Six months ago, I started asking myself and everyone I met: “what do you see when you imagine a society based in love?” to develop our personal visions as well as to find out if we had a common dream.
I started to ask this after I realized that no matter how much individual healing we do, our hearts, minds, and bodies are connected. We all rely on and support each other.
I can distract myself, but I can't be happy if children are dying in wars. I can't act with full integrity if I lack trust in other humans. I can’t live optimistically if the planet is straining. I can’t live guilt-free if I’m mindlessly overconsuming and not contributing my fullest in ways that feel meaningful.
I worried that we don’t quite live in a society rooted in love for the planet and its inhabitants. Then I started to ask myself what a loving society looks like to me. As soon as I asked myself the question, I realized it had POWER. My priorities shifted so fast it made my head spin.
Suddenly I was acting in unfamiliar ways, making bold choices, aligning myself with the vision. People and organisations who are realizing my dreams surrounded me. It became easier to say no to what didn’t feel aligned. There is also grief, anxiety, and anger - I see them as important messengers on the journey. They were already there. I’m no longer pushing them aside and they have become my allies.
I want to share this question with every person in the world and I want us to ask it in every domain: in relationships, at work, in leisure. What do you see when you imagine a society based in love? And then watch it manifest through and around us.
With every person who asks themselves this question, the universe changes. In every moment that we act with kindness, the world is kinder. In every moment that we choose love over aggression, love wins. Evert time we choose love over greed, generosity is freed into existence.
No one of us, no matter how wealthy or powerful, can or should control everything. We are affected by each other, by the systems we come together to enact, by nature. And yet, every one of us has power. To live in that power, to dedicate our lives to learning to express and receive love, is a personal revolution. To do it collectively provides fertile soil for the earth’s full potential to bloom.
I can share my vision but I don’t want to convince you to build my dream. I want the joy and wonder of seeing you uncover and build yours. After thousands of conversations with people all over the world, I know that our visions of a society based in love have lots in common. By unleashing our own dreams of a loving society we create each other’s and also discover the many different forms love can take.
I’m a flawed person living imperfectly and I have much to improve on. I’m not currently able to fully express the boundless love that lives inside me. I make mistakes. I fall. And then I get up. And I try again. Because, well, how else will I ever learn how to walk?
As I create my blueprint of a life and society deeper in love, I realize reality is brimming with opportunities. Every person is needed. No detail is too small for the care of loving attention. Our diverse interests and perspectives make our 8 billion person team capable of caring for ourselves and the earth in an infinite number of love languages. How do you want to express your heart today? The world wants to hear your song.
If you would like to share your vision of a society based in love with me at any time, please feel free to send it in written, visual, video, audio or another format.
For help with discovering your personal and/or professional vision and finding the courage to live it, feel free to reach out and book a working session.
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