🌿 AI Friday : Build Your Inner Sanctuary @Ashley Jasper Styles invited me to submit something AI and fun like her post last friday Lets try using AI to create a place your mind can return to throughout this challenge, your Inner Sanctuary. Your Inner Sanctuary is an imagined place where you feel completely safe, peaceful, and connected. You'll be able to revisit it before journaling or meditation each morning. I have enjoyed what i made immensely and since you get to pick everything about every result is unique. Step 1 (1 minute) Without overthinking it, answer these nine prompts with the first thing that comes to mind. 🌿 Place: ☀️ Time of day: 🌤 Weather: 🎨 Three colors: 🎵 One sound: ☕ One scent: 🪑 One meaningful object: 🐈 One animal: ❤️ One feeling: Step 2 (Copy & Paste) Copy everything below into ChatGPT and replace the answers with your own from what you just did. I am creating my Inner Sanctuary—a peaceful place I can mentally return to each morning before I journal. My choices are: Place: Time of day: Weather: Colors: Sound: Scent: Meaningful object: Animal: Feeling: Please write a calming 3–5 minute guided visualization that immerses me in this sanctuary using vivid sensory details. End by inviting me to sit down and begin my journal practice. Step 3 (Optional) After ChatGPT writes your sanctuary, ask: "Create a detailed image prompt for this sanctuary." Use it in your favorite AI image generator, or simply enjoy the written visualization. Step 4 (Share) If you'd like, post: 🌿 Your sanctuary image (if you made one) ✨ One sentence about what surprised you most.

The Decompression Practice — 5 minutes of intentional breathing before bed to signal the nervous system that the day is complete. Evening Reflection Prompt — Three questions to answer nightly: What did I notice about myself today? - This part. Oh Goodness. Well, I am excited about this challenge. However, I am recognizing that I must make time to catch a breath and rest. Late afternoon today, I did take breather and rest a bit. Looking forward to resting well this evening. Where did I default to old patterns? Rest and I have a interesting dynamic. I love it and look forward to it. However, when it shows up, I sometimes say, give me five more minutes which turns into 10 minutes, then all of sudden 4 hours later. lol Figuring out my work/rest ratio. What am I choosing differently tomorrow? Be mindful of my energy and energy preservation where I can. Grateful for you all. Shout out to @Leona Hass @Sharmonica Pugh @Jennifer Elaine @Zona Lord for your shares and participation. And if I left anyone off, forgive you. Grateful for you all and your courage to share and really make progress in your journeys. It's only Day 2... So feel free to chime in with ritual and let me know how you are feeling so far. And even if you have not participated so far, thank you for being the space. Know that you can jump in whenever you feel ready.

Today's Exercise — Trace It Back Sit with your journal and work through these prompts slowly. Don't rush. Don't filter. Write what comes first. - When is the earliest memory you have of feeling the same feeling this pattern creates in you today? - How old were you? - What was happening around you? - What did you decide about yourself or the world in that moment? That decision became a subconscious program. And that program has been running quietly in the background of your life — shaping your choices, your relationships, your business, your sense of what's possible — ever since. I'll Go First. 🙋🏽‍♀️ When is the earliest memory you have of feeling the same feeling this pattern creates in you today? My experience occurred in the third grade — so I was about eight or nine years old. How old were you? Around 8 or 9. What was happening around you? I was in class and overheard girls around me speaking poorly — talking trash — about a young lady who was presenting. What did you decide about yourself or the world in that moment? I decided I was going to protect myself by minimizing. By expressing less. And here's what I know now that I didn't know then — that is not my natural mode. That decision was a protection mechanism. It made sense at nine years old. It has cost me ever since. A Note to the Parents 👇🏽 To the parents in this community — I want to encourage you to do your best to create open invitations for your kids to share freely and without judgment. In my case, I never felt inclined to share this with my mom or my dad — and I did grow up in a two parent household. The invitation just wasn't there in the way I needed it. Our kids are absorbing and concluding things we don't even know about. The door being open matters more than we realize. Your Turn. Work through the prompts in your journal and drop in the comments when you're done. Share as much or as little as feels right. This is a safe space. We are in this together. https://youtu.be/JP3KPiR6JvQ?si=3k6-g6Yu0_Z9kBYH

Evening Ritual for Day 1 Close the day with intention The Decompression Practice — 5 minutes of intentional breathing before bed to signal the nervous system that the day is complete. What did I notice about myself today? Where did I default to old patterns? What am I choosing differently tomorrow? Evening Reflection Prompt — Three questions to answer nightly: I Will Go First. - What did I notice about myself today I have been meaning to take a nap all day. However, when I get in a groove or really get into rhythm, I never quite get around to that nap. - Where did I default to old patterns? Honestly, I have been pretty progressive today. Yesterday I was in a zoom where I noticed some old patterns coming up. I felt a bit uncomfortable in the space. I feel that came up because of my apparel and how I was seeing myself in relation to the others in the space. Even though they were very kind and welcoming, I felt awkward. I took quick restroom break during the session, and when I came back, I was bit a better. However, I noticed that insecure feeling was still there a bit. - What am I choosing differently tomorrow? Right now, I am feeling like I was progressive today so I will stay on it tomorrow. Gratitude With Depth — Not just what you're grateful for but why it matters to your growth right now. Grateful for internal and external support for my efforts. Sometimes we have to keep in mind that even though we may feel like we lack physical support. We always are supported. Even in the unseen realms. Release Writing — Write down anything you're still carrying from the day. Then physically close the journal. Symbolic but powerful. Grateful right now. Grateful for all of you in the space.

The Pre-Separation Prep The work begins before the work begins 1. Set Your Sacred Intention Before the challenge opens, get clear on why you're here. Ask yourself: - What am I ready to separate from? - What has this pattern cost me — in energy, time, opportunities, peace? - What becomes possible on the other side of this? Write it down. Date it. Seal it. You'll return to this on Day 30. 2. Create Your Sacred Space Designate a physical space that belongs to this work for the next 30 days. It doesn't need to be elaborate. It needs to be intentional. Gather: - 🕯️ A candle - 📓 A dedicated journal — new if possible. This journal is only for Summer of Separation. - 🃏 A tarot or oracle deck if you have one - 💧 A glass of water — hydration supports nervous system regulation during deep work - Anything else that signals to your subconscious: this is sacred space The ritual of returning to the same space daily is part of the reprogramming. 3. The Honest Inventory Before we go deep, we get honest about what's actually there. Journaling prompts to complete before July 1: - What patterns do I keep repeating that I'm tired of? - Where in my life do I feel stuck, heavy, or disconnected? - What have I been avoiding looking at? - What emotion lives just beneath the surface most days? - Where am I performing growth instead of embodying it? Don't rush these. Sit with each one. What comes up first is usually the truth. 4. The Digital Detox Window Designate the first 30 minutes of your morning as phone-free starting now — not July 1. Now. This single habit begins retraining your nervous system and attention before the challenge even opens. You're already separating. You're already practicing. 5. Audit Your Inputs For the next few days before July 1, pay attention to what you're consuming: - What content are you absorbing? - What conversations are you having? - What are you listening to first thing in the morning? You don't need to overhaul everything. Just notice. Awareness before action is always the first step in subconscious work.