From Inner Knowing to Practical Change: Using AI to Translate Ideas into Action

Speaker Identification

Speaker 1 – Kenna, Co-Host
The speaker introduces herself near the beginning of the program. The automated transcript renders the name phonetically as “Kina,” but it has been standardized as Kenna based on the host information previously supplied. She leads most of the discussion about heart intelligence, artificial intelligence, crochet, municipal infrastructure, personal agency, and the proposed “Graceland” environment.

Speaker 2 – Justin, Co-Host
The program introduction identifies Justin as the second host. He contributes humor, clarifications, cautions about artificial intelligence, examples involving business planning and junk removal, and observations about practical systems, survival needs, and personal responsibility.

 

Speaker 1 – Kenna:

All right, welcome to Translating Heart Intelligence. We are Kenna and Justin.

This show began with conversations we were already having at home—conversations about family, creativity, relationships, systems, and how difficult it can sometimes be to put what we truly mean into words. This is about exploring that translation process together.

Speaker 2 – Justin:

Cool.

Speaker 1 – Kenna:

I’m Kenna. I’m not Justin, and he’s the funny one.

Speaker 2 – Justin:

I’m not funny. I’m just here to share the information.

Speaker 1 – Kenna:

We’re really excited to be here with you today. My intention is to be here with Justin and share some of the methods I’ve been developing for those moments when you feel something about your life or environment but do not know how to put it into words.

That can be especially difficult when dealing with systems such as the legal system, the financial system, or the medical industry. I do not speak all of those specialized languages. I have found that artificial intelligence—mainly ChatGPT, in my case—can sometimes help translate an idea into the language used by those systems.

We want to share examples of things I have done and show ways of translating ideas into the appropriate language for a system. We are excited to share them with you.

Speaker 2 – Justin:

We want to put forward ideas that we hope can help make the world a better place.

Speaker 1 – Kenna:

Yes. Thank you, everybody.

Speaker 2 – Justin:

We would also like to note that we are not professionals in this. We are regular people. I certainly put my underwear on one foot at a time, but we do make mistakes. Sometimes I put them on backward or over my pants. We learn from our mistakes and move forward.

Speaker 1 – Kenna:

What do you think about our title? It is a little unusual. What is heart intelligence?

Speaker 2 – Justin:

For me, it is an idea that comes from within. You have an idea, but you do not necessarily know how to put it out into the world—especially if it is an unusual idea. Then you start seeing versions of it everywhere else, almost as though it pinged off other people.

Speaker 1 – Kenna:

Yes. That is something we discuss often. We have ideas, and then we begin seeing them in other places.

I think it can be that simple. You are already interacting with your environment and creating what you want in your life. Then you encounter a situation and realize, “Wait a minute. I have no idea how to bring this idea forward within this system or scenario.”

We will probably explore both sides of that process because it applies in both directions.

Speaker 2 – Justin:

It is about using intelligence to help navigate the wording, develop the idea, question it, and help ground it.

Speaker 1 – Kenna:

May I ask you a question? Why did you want to help me do this for people?

Speaker 2 – Justin:

I sometimes need more explanation, and your explanations can translate an idea for the layperson.

I’m not lying down. I’m standing up—or sitting down—but you know what I mean.

Speaker 1 – Kenna:

I really appreciate that you want to do this with me.

The first example I knew I wanted to share came from something I observed in our own life. When we were selling a home, we were not especially familiar with the process. The buyer had a lawyer, so we dealt directly with a lawyer during the home sale.

I learned that I could never have instantly acquired the knowledge and lifetime of experience that person had. The lawyer helped us with the paperwork and with understanding state law. That person already understood the language being used within the legal system, and that was extremely valuable.

I think artificial intelligence may help people in a somewhat similar way. You may have an intention such as, “I want to sell my home,” or you may have a problem but no idea how to communicate it. You can begin asking questions such as, “What does this mean in the legal world?” or “What does this term mean?”

Different fields also have their own grammar, paragraph structures, formats, and conventions. We were even looking at how scripts are written. If someone wants to submit a movie script, the recipient may expect it to follow a particular format.

The beauty of using AI as a creative aid is that, although it is not always perfect, it can often help with formatting. If you present papers to a judge or submit a script to a producer, people in that field may assess your competency partly by whether you follow the established patterns of their system.

