DEAR BETA GROUPERS:
HOW EXCITING IS THIS!? We’re DOING the thing!
I am beside myself about the fact that you’ve decided to show up here, to bring your real, hurting, joyful, whole selves to this space. I seriously can’t tell you how much this means not just to us as individuals, but the world; the growth of this kind of healing movement has the potential to change everything.
I’m not being hyperbolic — I deeply believe that.
So. Let’s go!
As you know, because you decided to get in at the beginning, you are joining The Wholeness Blueprint for as long as you want to be a member for three dollars a month. Your membership price will never go up, and you will, eventually, become the elder states people of this community — the ones who will usher others like us into community.
As I’m sure you also know: there will be hiccups as we get this baby birthed! I can’t anticipate what they’ll be, yet part of my expectation for this group of emotional adventurers is that you’ll bring any problems you’re seeing with the platform to me ASAP.
Any concerns you have about conversations you’re seeing, anything you think could be organized better, any channels (that’s a Discord term — it’ll sound familiar soon) you want to see — I need you to tell me about all of that stuff!
Calling me out on all of my visible (and invisible!) mistakes is part of the fun and being in the beta group...;).
Also, if this goes as well as we all hope it does and we’re all completely obsessed with this community, my ask will be that you share all about what we’re doing over here with your communities: you’re in-3D-life communities, your online communities, that person who randomly opens up to you at the grocery store — everyone!
My most sincere hope is that this group grows so big that we actually feel the energetic shift of emotional revolution around us. And I need your help to make that happen!
I’m the first one to admit that I hate people telling me what to do, and so this isn’t so much me telling you what to do as much as it’s asking for an energetic exchange: you get a lifetime membership at a really low rate in exchange for talking up and energetically investing in something you (hopefully!) feel really great about.
Before you jump in, read through the Community Agreements below and reach out with any thoughts, loves, and see you in The Wholeness Blueprint!
COMMUNITY AGREEMENTS
These are the guidelines we all agree to live by when engaging with each other in this community.
In your introduction post, please tell us:
Your name
The name/nickname you ask to be called
Your pronouns
The Indigenous land on which you reside
We do this to honor the fullness of you, to honor the presence of all identities, and to humbly acknowledge that, if we are not Indigenous, we are living on stolen land.
These practices are not about creating shame, but about honoring and acknowledging what is, a practice that will serve us endlessly both in this work and in our lives.
In the spaces I curate, Black Lives Matter. We acknowledge that the rights of LGBTQIA+ folks are essential human rights. When we are called in, we listen.
My life and work is currently based out of Western Massachusetts on Abenaki / Abénaquis land.
By signing up for The Wholeness Blueprint, you agree that you have read and plan to adhere to the following guidelines designed to make this a brave, accepting, forward-thinking, healing space:
Anti-racist space: You agree to participate in an anti-racist space and be open to taking personal responsibility if something harmful is said, even inadvertently. Mistakes happen. People are always learning. Let’s lean forward, together.
Confidential Space: We agree to do everything in our power to support a feeling of safety in ourselves and others in this space. The conversation and sharing that happens here, stays here – the learning and healing gained from this space, you are welcome to take into your life and into the world. This is a brave and vulnerable space. You agree to show up, lean in, and support this collective in the ways that feel available to you on any given day.
Self-Leadership: We are each, collectively, the captains of this ship -- my role here is more as the map or GPS. I will ask you questions, offer frameworks, and share the personal and professional knowledge I have gathered over years and years in the healing game to help support you in heading in the direction YOU want to go. (There are no magic tricks, strategic formulas, or collection of worksheets that will make this work of healing easier – but there are lots of ways for us to work toward acceptance of what is – THAT, we can do.)
Feedback: In some conversations, might be a place for sharing or feedback. However, please avoid giving unsolicited feedback or advice. Many times, people simply need witnessing, not solutions. To make this guideline actionable and easy to follow, we agree to use the following language (or something similar) when we aren’t sure what kind of support someone is looking for (because they haven’t clearly stated it): Are you looking for folks to simply listen and hold space, to offer thoughts and/or feedback, or to support you in problem-solving?
Other things we agree to:
We will not self-promote our programs or services in this space.
We will not approach our sharing in this space from a space of irreparable victimhood, but from a space of wanting to heal, which automatically means we are interested in growth and change.
We will not delete posts where we have been lovingly and respectfully called in for having caused harm. We agree to leave these posts up so the community as a whole can grow and learn. We understand that this, too, is a part of the healing process.
We agree to crowdsource as much as possible; I am here as a moderator/curator of this space, yes, and yet will not be engaging in countless “private” conversations in this collective – we’re here to heal together, after all!
We agree to take our learning and healing into our 3-D lives just as much as we can bear to. We understand that healing is an action word, and that the work does not fully happen in the magical little vacuum we’re creating here.
I will acknowledge I have read all of the above agreements, and am signing up for The Wholeness Blueprint ready to support and participate in the co-creation of this healing collective.