Hello, friends and partners in Radical Love!
Welcome again to our community of practice. As we get acquainted with each other and with this digital space, I want to share some details about how you can create the most out of your Year of Radical Love.
But first, a lil love note, as much as to myself as to you! Because this past week hit me like a Mack Truck.
Scroll down for details on how our container works.
Some backstory. The vision for Year of Radical Love came through in November, when I was reflecting on both the results of the election as well as where I wanted to take my career next. I made a commitment to myself that instead of jumping into my old pattern of (re)action, I would stay still. Intentional. Curious. I would give myself time and space to meditate, pray, and create from a place of inspiration. I was amazed that I was effortlessly following my inspirations to 6AM meditations, praying with Jesus (wtf? I am not Christian...), deep dives into agape and Ken Wilber and Joe Dispenza and Marianne Williamson—after which I would look up and hours had gone by.
During this time I was staying super connected with the people who know me best, and the consistent feedback I was getting was "IDK what you are doing but it's working." There was something about how I was being during that time that was elevated, joyful, and authentic. It was different and it was felt. It was clear. It was powerful. It was the energy of LOVE. I knew I was onto something powerful and I wanted to share it with others. Through the practices I mentioned, A Year of Radical Love suddenly just...was. It just came to be. It was that easy.
But then 2025 came around. The world was literally on fire. And a lot more was metaphorically on fire.
Plus, the vision for Year of Radical Love was only one piece of actually pulling it off. That process had my ego on fire, too, which drove me to constant action as a way to feel in control of outcomes. I said yes to one too many things, I abandoned the practices that had guided me into the energy of Radical Love in the first place, and I crashed out. I limped right on into our kickoff call with the crinkled ego mask of "ummmm I think I'm supposed to be vibing a little bit higher than is actually happening???! Uh oh..." After the call, it all caught up with me and I spent an hour crying on the phone with my bestie.
No surprise here, but it turns out it's easy to stay in that ooey gooey, loving energetic field when the conditions are perfect. Not quite as easy when they are not.
Why am I revealing this about myself, as the guardian of this container?
Because Radical Love is bigger than my ego. It's bigger than yours, too. Radical Love is not a special power that some of us have and others are still trying to crack the code to find. Radical Love exists whether we are present to it or not. We just have to be willing to perceive it, moment to moment.
THIS is the practice we are in this year. The practice of learning to perceive Radical Love even when our egos are talking shit. NGL, my ego is still talking shit as I'm writing this. My deepest fears about inadequacy and self-worth have been brought into the light in new ways. The gift in this is now I can see them from a new vantage point, and I can choose to see them from the lens of Radical Love. And that gives me access to self-compassion and self-trust. Wherever I end up, I can always find my way back to home base: Radical Love.
Living the context of Radical Love is not the norm. Most of us are living in reaction to the world around us, and our day-to-day routines and habits are the result of just making do with minimal friction to the circumstances we find ourselves in. When we make a conscious choice to live our lives from intention, we must break out of habitual thought patterns to create new ones that empower full-being integrity of mind/body/spirit.
We have an entire lifetime of practice not living in this context, so there's bound to be a learning curve (see: neural pathways). So when you aren't feeling it, or you feel yourself losing your connection to it, remember that's your ego fighting to stay safe in the norm. But YOU, the real you, the you that is pure love, can choose at any moment to put the voice of the ego aside. When this happens, try giving yourself a dose of Radical Love. Be compassionate, take a beat, and return back into your intention in THIS moment. Radical Love is always there waiting for you, no matter what.
And if you need some support along the way, that's what this community is for.
❤️‍🔥
Now, shifting gears, I want to offer some clarity on how this container is gonna work this year! Please reach out in the main chat or to me directly if you have any questions. I want to make sure you have everything you need to get the most out of this experience.
How it Works
We have four main contact points in this container:
- Monthly Workshops
- Monthly "Meet the Moment" Community Convos
- 1:1 Personal Coaching & Support
- The Community Space
Monthly Workshops
Monthly Workshops are hosted via Zoom and posted in the Community Space under "Meetups." You will get the most out of these workshops by being their in real time, but if you can't make one, don't worry. Recordings will be posted in the chat afterward.
"Meet the Moment" Community Convos
These convos are designed for us to process, get supported, and create forward momentum around current events and our personal experiences with them. It is a real-time practice of applying the lens of Radical Love onto the world around us and within ourselves. Let me know each month what is on your heart and we can bring it into the conversation.
You can request a topic here, and at the link in the Meet Up invitation description.
1:1 Personal Coaching & Support
This year, we are exploring the question, "from the seed of intention of Radical Love, what may bloom in my life, my community, and my world?" You have already begun the process through your Wheel of Life exercise.
Each month, you have access to 60-minutes of personal coaching to support you in deepening, evolving, and manifesting (making the intangible tangible) your life of Radical Love. Schedule your coaching sessions using your Coaching Pass in your Kajabi dashboard.
Community Chat
Stay connected to the energy of Radical Love through our Community Chat on Kajabi. The conversation we are having here is intentional, collaborative, inspiring, and elevated. Your contribution is essential to get the most out of your Year of Radical Love, so don't be shy! We are all on this walk together.
As always, I am here to support you in creating the most magical, elevated, and profound year possible, so please don't hesitate to reach out to me directly should you need any guidance on how to use this platform or to get deeper into your intention.
I also want to share that hearing from YOU is a big part of what got me reconnected to my intention this past week. When we come together with shared intention, it only grows. Know that your intention of Radical Love has already made a huge difference in my life, and we're only one week in. I can't wait to see where we go this year.
With love and gratitude,
Sarah
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