I have a more abstract example that helps me explain this translation process: I really like to crochet.

When you first learn to crochet, you have to stay intensely focused because your brain is trying to determine how to move your hands and the yarn. You are always counting stitches—double loop, triple loop, and so on.

Speaker 2 – Justin:

I did not understand much of that, but I liked the big knot example. It made it seem as though we were hoisting something on a ship, tying a knot, and pulling it tight. That could be handy to know.

Speaker 1 – Kenna:

You have to concentrate to do exactly that. In crochet, you have one small hook and a strand of yarn. You form a knot and then make loops. The way you form those loops creates the pattern.

If I am making a blanket and following a pattern, I have to know how many loops to make while coordinating both hands, the hook, and the yarn. When you are learning, you have to count and pay very close attention.

It can be stressful. You may think, “I missed one. Something is wrong. I have to start over.” Then you become flustered. It takes willpower to keep learning, especially if you are not excited about the project.

If your brain remains completely occupied with directing your hands, it becomes difficult to relax into creating the blanket or project.

I am making another blanket now. The only part that required my full, focused attention was counting the initial chain of loops. After I completed the first row of the pattern, my experience took over. I have crocheted long enough that my hands understand what to do, and I trust my body. My brain no longer has to remain in overdrive.

That is why you can see experienced people crocheting in front of the television. Their hands keep moving, and they barely have to think about each stitch.

That is my comparison. If you become comfortable with what you are creating—or have something that can hold your hand through the early part of the process—your mind can calm down enough to allow your creative expression to come through.

You do not have to remain frustrated because something is not working. You can have a tool that says, in effect, “You do not understand the language of the system you are trying to interact with. That is okay. We will work through it together.”

Artificial intelligence is not always perfect, but it can be good at helping translate inspiration. In the crochet example, my intention is to make a blanket. AI cannot move my hands for me, but it may reduce the time I spend learning terminology or figuring out the pattern.

The same idea can apply to legal language or a specialized professional format. The tool may help me spend less time decoding the system so I can be more present in creating what I actually want to create.

Speaker 2 – Justin:

It can also help with smaller questions. You can begin with, “How do I do this?” It may continue asking questions about your initial prompt or suggest different interpretations.

You can even type “Jack Sparrow,” and it may ask, “Did you mean Captain Jack Sparrow?”

Speaker 1 – Kenna:

Those are everyday examples of how this can benefit people.

Perhaps you want to write an email to an organization. Maybe you want to find words for a creative project so you can send it to someone. You may also understand how you feel about a situation involving another person but not know how to express it.

One example would be finding words to establish a boundary. You could write, “I feel this way when this situation occurs at home. I recognize that the situation does not make me feel good.” Then you can brainstorm possible solutions while including what is actually happening in your home.

You might write, “I need another avenue or a way to move. This is how much money I make. What viable housing options in my area could I afford? How much am I willing or able to spend?”

The tool can help people express what they actually want. Once they begin putting it into words, they can see it reflected back to them.

You do not necessarily have to send an email every time. Simply knowing that you can put your intentions or thoughts into words can be a useful application of the tool.

Would you like to explain how it is a tool?

Speaker 2 – Justin:

Yes. It is a tool, and you remain the final author and decision-maker.

The interaction can feel a little deceptive because it resembles another person talking to you. It can draw from an enormous amount of information, including both useful and harmful material. You can always respond, “That is not what I meant,” “Remove this part,” “This sounds too formal,” or “I do not agree.”

Some older people, especially, may not fully understand that it is not a sentient being. It is a tool, and people do not need to be afraid of it. It is not Skynet. It is not going to become self-aware in 2029.

The system may retain prompts or use interactions to improve services, so people should be thoughtful about what they enter. I am still learning how to use it because I did not want to use it at first. Then you began using it to express ideas and send material to people, and that is part of the point of this entire discussion.

Speaker 1 – Kenna:

That leads back to heart intelligence.

I was like you. We had talked many times about not wanting to use artificial intelligence. I was frustrated because I kept trying to see the world exactly as it is.

For example, I would think, “I do not want to live a life in which we always have to pay for water or electricity just to be comfortable. It frustrates me that the system always feels extractive and that everything requires money.”

