My theme for January is Grounded. Slow Mornings and Daily Rituals The morning is peaceful; the sun hasn’t risen yet. Washed and dressed, I sit quietly, a candle burning and sipping a cup of tea, letting myself ease into the day instead of rushing to meet it. The house is quiet, and time seems to slow down. I want to start my day mindfully, with no frantic rushing around! I start by doing a breathing exerercise. Then start slowly reading my affirmation for the day, savoring every word. I copy it into my bullet journal. Then I set 3 intentions…

A new year. A new word of the year. I start the process of choosing one in December. The phrase that came to me then was ‘open to receive’. About two weeks later I got the second edition of Cosy Quirky’s (Ankita) The Travelling Souls Mail Club envelope. In it, she had included a little puzzle with words and suggested that the first three words spotted might be suggestions for 2026. The words that ‘came’ to me were : imagination, power and inner work (the last two I spotted together). On a whim I put these three words into ChatGpt…