February's Musings

Hello my friend,

Can you believe we’re already two months into 2025? Time moves so swiftly, yet here we are again, journeying together. I hope you are well and your days are being filled with moments of ease, joy, and discovery as we step into the year ahead.

As I sit down to write to you, I find myself noticing a familiar feeling—the world outside seems to be moving at a different pace than what I feel within.

December’s celebrations left me longing for stillness and rest. And when January arrived, instead of feeling the usual surge of energy and resolution, I found myself drawn inward, craving reflection over planning. Perhaps you can relate.

Maybe, like me, you’re not yet clear on the shape this year will take. If so, know that you’re not alone. I’m here, moving gently through the early months, learning to honor my own rhythms rather than chasing external expectations.

Through experience, I’ve come to trust that when I allow myself to slow down, listen, and align with what feels right—rather than following an arbitrary timeline—life unfolds in ways I could never have predicted. When I let go of assumptions about what a ‘good’ year should look like, I create space for joy, new experiences, and unexpected delights.

So, instead of feeling rushed or behind, I’m choosing to embrace a gentler pace. I’m trusting that inspiration will return with the changing seasons, and until then, I’m reminding myself:

I already have enough. I am enough.

No resolutions needed.

I’d love to hear from you—how are you feeling as the year begins? Drop me a message and share your thoughts, reflections, or even just a little moment from your day. Your words always brighten my inbox.

With ease, Sophie

A few things I’ve been enjoying this month that you might love too:

• If you only read one of these suggestions, make it this one - Pay Attention (because nobody else is!)?- this is why the world needs a Thinking environment more than ever!?
• My friend Rachel Day recommended the book Breadsong - if you haven't seen it yet, it is a delight - half the book shares a father and daughter story - and the second half is baking recipes, including one for a failproof and delicious loaf of bread?which takes about 5 minutes to make and involves no kneading (my 7 years old has been making it it's that easy!) It's challenged all my assumptions that bread-making is too hard.?
• This list of 100 tiny changes to transform your life?
• This short article - The Courage to Be New?
• You are already that which you yearn for - Podcast musing - Jocelyn K Glei reflects on the intersection of capitalism, productivity culture, and the wellness industry and how they each try to lure us into focusing on what we lack, what we are not, what we have yet to accomplish.?
• The? Mischief Makers Facilitation Think Bank is full of fabulous resources for facilitating groups?
• This Prayer for the New Year by Courtney Martin
• Stop multitasking; no, really, just stop it
• These timeless?Principles for Living - Farnham Street?

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Will this be the year we think together?

My 2025 courses are filling up quickly, especially the Thinking Partnership and Coaching programs. If you're considering joining, now is a great time to reserve your spot.

Time to Think Foundations of Facilitation Course – Online - 24th April, 1st, 8th & 15th May 2025 - https://www.thethinkingproject.co.uk/courses/p/time-to-think-foundation-course

Time to Think Thinking Partnership Course - 1st & 2nd July (in beautiful Edale) and 22nd July 2025 (online) - https://www.thethinkingproject.co.uk/courses/p/time-to-think-thinkingpartnership-course

Time to Think Coach Course - 11th, 12th, 13th March and 1st April 2025 – Online - https://www.thethinkingproject.co.uk/courses/p/time-to-think-coaching-course

Time to Think Facilitators Course - 10th and 11th June & 8th July 2025 - Edale (day 3 is online) - https://www.thethinkingproject.co.uk/courses/p/time-to-think-facilitator-programme

Time to Think Coach Supervisor - 22nd, 29th April and the 6th and 20th May 2025 - https://www.thethinkingproject.co.uk/courses/p/coachsupervisioncourse

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Alumni Offerings:

• The Coaches Circle – Spring Cohort starts on the 4th of March - a transformative six-month program designed exclusively for Time to Think Coaches ready to elevate their practice.

https://www.thethinkingproject.co.uk/professionaldevelopment/p/coachcircle

• The Thinking Hub – 25th April (online): Open to alumni of the Foundation or Thinking Partnership courses, as well as certified Time to Think practitioners. https://www.thethinkingproject.co.uk/professionaldevelopment/p/thinking-hub
• Thinking Partners Practice Space – 7th March: A free opportunity to reconnect and think together if you’ve completed the 3-day Thinking Partnership course. https://www.thethinkingproject.co.uk/professionaldevelopment/p/thinkingpartnerspracticespace

2025 Book Club: Our new reading list is here and the next Book Club is on the 21st March 2025 —sign up to receive invitations and stay connected. https://www.thethinkingproject.co.uk/book-club

Journal Prompts for February

For those who find clarity through writing, here are a few gentle questions to explore:

• Where in your life needs more of your loving attention?
• What are you ready to let go of? What are you ready to set free?
• When you truly listen to yourself, what do you most need?
• What do you need to forgive yourself for?
• If you asked the wisest part of yourself about what’s weighing on you, what might they say?
• What are you avoiding thinking about because deep down, you know it would require change?
• Where in your life do you feel most free, and where do you feel you have to hide? What does this tell you?
• What can you offer to someone this week to make the world a little kinder?

With Astonishing Tenderness -?Rosemerry Wahtola Trommer

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When, in the middle of the night, you wake with the certainty you’ve done it all wrong, when you wake and see clearly all the places you’ve failed, in that moment, when dreams will not return, this is the chance for your softest voice— the one you reserve for those you love most— to say to you quietly,?oh sweetheart,? this is not yet the end of the story.? Sleep will not come, but somehow, in that wide awake moment there is peace— the kind of peace that does not need everything to be right before it arrives. The peace that comes from not fighting what is real. The peace that rises in the dark on its sure dark wings to meet you exactly as you are. Poem shared by the always fabulous Trisha Lord?

I always love hearing how you are, what you've been enjoying reading and any sharing suggestions. Just send me an email?to share your thoughts and ideas.

I hope these reflections bring you some clarity and peace as we move through these challenging time together.

With kindness, Sophie x

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