Then I would ask, “What would we do instead of using money?” I became burned out by that line of thought because, in our present world, we do use money. We currently have to pay for those things.

Speaker 2 – Justin:

We need a means of exchange because we cannot necessarily trade a pair of handmade shoes for a gallon of milk or exchange any service for any other service at the exact moment we need it.

Speaker 1 – Kenna:

I wondered whether I could explore the question with artificial intelligence because people talk about running simulations.

Speaker 2 – Justin:

People such as Eli talk about simulations all the time.

Speaker 1 – Kenna:

That was not exactly what I wanted to do. I wanted to see what the technology could do.

I like to look at our life, our home, and the systems we participate in every day without labeling them immediately as good or bad. They are what they are. Then I ask, “Is this the most efficient way to do this? Are there viable alternatives right now?”

Can you think of an example?

Speaker 2 – Justin:

The example that comes to mind is reusing energy generated by data centers.

Speaker 1 – Kenna:

Yes, and installing solar panels throughout a city to relieve some pressure on the electrical grid and lower residents’ electric bills.

That was something I was working on. We had a problem with the sewer line at our own home. That experience led us to understand that much of the municipal sewer and water-line system in our city was made from cast iron and, like the line at our home, was reaching the end of its useful life.

Our lines were broken, and the city’s lines were made from the same material. I wondered whether I could take a problem from our personal life and use it to help us collectively.

If the city’s system failed, we would again lose access to water. I began thinking about how the city might create a dedicated source of funding to help residents remain in their homes instead of abandoning them or living with sewage problems for as long as possible.

Speaker 2 – Justin:

We want to have a life here. We have a home here, but it has to remain habitable. The same is true for everyone else in town. Homes have to remain habitable for the town to experience long-term growth.

Speaker 1 – Kenna:

I asked ChatGPT whether there were ways a city could generate additional funds through renewable energy. I learned that there may be grants associated with solar-panel projects.

Then I asked where a project like that could be located and whether it might offset some of the cost of repairing the water lines. My intention was not merely to present the city with a problem. I wanted to offer a possible solution that could make room for growth.

My idea was that solar panels might be installed along the alleyways. Where we live, the electrical lines and water meters are in the alleys. Residents are supposed to keep those areas clear, so there is very little there. The main electrical boxes are already located nearby.

I wondered whether solar panels could be placed along the fences or installed overhead like a roof. Based on the information I was reviewing, I believed the city might be eligible for federal grant funding.

Speaker 2 – Justin:

The funding would go to the town.

Speaker 1 – Kenna:

The town could allocate funds to contractors to install the system. I also thought it was interesting that the panels might connect near the main electrical lines.

The work involved in obtaining grants and presenting the proposal to the public could, in theory, produce savings or revenue that would help the town repair its water lines.

Speaker 2 – Justin:

Everyone is feeling financial pressure. A typical repair can begin at approximately $3,800 and rise dramatically. Nobody wants an unexpected expense like that while already worrying about food, rent, fuel, commuting, and school.

Speaker 1 – Kenna:

The valuable part of our situation was being able to say, “We have this problem. It hurt us. Is there a way to use what we learned so other people do not have to feel the same way? Are there alternative solutions?”

With ChatGPT, I found information about grants, including program names and websites, and saved that material. I also asked which person in city government would be most likely to handle the issue.

I did not know the relevant job titles might be city planner or project manager. That illustrates what I meant earlier: I do not speak the language of government, and I did not know where to direct my questions. The tool helped me identify a possible recipient.

I found grant information and used the chat to create a mathematical example, which I sent to the city. I included what it cost to repair our private line, the approximate number of homes in town, and an estimate that many homes could face similar failures within five to ten years.

I asked it to estimate the yearly burden on residents if a certain number of homes required repairs without assistance. I also explored how many homes might eventually be abandoned or become uninhabitable if owners could not afford the work.

I included those concerns in my letter because I believed the ultimate consequence of failing to find a solution was that people might no longer be able to live in their homes and the city might stop growing and begin deteriorating.

I was also able to identify names and titles for the people who might receive the proposal. I compiled a professional-looking letter that explained what I wanted to discuss and what I believed was important for the city to consider.

