Previous Themes of the Week

Previous Themes of the Week
Theme Questions From the Past

If you could pick one relationship in your life to magically "fix", who would it be and why? What do you think is stopping you from fixing it normally?

You are given 10 million dollars. The catch is you have to move away from home, friends and family. You can take one person with you and you are not allowed to have any contact with anyone else. Who would you take and why?

Do you have a favorite person living abroad; how did you get to know each other?

Pick the first date from the past and place that pops into your mind. Now write an entry as though you were reliving a former lifetime.

If you could have any one thing back that you lost (person, object, or memory) what would it be and how would it affect your life to have it back?

If you could be reincarnated, what animal or gender would you chose and why?

If you could bring any cartoon character to life and have a conversation with them who would it be and what would your conversation consist of?

Personify your first car and have it tell its opinion of you.

If you could describe yourself in just one word, what word would you choose and why?

If your life was a video game, what would it be like?

If the impossible happened to me, I would react…(how?)

Write about an event in your life – first from your perspective and then from the perspective of someone else who was present.

Things that have happened to you only once in your entire life.

Begin with "I wish someone told me..."

If you could take one positive aspect of your life and transfer it to someone else, what would it be and who would you give it to?

If you could relive one day of your life, what would it be?

If you could invent one thing that the world needs, what would it be?

Have you ever had a near-death experience? How did it change you?

If you could pick any person to have a fantasy relationship with, who would it be?

Summer is changing to fall here in the U.S. What is your favorite season of the year?

What was the most meaningful thing you ever read?

If you were an advertising product, and you had to advertise yourself, what would you say?

If you could invent anything, what would it be?

What are the traits you look for in a friend?

If you had to describe yourself using one crayon color, which would it be?

What is the weirdest thing you do with your food?

If you only had one hour left to live, what would you do with your time?

If you could change places with one of your friends or family, who would it be?

You're going on a backpacing trip through three countries - where would you go?

What is the one thing most people don't know about you?

What is your strangest habit?

If you could change one part of your body, what would it be?

If you could make the world listen and believe one thing you had to say, what would it be?

What is the most frustrating thing about your life?

What is something you are proud of, but don't want to tell anyone about?

Tell us your favorite quote and why it is meaningful to you.

If you could be told of the exact time, place, and circumstances of your death, would you want to know?

If you could become a superhero, what powers would you like to have?

Is there anything you wouldn't do for a million dollars?

Describe your dream home.

If you could be in charge of Open Diary for one day, what would you do?

If you could go back in time and witness one event, what would it be?

What advice would you give your teenaged self?

Did you have a favorite toy when you were young?

What has been your most rewarding experience this year?

If you could be any animal - living or extinct, real or imaginary - what would you be?

Have you ever had a recurring dream? What was it?

Describe your earliest childhood memory.

How did you come up with your Open Diary name?

If you knew you could not fail, what would you try to do?

What makes justice different from mercy?

If you could live anywhere in the world, what would your choice be?

When you were a child, what did you picture yourself doing for the rest of your life?

What would you be like if you were a member of the opposite sex?

What were you doing on this day ten years ago?

Did you ever plot revenge against someone? What happened?

What's the farthest you've ever travelled in your life?

What's your most memorable meal, and why?

If you could change places with one person for a day, who would it be?

What do you aspire to in your life?

What is the most important thing you learned from school?

What is your favorite fantasy story? Why?

What do you like best about your friends?

Which fads do you miss? Which ones did you hate?

What will you remember most about your parents?

If you could write an entry the whole world would read, what would it say?

What was your favorite childhood toy?

Describe the most important thing that's happened to you since the beginning of this year.

What was your worst date like?

What would your dream job be like?

Have you ever been stranded in the middle of nowhere?

How do you like to spend a rainy day?

What's the best thing about where you live?

Have you ever had a paranormal experience?

Have you ever received help from a stranger?

How old were you when you got your first kiss?

What is the most amazing thing you've ever seen in nature?

What is the greatest example of forgiveness that you have ever seen?

Is there a certain song(s) that brings back a distinct memory of a time that wasn't a major event in your life?

What was the smallest change in your life that made the biggest difference in your life?

If you could place yourself in any novel, what would it be?

Who was the most irritating person you ever knew?

Has keeping an online diary improved your life?

If you could give one thing to your children, what would it be?

Would you consider the ability to see the future a blessing or a curse?

Do you believe in fate?

At what age do you think you became (or will become) an adult? Why then?

If you had an unlimited budget, how would you change the place that you live?

If you could visit one other place in the world, where would it be?

