Childhood reflection prompts

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What was the first political or social issue I remember hearing my parents discuss and how did their view shape my early worldview?

Self-Reflection

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What is a movie you watched on repeat as a kid?

SocialChildhood

Dig out a physical game or toy from your childhood that you still have and spend twenty minutes with it today.

ActionChildhood

What is a memory of a time I felt truly cool or confident as a kid and what was the source of that confidence?

Self-ReflectionChildhood

Pick a food you ate regularly as a kid that you haven't had since and track it down this week.

ActionChildhood

What's a show or movie you loved as a kid that you'd put on right now with no apology?

SocialChildhood

Pick a song from your childhood this week and actually listen to it all the way through.

ActionChildhood

What was the first physical manifestation of guilt I can remember and what was the thing I felt I had done wrong?

Self-ReflectionChildhood

Write a short list of the money conversations you grew up hearing in your home and mark which ones you still carry with you.

ActionCultural

Pull up a song from a summer you loved and listen to it all the way through today.

ActionFun

What did you want to be when you grew up and is that embarrassing or actually still kind of appealing?

SocialWork

What was the first miracle or unexplained event I witnessed as a child and how did it affect my belief in the impossible?

Self-ReflectionChildhood

What's the first money rule I remember being taught and do I still live by it?

Self-ReflectionMoney

Write down one belief you've carried about what you have to be or do to be enough and spend five minutes today asking where it came from.

ActionSelf-worth

Message someone today about a childhood memory that a post or reel reminded you of this week.

ActionChildhood

How did I feel about religion or spirituality as a child and how has my faith or lack thereof changed over time?

Self-ReflectionChildhood

What is a specific smell that immediately reminds you of being a kid?

SocialBody

Pick a toy or game you had as a kid and find out if you can still buy it.

ActionChildhood

Is there a way you handle money that you know came from watching a parent do it even if you swore you wouldn't?

SocialMoney

What was the first political or social issue I remember hearing my parents discuss and how did their view shape my early worldview?

Self-ReflectionChildhood

Put on a movie you loved as a kid this weekend and watch it without multitasking.

ActionFun

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