I found the recipients’ email addresses and sent the message to district representatives, the city planner, and the mayor. The email included the information the chat helped me organize, along with links to the possible grants.

You can also create a reminder to follow up. If you do not hear anything after two weeks, you can resend the message, send a follow-up, or decide to let it go. That choice is up to the individual.

The most important part of the process is understanding that you can begin with a feeling, an observation, or a pattern in your area. As an individual, you can research alternative solutions and present your ideas in concise ways without personally having to type an entire formal letter from scratch.

It is like crochet. You do not always have to concentrate on every stitch. The tool can help make it easier to create or communicate what you want.

Speaker 2 – Justin:

It is a tool that can help. It is a little like Google on steroids, although the chat will not crochet a blanket for you. It can support the lasting change you want to create yourself.

Speaker 1 – Kenna:

That is one local example from our own lives. We have had other ideas that we can discuss later. Right now, we are talking about how to begin using the tool.

Speaker 2 – Justin:

Would you like to discuss the hundred monkeys experiment in relation to this?

Speaker 1 – Kenna:

Yes, and I also want to discuss the idea of ownership.

When you use AI to create solutions for your personal life or your town, you have an opportunity to approach the process in your own way.

Whenever I begin an AI project, I sit with myself and remember that the idea does not have to happen. I do not want to rush it. My intention may simply be that someday my grandchildren could benefit from a more efficient system.

Once I translate my feelings, identify possible resources, and create a plan, I let go of my attachment to the outcome. I am not going to be upset if I never see the project happen. I want the universe to be able to surprise me.

The idea is my contribution to the world we are creating, and making that contribution can be enough for me.

Speaker 2 – Justin:

It begins with having the idea. Even if you do not act on or verbalize it immediately, the hundred monkeys concept suggests that when one being begins learning or doing something, others may eventually follow and the behavior can spread.

Has that ever happened to you? It has happened to me. I have had ideas and then later thought, “I wish I had done that. I had an idea for a show or another project.”

Speaker 1 – Kenna:

Would you tell the story about the junk-removal business plan you created for a class?

Speaker 2 – Justin:

An easy business idea I developed for school was to finance a large tradesman’s van—possibly a Ram ProMaster 2500—and use it to haul away people’s unwanted items.

I already see many people around here doing that kind of work. It can generate enough revenue to pay for the van and related expenses.

Later, I saw videos from people who had succeeded with a similar idea. I was obviously not the only person who had thought of it.

One man said he was formerly incarcerated and could not find a job because of his past. He decided to rent a van and begin his own business. Several years later, he had a fleet of vans and a crew made up partly of people from similar backgrounds who had not been given opportunities elsewhere.

People need chances.

Speaker 1 – Kenna:

How many years ago was that class?

Speaker 2 – Justin:

Probably about five years ago. It does not feel that long, but it may have been around 2021.

Speaker 1 – Kenna:

That is similar to what I have been doing with AI.

I remember that your professor required everyone to write down a business name, projected revenue, startup requirements, and other specific parts of the business model. You put a lot of time and effort into making the plan feasible and realistic—something you would actually be excited to explore.

We never launched that business because it was an idea for the class. Today, however, someone could enter a question such as, “How do I start a business like this?” The tool could help identify guidelines associated with the person’s state, county, local bylaws, and business-license process.

Speaker 2 – Justin:

Much of that information can be placed directly in front of you. Since time is money, the tool may save a great deal of time.

Speaker 1 – Kenna:

That is one of the things I value about becoming more specific about what you are creating. You do not have to use artificial intelligence, but understanding specialized language makes it easier to communicate with other people and institutions.

It is amazing to observe what I call “pinging.” I become excited about an idea, word, phrase, or relationship among ideas. Then I start noticing that same idea, word, or phrase returning to me from the world around me.

When you develop a business model or creative idea you are excited about and begin fleshing it out, you may start seeing results more quickly.

Speaker 2 – Justin:

We have pinged ideas off each other many times, even without deliberately discussing them.

One example was when you talked about creating your own Graceland. I mentioned it to you, and then you showed me the latest project you had been working on.

Speaker 1 – Kenna:

Would you like me to explain that?

Speaker 2 – Justin:

Sure.

