From Zero Tech to Building Gentle Tools

I hadn’t built an app or a website before this.
I was also quietly afraid of technology — it felt complex, inaccessible, and not really “for me.”

What I did have was a pull toward building something aligned with healing work, and a growing curiosity about what AI tools might make possible if approached gently, without trying to master everything at once.

So I started without a plan.
Not with tutorials or roadmaps, but by letting AI act as a thinking partner — asking questions, exploring ideas, and learning by doing.

Over the last month, this unfolded into a few small but meaningful creations.

Inner Compass came first — a reflective life navigation tool for moments of confusion or transition, when slowing down and reconnecting inward feels more important than moving forward quickly.

Morning Reset followed — a simple daily ritual to clear mental noise and begin the day from a calmer, more intentional place.

Then came the Weekly Task Tracker — not as a productivity system, but as a way to translate clarity into small, doable actions without pressure or rigidity.

Alongside these tools, I built a website to hold the work — a space where everything could live together under The Healing Mantras.

None of this felt linear.
Most days oscillated between excitement and exhaustion. There were moments of clarity, followed by confusion and overwhelm — especially when things didn’t work the way I expected them to.

What helped was staying imperfect on purpose. Iterating daily. Building for myself first. Letting things be unfinished rather than waiting for confidence to arrive.

I’m only halfway to what I imagine the final form might be. The hardest part — deployment, deeper tech integration, and understanding how everything truly works — still lies ahead. The website, too, will evolve as digital offerings take shape around the Healing Mantras.

But something important has already shifted.
Momentum has replaced fear. Curiosity has softened resistance. And what once felt inaccessible now feels learnable, one small step at a time.

This work is still becoming.

If you’d like to explore the tools mentioned here, they’re quietly gathered on the Tools page.