IS: We are looking for you
Upcoming open events:
- Saturday October 5 - Office Hours
- Sunday October 6 - Community call, kickoff for Season 16, come to office hours or reply to this email if you need assistance joining
Calls start at 1pm Pacific Time (4pm Eastern, 8pm UTC). Community calls for Season 16 run every Sunday through December 22.
Hey, you.
Yes, you, who signed up for this weird little newsletter - or maybe your friend just forwarded it to you (hint, hint) - because you're looking for your people, the others that are unusual like you: sincere, observant, curious, seeing beyond most of the shallow meaning-games of conventional society. You have seen through the social games of coolness, and generated self-validation. You have seen through the achievement games of the career world, and can play them as needed but you long to love what you put your energy into. You've seen through the tribalism of political games and culture wars.
You love life, cherish nature, serve those around you with earnest sincerity and care about being a good ancestor to future generations. You see the amassed stupidity of our governance and institutions and wonder, will we make it through this poly/meta-crisis we've created?
I want to say to you: you. are. not. alone.
We see it too.
We have found each other, at the bleeding edge of cultural evolution, awake and with post-tragic intentionality living in awareness, acceptance, and integrity into our wisdom, love, and power. We're not saving the world - that's a false dichotomy, a trap. We are loving ourselves, supporting each other, and facing the reality of the world as it is while holding onto our desires for the future.
And we are looking for you. If the description above rings some kind of bell for you... Follow the sound, and see if it resonates.
This weekend Intentional Society is inviting in newcomers as we begin the fall season of our IS Community! We gather for weekly calls on Sundays, and/or support one another in relational "pods," forming and deepening relationships with other community members. We play together in a sandbox of relational practices, exploration, creativity, and leadership development as we embody a collective culture that supports us in our "being who we want to be" underlying the whole of our lives.
There's an "office hours" call 1pm Pacific Saturday for easy onboarding: register here or reply to this email if you're busy Saturday and want the private link for Sunday.
Cheers,
James
P.S. bonus preview of this season’s Practice Dojo series:
Being With It All
There's a lot going on in the world and in our lives! How do you want to be, when tough news surprises you?
Save the date or register now, October 19th begins our series of alternating-Saturday sessions. More details next week.