October: Embracing Darkness

Hi, everyone! In 2024, we’ll periodically give away the prompts for our monthly Cafe Analog’s friendly journaling challenge #caprojectme24 to add a bit of freshness and spontaneity! 😀

October is a time when the days grow shorter and nights become longer. We can really feel it from how the mornings are still dark, making you want to stay in bed a little bit longer. It somehow makes the world feel more silent, too! We are getting daily reminders from how the leaves and the sky change colors… that the year is almost nearing its end, and the days will keep getting shorter… but it’s for the best! It’s our time to slow down, cozy up, rest, and relax—time to reflect and replenish our Souls before the new season arrives! 😀

Thus, our design prompt for this month is Embracing Darkness!

Yes, create whatever your interpretation of the above prompt is! You can always approach it literally by using darker colors for your page (it should be a breeze if you love black/white/grey aesthetics!), but you can also approach it metaphorically. Maybe you create a collage that makes you think of embracing darkness, or perhaps you want to play with different colors… remember, you can also have dark red versus bright red! Maybe you want to use black paper to write on with white or gold ink as your way of embracing darkness?

Your prompt, your way, your creativity! We can’t wait to see how you translate this prompt!

These are some October writing prompts you can choose for the #caprojectme24 (you can select one or work on all of them weekly):

1

When was the last time a significant change happened in my life? What was it, and how did I deal with it? Am I happy with how I dealt with it, or do I now know better how to handle it differently?

2

List five things you are grateful for this season and how these things contribute to your overall well-being.

3

How do you perceive darkness in your life—both literally and metaphorically? What’s the good thing about darkness that can help us grow?

4

List one fear you want to confront, and one hopes you want to nurture this October. How do these emotions shape your experiences and how you live your life?

If you are doing this #caprojectme24 at the end of October, you can also write down a recap of your month, highlighting the things that feel important to you and your growth! Feel free to be creative and choose/translate/modify the prompts as you like!

We hope the flow as you’re blending creative and reflective journaling will open a vibrant space for self-discovery and expression this season, giving you a chance not only to transform your thoughts and feelings into art and imaginative narratives but also to reconnect with yourself and your emotions.

You can tag us with #caprojectme24 to share your page with our Cafe Analog community! Have fun enjoying the change of seasons!

Photo by Heidi Kaden on Unsplash