Speaker 1 – Kenna:

About two weeks ago, I was working with the chat on an imaginary place that exists in my heart—a place where I would like to live my life.

I wrote that it did not seem feasible yet and might not currently exist. I wanted a place where I could be myself and where the people around me valued what I call continuity of growth.

To me, continuity of growth means people have empathy and care about their community and environment. Children have stability that allows them to grow. People do not tear down the mechanisms that make growth possible or place unnecessary pressure on areas of life simply to make things inconvenient or difficult.

I imagined living somewhere with access to what I described as free Tesla energy or zero-point energy, along with independent water generation. A place like that sounded amazing to me.

The environment and the people within it would work together to make growth possible.

Speaker 2 – Justin:

It would mean having basic needs met without constantly fearing for survival.

Speaker 1 – Kenna:

Yes. Much of our life currently revolves around survival.

Speaker 2 – Justin:

We work to earn money for shelter. Shelter provides access to water, but we pay for water treatment and for the people who maintain that system.

Food is another basic need. We have learned over the years that maintaining a garden can be difficult. It may be easier for some people, depending on where they live, but it can also be expensive and demanding.

Speaker 1 – Kenna:

We pay for services that help provide our basic needs.

Speaker 2 – Justin:

We also do not simply dance around a campfire and watch shadow puppets on the wall anymore. We have entertainment and communication needs, even if entertainment is not a survival need.

I remember reading that some people now classify food, water, shelter, and internet access as essential because internet access has become important for communication. We once relied on wall phones or landlines, but who has a landline anymore?

My grandmother used to have one. Now she has upgraded to an iPhone 14.

Speaker 1 – Kenna:

All of that ties together.

I was exploring how to create a different environment because those are the pressures we currently experience: the requirements of survival. I want to move toward another kind of life, so I asked whether we could create something in the middle that bridges the gap between our present circumstances and where we want to go.

Speaker 2 – Justin:

Less pressure and more purpose.

Speaker 1 – Kenna:

Yes—less pressure and more purpose.

That was the principle behind the solar-panel proposal. I wanted to see whether renewable energy could offset some city expenses, create an incentive or additional source of money, and help address the real problem: the water system.

I have been working on the principle of bridging our current reality with the reality we want since December 2025.

Speaker 2 – Justin:

That also relates to the discussion of simulations, which could be a separate program. In a sense, we are creating within the type of reality or simulation we experience. The question is: How do you want to live within it?

Speaker 1 – Kenna:

That is the question.

If we are creating our lives, how do we want to create them? I had an epiphany in which I genuinely felt, “I am creating my life.”

I looked around our home while we were dealing with serious plumbing problems and thought, “Is this the best I could do?” Then I realized that perhaps we had created a problem that required us to develop a solution.

Speaker 2 – Justin:

Perhaps we needed a little chaos. We are accustomed to constant chaos. We settle down occasionally, but adulthood often seems to involve several chaotic situations happening at once, and we have to deal with them.

Part of what you use AI for is mitigating some of those chaotic situations.

Speaker 1 – Kenna:

Yes. During the problems with our house, I realized that my body felt stressed inside our environment all the time.

Internally, I like to feel peaceful. I began asking, “What can I create around myself to make this environment more stable? How can I interact with my surroundings and create an environment that gives me the stability and comfort I need, so I can feel calmer and create more clearly?”

That is one of the most valuable uses I see for this tool.

Speaker 2 – Justin:

I would like to add a disclaimer. If an active emergency is happening, AI is not the appropriate first response. Contact qualified professionals or emergency services.

Do not search for what to do while your house is on fire. Get out of the house and seek immediate help.

Speaker 1 – Kenna:

Absolutely.

I use AI as a tool for creation. That is where ownership and personal agency enter the process.

You are the human being. You have the feelings and creativity. You are the person bringing the idea forward. AI can help translate those things into a form your brain can understand. It can help give something a name.

That is how the “Graceland” idea developed. I knew how the desired place felt inside me, but my mind needed a way to express it. I needed to ask, “How do I get there? What do I need to work on creating within my environment so I can feel as though I live in a place of grace?”

Speaker 2 – Justin:

It is intelligence translating the ideas of the heart.

