It's Gonna Be Hot Permission Fall
We can watch it burn or we can be the spark
Amidst the disorienting news of the week, this line from Valarie Kaur stood out:
She goes on to say:
“This moment in history is calling for the best in us. Hold fast to the people who bring out the best in you.”
I’m sharing this because I think she’s right and I think it’s helpful—a hug-like reminder to love in a time that feels way too hate-y. But aaaaaalso because I’ve quietly been working on something this quote reminds me of.
Something for you.
Because I believe when things feels dark what brings us back to the light is 3 things:
laughter (not just “joy” or “delight” which are of course lovely but can feel abstract and intangible. No I mean FULL BODY HAHA’S)
belonging (feeling seen and heard and known AS YOU, and getting the warm glow of seeing, hearing, and knowing others, too, and how it lights them up)
purpose (the does-life-have-meaning?? answer usually comes down to a felt sense of fulfillment… which comes from catching yourself truly believing you’re doing what you’re meant to be doing, and what only you can do)
So I made a thing that does all 3.
It’s called Hot Permission Fall.
Think of it as a book club in its highest and best form—a chance to read (or reread) my book, Permission to Speak, a chapter a week on your own and then meet together Monday evenings with your bevvie of choice, a lap blanket, a candle... the vibe is warmth + wisdom.
A chance to ask for what you need and play with power. Each week, there'll be prompts but also room to breathe and bring up the tender stuff.
A chance to dream, discuss, and discover you + permission.
And a chance to feel it down to your toes and show all the way up for yourself and your greatness with that permission flowing.
We’re all on our own permission journey and this fall, we get to do it together.
Spots open for the general public next Monday but I’m sharing it here with you first.
‘Cuz I’m really grateful for you, gentle reader of HOW TO SHOW UP. I see you.
I want to hold fast to the people who bring out the best in me. And offer that to you ❤️
Hot Permission Fall is for you if:
...you’ve been looking for a good time to read or reread Permission to Speak, and the idea of doing it in community with the author is like WHAT? OMG F YES.
...everything’s so hard these days you need a weekly reset, a soft space that offers you the 3 things that stave off the darkness: laugher, belonging, and purpose.
And by the way:
You do not have to be a woman to join Hot Permission Fall, but you do have to support women in their wholeness. My gatherings tend to attract women for obvious reasons (um, hi we need this) but if you’re a man or NB and this feels right for you, it is. Welcome.
Also, for practical purposes, I’ll be doing less on the workshop front here on the ‘stack and more there. I’m restructuring the schedgie and will let you know.
And listen: choosing to do something kind and powerful for yourself this fall, to fill your own cup and put on your own oxygen mask and love on yourself hard for you and everyone who needs you, and to do it now of all times, is NO SMALL THING.
If it feels brave and brings shit up, that’s because it is and it will.
‘Cuz we’re up to something.
Join us.
“Maybe the journey isn’t about becoming anything.
Maybe it’s about unbecoming everything that isn’t really you, so that you can be who you were meant to be in the first place.”
That’s Paulo Coelho, talking about Hot Permission Fall ;)
Love,
Samara
PS. Our Hot Permission Fall gatherings will be MONDAY EVENINGS late August through late November 5p PT/7p CT/8p ET. Dates and details are all available if you click on that button—as well as info about limited spots for folks who want to go full VIP and combine Hot Permission Fall with getting that signature speech or pitch up on its feet by the end of the year with my support! Check it out and feel my hug!