If you had a spare hour every day, how would you spend it?

What was the most gratifying experience you ever had?

If you had to give one piece of wisdom to the rest of the world, what would it be?

What was your first job? What did you learn from it?

What do you hope to accomplish in the coming year?

Are you planning on making any New Year's resolutions?

If you could choose one fantasy story to live inside of, which would you choose?

Do you believe in fate?

If you could live in a different time period, what period would you pick?

What part of your daily routine would you like to eliminate?

Have you ever had a supernatural or paranormal experience?

What quality makes another person attractive to you?

If you had to hang out with a group of girls or a group of boys, which would you pick? Why?

Can money buy happiness?

Tell us about something you have never confessed to.

If your mother had to describe you to a stranger, what would she say?

Have you ever had a recurring dream?

What was your favorite subject in school?

If you could choose to be a pop culture megastar or an unknown supergenius, which would you pick?

Do you believe that everybody has a soul mate?

How has keeping an online diary changed you?

What's your favorite way to spend time with a favorite person?

What is your earliest memory?

If you could build your dream house, what would it be like?

What are your entertainment habits? What shows do you always watch, and what newspapers or magazines do you always read?

If you could change your name, would you? What would your new name be?

What's the best book you ever read, and how did it change you?

What do you like to do on a rainy day?

Is there a voice of reason in your life? Is it you or somebody else?

What was your most embarrassing moment?

What quality makes a person beautiful?

You are given $100,000 to spend on yourself - how would you spend it?

If you could pick one skill to master, what would it be?

Who is your favorite relative?

Do you think you are finished growing up? If not, when do you think it will happen?

If you could pick one celebrity to look like, who would it be?

What makes you comfortable?

If you could remove one trait from your significant other or yourself, what would it be?

What was the worst book you ever read?

What is something you've had to learn that you wish you hadn't?

If you had to pick the three happiest moments in your life, what would they be?

If your life was a television program, which one would it be?

Have you ever been in love with somebody who could not return your feelings?

If there was a reality show of your life, what kind of people would like to watch it?

Do you consider yourself a spiritual person?

Do you think that your life is controlled more by yourself, or by others?

Have you ever had to take the blame for something that wasn't your fault?

Have you ever been helped by a stranger?

What scares you the most?

What was the best thing you ever won?

What person had the most positive influence on you when you were growing up?

What was the dumbest thing you ever paid money for?

Do you think love conquers all, or are there some things even love can't fix?

If you could have any job in the world, what would it be?

What is your best talent? Do you share it with other people?

What is your favorite music? Has it changed as you've gotten older?

What is the first thing you want to accomplish in the New Year?

If you could make a New Year's resolution for one of your friends, what would it be?

What's the best gift you ever got for somebody else?

If you could get one present this year, what would it be?

What is the most useful thing you own?

Do you have any special holiday traditions?

What do you have to be thankful for?

Who's the wisest person you know?

What is your first real memory?

If you could pick any person to be the leader of your country, who would it be?

If you could change your name to whatever you liked, what would it be?

If you could change one thing about your best friend, what would it be?

Did you have a favorite toy when you were young? Do you still have it?

What's your favorite season of the year? Why?

If you could pass on one piece of wisdom to other people, what would it be?

If you could pick any person to have a fantasy relationship with, who would it be?

If you have a job, what do you like about it? What do you hate?

If you were making a movie of your life story, who would play you? What kind of story would it be?

If you had to abandon your home in a disaster and only had ten minutes to pack, what would you take with you?

Have you ever taken a vacation with your extended family? Did you all get along? Did you learn anything from the experience?

What is your favorite meal? Have you had it lately?

Is there something that you make or do that you are proud of? What is it?

If you could pick somebody else to be your parents, who would it be?

If you were writing an instruction manual for being your friend, what would it say?

What was the strangest dream you ever had? Do you ever have recurring dreams?

Have you ever made an enemy that you've never reconciled with?

If you could start your life over as somebody else, would you do it? What would you hope to change?

What is your worst habit? Why don't you give it up?

Do you have a favorite diarist on Open Diary? Who is it (or who are they)?

What was the most expensive thing you ever bought? Did you need it?

What do you have in your pockets (apologies to Bilbo)? What do you always carry with you?

If you could pick a country other than your own to live in, where would it be?

What are you afraid of?

Do you believe in life on other planets?

Is there a smell that makes you feel good? What is it?

If you could direct the evolution of mankind, how would you change people in the future?

What would be your ideal job? If you're not doing it, why not?

If you could live for an extra twenty years, but you had to live alone - would you do it?

