PRAYER
Practices for a better world
What you’ll need to begin …
One lined journal
Two blank journals
pen & highlighter
I know it’s tempting to use a beautiful app, but please trust me — there’s something magic about good old-fashioned pen to paper.
You might enjoy Eco Earth or Moleskine. Or there’s always Officeworks.
( but by all means, go ahead and start with apps if buying stationary would stop you from starting).
22 Days for you
I’ve called each layer “days.” You can follow them that way, or move at your own pace — adding a new one daily, weekly, monthly, or whenever it suits you. You can also move faster, or skip anything you already have in place.
Lets Go!
Day 1 ) Dream Journal
Day 2 ) Pings Journal
Day 3 ) Unfiltered Writing
Day 4 ) Simple Stroll
Day 5 ) Play Date
Day 6 ) Gratitude Bender
Day 7 ) Flip the Script
Day 8 ) Subconscious Spa
Day 9 ) Day Dream
Day 10 ) Mind ½ fullness
Day 11 ) Screen time & Media
Day 12 ) Play Date
Day 13 ) Creative Nook
Day 14 ) Gratitude Bender
Day 15 ) Dream Outfits
Day 16 ) Mind ½ ful movement
Day 17 ) Dream Job
Day 18 ) Flip the Script
Day 19 ) Subconscious Spa
Day 20 ) Dream Life
Day 21 ) Play Date
Day 22 ) Gratitude Bender
You did it!
Day 1.
Dream Journal
Today, take out your dream journal and write on the front cover ‘Dream Journal.’ This is just for you — it doesn’t have to look good. In fact, messy and playful is perfect. This is a place to explore what you love and want, unfiltered. Use whatever you have the capacity for — doodle, write, draw, collage, or just a pen. You can put on music or set a timer from five minutes to an hour — whatever feels easy. Today is simple: make your cover page. Write Dream Journal in your own way and decorate it however you like.
When you’re finished, no matter how you feel about it, hold it up & say out loud “This is awesome!”
Day 2.
Pings Journal
I invite you to take out your Ping’s journal and write on the front: Pings. Go ahead and decorate your cover page in any way you like — keep it easy, no pressure. This is where you can jot down any bursts of inspiration that come to you throughout the day. You might also like to make a Pings folder in your phone for when you’re out. It might take days, weeks, or even months for things to start coming through — that’s completely fine. When something does come through, don’t judge it — just write it down straight away (we think we’ll remember it, but we don’t). It could be a few words, a doodle, or a whole essay. Whatever works for you. Once you’ve finished your cover page, it doesn’t matter how you feel about it — hold it up and say out loud, this is awesome.
Day 3.
Unfiltered Writing
This practice draws on The Artist’s Way by Julia Cameron — with deep appreciation for her work.
This is the golden key. A simple, time-tested way to clear your mind and unlock creative flow. Many creatives swear by it, including Elizabeth Gilbert.
Three pages of freehand, unfiltered writing. Think of it as writing for regulation. If you can, do it as soon as possible after you wake up (I set up craft for my four-year-old) and she knows Mama’s got to do her pages).
Keep your Pings journal next to you, ideas and a clear plan for your day will often come through. Let it be simple and unpolished, just write whatever comes. Honestly most of it will be rubbish and that’s the point - to get it out.
If you can, stick with the three pages. Some days will feel hard — often those are the days you need it most.
“Page after page, you strip away the falsity.”
~ Julia Cameron
Day 4.
Simple Stroll
A good old fashioned stroll, minimum 15 minutes, one to two times a week. Put it in your diary.
Preferably by yourself, but it’s also fine with kids, a dog, a quiet adult. No earbuds, no music, no podcasts, no conversations, just you and your thoughts walking.
If you can walk in nature, great, but anywhere is fine. Changing your route can help spark creativity.
If you’d like, you can try a simple walking meditation - gently bringing your attention back to your feet rolling on the ground, heel to toe, heel to toe. And when your mind wanders, just softly bring it back.
Or just walk and think, whatever feels right. But don’t try to think up ideas. Just be.
It will loosen things up. Have your Pings journal ready for when you get home (cos you never know.)
Play Date
Day 5.
Over the next few weeks, carve out a little window of time just for you, ideally two hours or more. It can be at home in the evening, or out and about if that’s possible.
This is zero pressure time. No “shoulds.” You don’t have to do anything wholesome or productive. Tune into what you actually feel like doing — something fun, nourishing, or inspiring, or something you’ve always wanted to try. Follow your mood on the day. What would fill up your cup?
Make it quirky, make it weird, make it you. You don’t have to tell anyone about it. It’s okay if it doesn’t feel amazing. It might bring up feelings or ideas, just be gentle with yourself.
A couple of gentle boundaries: no screens, and ideally no reading, just space to be.
This is important. Your time. No one else is coming on your date, it’s just you.
Pop it in your diary.
Day 6.
Gratitude Bender
This is an invitation to gently shift your state through real, felt gratitude.
You can do this in your Dream journal. It’s similar to unfiltered writing, but with a focus on what you genuinely like in the moment - not what you think you should be thankful for.
If you’re in a rubbish mood, start really small. '“I’m grateful I feel warm. I’m grateful for my socks.” Just find something that actually feels true.
You might begin with:
“Today I have…” or “Tonight I have…”
and then just let it flow.
“Tonight I have a soft rug, nice hair, cute kids…
You can keep it simple or get more detailed and poetic like “the fluffiest rug I’ve ever touched, the sound of trees swishing outside, that moment with a stranger earlier…”
You might like to set a timer (a couple of minutes is plenty), or just go until it naturally comes to an end.
Just follow what feels real.
Day 7.
Flip the script
I invite you to take out your Ping’s journal and write on the front: Pings. Go ahead and decorate your cover page in any way you like — keep it easy, no pressure. This is where you can jot down any bursts of inspiration that come to you throughout the day. You might also like to make a Pings folder in your phone for when you’re out. It might take days, weeks, or even months for things to start coming through — that’s completely fine. When something does come through, don’t judge it — just write it down straight away (we think we’ll remember it, but we don’t). It could be a few words, a doodle, or a whole essay. Whatever works for you. Once you’ve finished your cover page, it doesn’t matter how you feel about it — hold it up and say out loud, this is awesome.
Subconscious Spa
Day 8.
I invite you to take out your Ping’s journal and write on the front: Pings. Go ahead and decorate your cover page in any way you like — keep it easy, no pressure. This is where you can jot down any bursts of inspiration that come to you throughout the day. You might also like to make a Pings folder in your phone for when you’re out. It might take days, weeks, or even months for things to start coming through — that’s completely fine. When something does come through, don’t judge it — just write it down straight away (we think we’ll remember it, but we don’t). It could be a few words, a doodle, or a whole essay. Whatever works for you. Once you’ve finished your cover page, it doesn’t matter how you feel about it — hold it up and say out loud, this is awesome.
Day Dream
Day 9.
I invite you to take out your Ping’s journal and write on the front: Pings. Go ahead and decorate your cover page in any way you like — keep it easy, no pressure. This is where you can jot down any bursts of inspiration that come to you throughout the day. You might also like to make a Pings folder in your phone for when you’re out. It might take days, weeks, or even months for things to start coming through — that’s completely fine. When something does come through, don’t judge it — just write it down straight away (we think we’ll remember it, but we don’t). It could be a few words, a doodle, or a whole essay. Whatever works for you. Once you’ve finished your cover page, it doesn’t matter how you feel about it — hold it up and say out loud, this is awesome.