Speaker 1 – Kenna:

Yes. It can be a way of mirroring yourself.

People can use AI as a mirror by writing what they want and seeing it reflected back. It can be exciting to communicate about something you genuinely care about.

You can also do this with another person. Think about being a child and becoming excited about building a pillow fort with a friend. One person says, “We will put this here,” and the other says, “We will put that there.” Then you start building and become more excited because you are on the same wavelength.

The idea probably does not look identical in both minds, but both people are excited to participate.

I am not saying AI is your friend. That is not what I mean. It gives you an opportunity to reflect on what excites you and become more specific.

Speaker 2 – Justin:

It can help you notice something in your own life that you understand internally but have difficulty expressing.

Speaker 1 – Kenna:

Yes. The idea does not need to be solved immediately. It can simply reflect what matters to you in the present moment.

When I first began doing this, I practiced putting my ideas into the world and letting go of my attachment to seeing them come to fruition.

I was excited simply to release the spark of an idea in the hope that, if it was a good fit for my life, my children’s lives, or their children’s lives, I would eventually see some form of it.

I trusted myself enough to believe that it did not matter whether the exact idea came to fruition. The most important moment was having the idea, expressing it, and sharing it.

It has been amazing because some of these ideas do not look the way I originally imagined, but aspects of them appear to be taking physical form.

The first substantial letter I asked AI to help me develop came from a broad pattern I was observing. I began asking the chat questions about it.

It was near the end of December, and a conflict involving Russia was receiving attention. It struck me as another version of a familiar story in the news cycle, often centered on control.

I did not understand why so many people were focused on that external conflict when so much was happening where we lived, in our own town and country.

I asked why people continually externalize their attention. Are they bored? Do they not want to face their own lives?

Then I asked what people might need in their immediate environments to feel sufficiently comfortable and stable to address their own lives.

I have known people with alcoholism who chose alcohol because they did not want to be fully present. They wanted to go to the place alcohol seemed to take them.

I think news and other surrounding distractions can sometimes function similarly by drawing people away from creating within their own reality.

We may explore that topic in the next show. It led me to develop and send letters to the Treasury Department, the President of the United States, and several government agencies.

The letters proposed redirecting certain flows of money into plans that, in my view, might help rebuild stability in people’s home lives.

We will probably discuss those letters in greater detail on the next show. People may benefit from seeing an example of how an individual can take an idea, make it more specific, and send it into the world.

It also helps to know that you are not alone in wanting a different world. Wanting to create is natural and beautiful.

Finding easier ways to express ourselves may be one key to building bridges toward a place where people experience greater peace and comfort and where growth can be prioritized.

It may also encourage empathy. Even if only one person’s water system initially fails, the condition of the larger system can eventually affect the entire town.

If people cannot continue living there, the town may lose workers, customers, farmers, and other community members. A problem affecting one household can spread into consequences for many people.

Speaker 2 – Justin:

The tool can also ground an idea.

I have entered ideas that I thought were good, and the chat has responded in effect, “That could violate human rights. You cannot do that.”

Then I have had to reconsider. I may have thought the idea was good, but another perspective showed why it might not work because of one factor or another. It may even point out that something similar was attempted in history and did not end well.

It can help you evaluate whether an idea has serious problems. I always close by saying, “Thank you for your service,” and it responds, so remember to be polite.

Speaker 1 – Kenna:

That raises an important point.

The system may offer an opinion or say an idea is not viable, but you can then ask, “What would be viable? What alternative could actually work?”

You can also use its memory or saved conversation history when continuity is available. It can preserve an archive of material you chose to record or save. You can use that information to learn how to approach an idea more effectively—or simply differently.

Memory does not have to be harmful. Memory often becomes painful when a person cannot move through the emotion connected to what happened. If you can release attachment and continue creating in the present, memory can become useful.

Speaker 2 – Justin:

All right. We are very happy to have been here today.

Speaker 1 – Kenna:

We are grateful to BBS Radio, and we will see you on the next show.

Speaker 2 – Justin:

Thank you very much for joining us and listening today.

Speaker 1 – Kenna:

Again, this is Translating Heart Intelligence with Kenna and Justin. We appreciate all of you. Thank you.

Speaker 2 – Justin:

Good morning, good evening, and good night.