Hello dear Tea House friends, Today I’d like to offer a small piece of creative play — gentle, optional, and slow. The Softening Scan If you feel like it, set aside a few quiet minutes. You don’t need to finish anything. You can stop at any point. Start by bringing your attention to your body.Begin at the top of your head and slowly move downward. When you notice an area of holding or tension, pause there.Let it soften just a little — no fixing, no forcing. Then write one image or phrase for what that softening feels like. For example: - Jaw unclenching → a door opening - Belly releasing → a long sigh - Feet grounding → roots drinking You can keep moving through the body, collecting these small sensory translations —or stop after one or two. There’s no need to make a poem. But sometimes, one appears. The invitation is simple: write while sensing, letting images arise from the feeling itself, not from thinking about it afterward. If you try it and feel like sharing, you’re welcome to post: - one line - one image - or just a word And if you don’t, that’s perfectly fine too. Some creative play is meant only to be felt. Cheering you on

This week’s theme is stepping closer — not to a goal, not to an answer, but to what’s already here. Winter can make everything feel distant. So instead of trying to change the season, we can gently reduce the distance. The Ritual: 1. Choose one thing nearby. Something ordinary: a mug, a notebook, a piece of fabric, a plant, a corner of a painting, light on the wall. 2. Step closer, literally. Move your body closer to it. Not to analyse, just to see more. 3. Stay with one detail. A line. A texture. A colour. A small imperfection. 4. One quiet sentence (optional) If you feel like writing, complete one line in your journal: “Up close, I notice…” ☕ If you’d like to share You’re welcome to reply with: - one word - one sentence - or a photo of the detail you noticed Presence counts even when it’s invisible. Come back to this ritual whenever you need a softer landing. Have a great week! ❤️

Paper holds weight. It remembers touch, rhythm, pauses. If you feel called, you might explore this theme gently in one of these ways: - Write a few lines by hand and notice the new pace your thoughts take when they have to travel through your fingers first. - Listen to the soft sounds of writing: the scratch of the pen, the slide of your hand, the faint rustle of the page. Let them become a kind of quiet music. - Pay attention to texture and scent: the tooth of the paper, the warmth of a mug near your notebook, even the faint smell of ink or pencil or your tea. - Collect one small fragment from your day : a tea tag, a leaf from your walk, and let it live on the page beside your words as a tiny altar to this particular moment. You’re welcome to keep this entirely private or, if it feels right, to share a word, an image, or a glimpse of your page here. There’s no right way to do this. Just an invitation to slow down and notice what arrives. Make a tea. Take your time. 🌱 If you’d like to go a little deeper, this week’s Journaling Muse letter explores the same theme through a longer reflection and creative invitations. You can read it here: 👉 journal.beatabosze.com

This week in The Journaling Muse, I’m writing about reflection, not as evaluation or self-improvement, but as listening. Before we look ahead, this is a small pause to notice what quietly stayed. If you feel called, you might sit with this theme in one gentle way: - write one sentence about something that stayed with you this year - choose a colour that feels like closing - notice what you’re ready to release without forcing it. You’re welcome to share a word, image, or feeling here or keep it entirely private. Make a tea. Take your time.

As the year softens and begins to close, this is a beautiful moment to notice what quietly lit us up. Not the big achievements —but the small, true moments: a music you enjoyed, a conversation that stayed with you, a place, a book, a feeling, a spark of aliveness. 🔹If you’d like, here’s a simple Tea House reflection: 🍵 Make a cup of tea. 📖 Open your journal. ✍️ Write a short list: This year, what quietly nourished me? (people, moments, colours, places, practices) Choose one item from your list and: - write a few lines about it - or draw a small symbol or colour that represents it. Feel free to share it if you want to. 🔹Optional deeper dive If you feel called to reflect more deeply on the year and the one ahead, I personally love using Year Compass—a free, beautifully designed reflection and planning guide you can download in several languages. ❤️ You can explore it here if you wish:👉 https://yearcompass.com/ 🔹Closing This reflection will naturally flow into our January Dream Board gathering, where we’ll begin shaping the year ahead with colour and intuition. For now, let this be a soft pause—a moment of gratitude before turning the page.