Journal comes from someone who’s dipped her fingers in some of the grittiest feelings this life has to offer, and despite all of it, has emerged hopeful. In this book is a promise that there is always, always something to hold on to, and someone to become.
— Najaha
self-muse has helped me (and continue to do so) every single day! i’m forever grateful for the way it helps me understand myself and my emotions better. the journal is split into 4 sections, exploring 4 main topics, and each prompt can be used at any time you wish, there is no order that we absolutely MUST follow, and for that i’m very thankful. it is my best investment, and an absolute MUST HAVE!
— Manodya
I always don’t feel myself wholly. As in, I feel like what’s inside me (my soul), and my body are two separate worlds. For a long time, I’ve been avoiding sitting with myself and having a real conversation with myself, understanding myself, embracing myself, and loving myself a little more. I completed 2 prompts today and I think ‘self-muse’ has started helping me to organize everything inside me slowly and helping me to know who the actual Maure is. I needed this!
— Maure
A gorgeous journey to becoming your own best friend. This working notebook has original prompts that force the user engage and reflect in a meaningful way, all with the goal of self healing. I’ve loved slowly working my way through and learning more about myself along the way. This book is a great way to get into daily journaling if that’s always seemed too daunting a task. It’s a beautiful thing to have these collections of prompted writings to reflect on at a later date, documenting a timeline of personal healing.
— Lindsay
This is a fresh and lively interactive and dynamic prompt for self discovery, reflection and creativity. I have found the clearcut and empathic episodic structure easy to fit into the changing demands of a freelance life. ‘Self Muse’ is light and portable, written with acuity and an insider’s empathy, but it’s not lightweight: its impact is substantial. Easy to carry with you, it enables the regular jottings of observations that are the record of daily life, and the seed of a hundred stories. Beautifully published, laid out, printed and presented.
— Devika
Your book is bringing out creativity I didn’t know I had. Or at least I knew it was there I just ignored it. I’m writing so much after so long. Thank you.
— Nadeesha