Did you have a best friend when you were a child? Do you still know him or her?

What was the first computer you ever used?

What was the best movie you ever saw? Why did you like it?

If you had to live without electricity, how would it change your life?

What was the worst injury you ever had? How did it happen?

Does your mood change with the weather? What kind of weather do you like best?

If you could be a cartoon or comic book character, who would you be?

Do you think technology is a blessing or a curse (or both)?

Do you have any brothers or sisters? How have they influenced your life?

If you could improve one skill that you have, what would it be?

Is there a place in the world where you feel at peace? Tell us about it.

Do you have any New Year's Resolutions? What are they?

Do you have any holiday traditions that are important to you? What are they, and why are they meaningful?

Who do you think influenced your personality most when you were growing up? Parents, friends, or others?

If you could pick another time period to live in, what would it be?

If you had the chance to travel into space, would you take it?

What's your favorite way to get around? Do you have a car, or do you prefer other transportation?

What were the three happiest moments in your life? Do they have anything in common?

If you could pick any one person from the past to spend a day with, who would it be? What would you do?

Is money the root of all evil?

This week marks the fifth birthday of Open Diary. Tell us about your Open Diary experience: how you started, what's been good, what hasn't, what you think your future with OD might hold...

What was the best vacation you ever had? Why?

Have you ever been a victim of prejudice?

If you could take back one thing that you've done in your life, what would it be?

Do you feel like your life ever had a "turning point"? What was it?

Do you have a piece of clothing that you could never get rid of?

What do you think is your best quality?

What was the most important or useful thing you learned from school?

If you could live your life as an animal (other than homo sapiens), which would you choose?

What makes a person truly beautiful?

What was the best book you ever read? How did it change you?

What is your biggest regret? Is it something that you could ever change?

Do you have a favorite sport? Do you play it, or just watch it?

If you could give one message to the leader of your nation's government, what would it be?

How well do you (or did you) know your grandparents? How did they influence your life?

What was the worst job you ever had?

Have you ever met someone who was a celebrity?

If your life was made into a movie, who would play the part of you? What about the supporting cast?

Have you or anybody you know ever been through a teen pregnancy? What kind of experience was it?

Do you think it will ever be possible for humankind to exist without war?

Is there a food that you consider a comfort food? Why?

Do you have any siblings? How have they changed your life?

Is there something that you make or do that you are particularly proud of?

If you could go back in time and change one historical event, would you? What would you change?

Are you making any New Year's resolutions this year?

Do you have a holiday tradition that is important to you?

Do you have a good luck charm? What is it and why?

A year later, what do you remember about September 11th? How has your life changed?

Do you have any brothers or sisters? How have they influenced your life?

What is your most valued possession? Why?

If you were given 24 hours to do absolutely anything you wanted, what would you do?

Do you have a piece of clothing that you absolutely couldn't live without? Why is it your favorite?

What do you find to be the most attractive feature a person can have?

Have you ever found out that someone that you're close to has a big secret?

In your relationships, when is "Enough", "Enough"?

If you could revisit any one moment from your life and live it again, what would it be?

Did you ever miss a chance to connect with somebody, and regret it later?

Were you ever roommates with your friends? What was it like?

When was the last time you took a step to commit yourself to somebody or something?

Did you ever go on a road trip, without knowing what the outcome might be?

Do you have a friend in your life that you would do anything for?

What is your favorite movie of all time, and why?

If you could meet anyone famous, past or present, who would that person be and why?

If you could go on vacation to any place in the world, where would you go?

Is there a person in your life that you trust completely? If so, what has that person done to win your trust? If not, why don't you have someone you trust?

Have you had a dream for your life that you would do anything to accomplish? How far would you go to achieve your dream?

Have you ever loved somebody, even though you knew better?

Can one day make your life? Do you have one day that you think changed your life unexpectedly for the better?

Did you ever have to break something to your parents that you were afraid to tell them? How did you prepare for it, and how did it turn out?

Have you ever helped out somebody who was in need, without regard for yourself? What did you do, and how did it make you feel?

This week, a terrible tragedy struck the United States and its people. Please tell us your thoughts and feelings about it.

What would your dream job be? Do you think you will ever have a chance to work in that job?

If you came with a warning label on you, what would it say?

Did you have a favorite toy as a child? Why was it special to you, and do you know where it is now?

Have you ever found yourself in a situation you thought was hopeless? How did you find your way out of it?

Do you think you could live without technology? Would being without technology be a bad thing, or do you think it would set you free?

