I am Alive! In ai (Which in Japanese means love)

I am alive!

What joy, what privilege!

What vim and verve!

Please please go and follow Ayanna Coleman and check out the incredible work she is doing using AI to enhance images and capture the energy of her clients and their essence.

This particular piece of work she did awoke something in me that I hadn't really seen in myself so I'll try and capture it:

1 - Vim and Verve. And glamour. Look at how a simple picture of me on my sofa, in a vest, was turned into this vibrant, gorgeous image!

2 - The words - she asked for a word, but I had 3. Recently, I cannot tell a lie, I have been feeling remarkably good and beautifully well, after 2 years sober and all the physical, psychological and work on my spirit I have been doing. It has been the hardest and THE BEST thing I EVER did. I made no huge fanfare about it this time round - one year felt wild and full and year 2 feels deep and personal. But these photos show how I feel.
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I see myself so keenly through the eyes of Ayanna and her wizardy. The words that came out about my commitments to my community also rang true. In the menostorm I withdrew and focussed on pockets of my community and building creative endeavours. And quiet, I got very very quiet; guided by mentors who are deep magic. Queens. And by friends who are deep magic. Royal. I'm stunned. It's strange seeing a generated version of me that rings so true to a part of myself that I've been reluctant to call forward. Vibrant, adult, confident, sexy and rich.

3 - I look OLD. My god - what a luxury. To be in my mid-50s. Look at the folds in my neck. Look at the ridges in my cheeks. Look how Ayanna got the AI to make me look bloody lovely but without air-brushing me into a shiny egg. If you're in the shiny egg phase of your ageing - get into it - let that needle hit you between the eyes and shine bright like a diamond! Many industries require it for credibility. Luckily my corner of the coaching world does not. I LOVE how I look like a hot, alive, happy and well woman of my 53 years. What joy. What privilege. Dripping in golden amulets.

4 - That HAIR - I have been lamenting the loss of my curly curls. I mean not that much. In the scheme of the things I see on a daily basis, my slightly less curly hair mourning is and indulgence I find ridiculous. These images have made me fall in love with my look. I wish they would also solve the world. If I could manifest ANYTHING it would be that.

5 - The pose - I might feel a bit self-conscious doing that pose - although AI has clearly found images of me posing like this and incorporated them, with Ayanna's discerning eye. There are images of me like this out in the ether. Seeing these images helps me enjoy them more without feeling like a fool. Or 'the fool'. I must never take myself too seriously but I see no reason not to take myself a little bit more seriously. I look lovely. And regal.

A reflection - of how I have contributed over the years, to my community and the women around me, as detailed by Ayanna’s AI generations. The Menostorm (sobriety, peri-menopause depression and mania) had me question myself very hard. Knocked my confidence at a fundamental level so much so I'm a different person. With different motivation. Which no measure of mindset shift, positivity or Menopause-power posturing would shift. Surgery, sobriety, an incredible set of people around me (thank you), mentors, and my own self-work, honesty and resilience, and professional support kept me alive. Different, but in the game.

Ayanna's pictures and words are reflecting back to me a piece of myself that I had not dared to allow to come to the fore for a couple of years. It's strange feeling being driven from within, and reacting to this AI generated brand creation. It's awakened something.

Onward.
Alive in 2025.
Thank you Ayanna.

Sending love to everyone - I hope that you can find something in you. A spark.

I hope that we can manifest good general behaviour in the world, toward ourselves and others.

What a time to be alive.

Take care.

Create.

Rest.

Ayanna Coleman - thank you for seeing me in a way that awakened my eye:

Sarah is a coach, a podcast host, a champion of women, and always learning, appreciating, and creating.