I Love Calming Scents 🩷🌸
A Free Choose A Life You Love Self-Care Journaling Prompt
An opportunity to pause, consider and choose.
Have you ever noticed how a particular smell can make you feel?
The smell of freshly washed sheets?
A beautiful bunch of flowers?
Freshly brewed coffee in the morning?
The ocean?
Rain falling on a warm summer afternoon?
Or perhaps a favourite perfume that reminds you of someone you love? 🩷
I absolutely LOVE how something as simple as a scent can bring back a memory, remind us of a beautiful experience or simply make an ordinary moment feel a little more special.
And sometimes, it's something we haven't even thought about.
Until we notice it.
And although the perfume itself was much more subtle than I expected, the experience got me thinking about the different scents I love.
And the ones I might like to explore.
Which brings me to today's little journaling opportunity.
A Free Self-Care Journaling Prompt 🌸
Calming Scents
Today's prompt comes from our Choose A Life You Love Self-Care Journal and includes three little questions:
1. I love the smell of:
2. It helps calm me by:
3. For something different I would like to try:
There are no right or wrong answers.
And there's certainly no particular scent you need to love.
Perhaps you already have a favourite.
Perhaps there's something you've been meaning to try.
Or perhaps you've never really stopped to think about the smells that bring you joy.
That's what I love about these little journaling opportunities.
They're not about telling us how to live.
They're simply an invitation to notice what we love, consider what else might be possible, and choose for ourselves.
A Little Choice to Consider 🩷
What if today you simply noticed one scent you love?
It might be something you already have at home.
Something growing in your garden.
Something you discover on your morning walk.
Or something entirely new.
You don't necessarily need to buy anything.
You don't need to create a routine.
And you certainly don't need to change your life overnight.
Just notice.
And perhaps enjoy that little moment a bit more.
Because sometimes choosing a life we love begins with appreciating something that's already right in front of us.
Download Your Free Journal Prompt 🩷
You can download and print today's Calming Scents journaling prompt at home, or even screenshot and keep it on pinterest, your app, or insta etc.
Keep it in your journal, add it to your CALYL binder, or simply take a moment to consider the questions.
It's yours to explore in whatever way feels right for you.
Discover: A Little Shell of Joy 🐚
If you'd like to see the little discovery that inspired today's journaling opportunity, I've shared my experience with Made by Mars Natural Perfume Balm in our latest CALYL editorial.
READ: A Little Shell of Joy 🐚🩷
And I'd love to know...
What's a scent you absolutely LOVE?
Is there something that instantly makes you feel calm, happy or reminds you of a beautiful memory?
Feel free to share your favourites in the comments below.
Perhaps we'll all discover something new to love! 🩷
With Love, Always
CALYL xo
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Today's Calming Scents journaling prompt is taken from our Choose A Life You Love Self-Care Journal collection.
Our journals offer little opportunities to pause, reflect and explore the things we love, the things we'd like to experience, and the choices available to us.
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There's no particular way you need to use these journals.
They're simply a place to explore your own thoughts, feelings and possibilities.
One little choice at a time. 🩷
With Love, Always
CALYL 🩷🩵💛💜