Do you have a special place that you went to as a child, which still means a lot to you? Do you ever go back to visit?

Do you have any brothers or sisters? How do you think they have affected your life? Are you a different person because of them?

Have any of your family or ancestors served in the military? If so, what do you know about their service? If called upon, do you think you could or would make the same sacrifices for your country?

Do you think human society could ever exist without war? Or is violence between nations and cultures inevitable?

If you could be reincarnated as any animal species, what would you come back as? Why?

What do you think is the most important human quality? Is there somebody you know who displays that quality in their life?

If you could have a song written about you, what kind of song would it be? Who would you choose to perform the song, and what would it be called?

What do you believe makes a person wise? Is there anyone in your life that you consider to be a wise person, or has there been in the past?

You've been given a chance to live in the perfect paradise for a year, but with one condition - you must leave your family and friends behind, and have no contact with them. Would you go?

With spring approaching (we hope), we are looking forward to our spring rituals for comfort. Do you have any rituals that you perform at the changing of the seasons?

If you could speak to an all-knowing being, and ask for the answer to any one question - what would you ask? What would you hope for the answer to be?

How do you feel about time? Is time a gift, for us to enjoy - or is time an enemy, chasing us down? Or is it both?

If you could have dinner with any three people (living or dead), who would you invite? What would you talk about?

Do you have any pets now (or have you had any in the past) which mean a lot to you? What makes them special?

Did you set any goals or make any resolutions for yourself at the beginning of this past year? If so, were you able to accomplish any of them?

For many people around the world, the next few days are (or should be) all about giving to others. What is the best or most meaningful thing you ever gave to somebody else?

Do you have a best friend or significant other who is essential in your life? Describe that person, and the qualities that make him or her important to you.

Do you have a holiday tradition that is important to you, or did you have one in the past? What is it, and why does it have meaning for you?

Tell your diary about something that you have committed to memory - a poem, a prayer, a quote, multiplication tables, whatever. What feelings or memories do you have connected to this particular thing?

If you could change anything about the political system in your country, what would it be, and why?

If you had to pick the perfect costume to represent or complement your personality, what would it be? Why?

Was there ever a time when you thought you were being discriminated against because you were different from other people? How did you handle it?

Was there ever a time in your life when you had to choose between two paths, and you've always wondered what would have happened if you had chosen the other one? How do you think your life might have been different?

Tell us something about your ancestors - who were they, where did they come from? How did their cultural experiences help to influence or shape your life?

An asteroid is headed towards Earth, and civilization as we know it will end in seven days. What will you do with the time you have left?

If you could instantly master one skill or talent, what would it be? What would you do with your new talent or skill that you couldn't do before?

Do you follow the Olympics, or are you not interested? If you do, what's your favorite event? If you could add one sport to the Olympics that's not included now, what would it be?

If you could wake up every morning and look out your bedroom window at the perfect view, what would that view be?

If you were writing your autobiography, what would the title be (without using your name, of course)? What would be some of the important chapters, and how would you choose to have it end?

If you could eliminate the fear of one thing from your life, what would it be? What would you be able to do if that fear was gone?

If there was one person, alive or dead, that you could have a conversation with, who would it be? What would you talk about?

You have won $100,000 in a contest, but you must give it all to charity. Who (or what organization) would you give it to?

What we own (or what owns us) tells us a lot about ourselves. What is your most precious possession?

We are all shaped by what we believe in. What is your most important belief?

What was the best vacation you ever had?

If you could pick another country or culture to live in, which would it be?

What is the most important thing you learned from your father?

What is your most vivid childhood memory?

Have you ever really wanted something, and then when you got it realized it wasn't so great?

Has the Internet changed your life?

Have you ever done something stupid when you were trying to impress someone?

What person has influenced your life the most?

Was there a moment in your life when you knew you had become an adult?

What is the greatest responsibility you have in your life?

Have you ever been caught doing something you shouldn't have been?

If you could go back in time and change one moment of your life, what would it be?

Do you have any living heroes? Who are they and why?

If you could go on vacation to anywhere in the world, where would it be?

Did you have a favorite book as a child? Did it change you in any way?

Valentine's Day - romantic holiday for lovers, or meaningless creation of money-hungry card company executives?

Has keeping an online diary changed you in any way?

Winter weather - love it or hate it?

What do you remember about the first person you thought (or knew) you were in love with?

What do you predict for humanity in the next millenium?

What is your most favorite holiday memory?

What will you be doing at midnight on Dec. 31, 1999?

What is the most ridiculous (or thoughtful) gift you have ever given to someone?

What are you thankful for?

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