When asked why he does this work, Joe gives an answer that lands flat in the room — which he notes is usually the sign he’s said something true: “I do this because through Groundbreakers we’re creating an environment where a whole bunch of people can accept all the love that I want to give.”
The deeper confession: he and his wife do this work partly to create a community around them with enough love and openness to actually live in. When you do emotional work on yourself, you attract people who are loving, caring, playful, and joyful. The work creates the community, and the community makes the life possible.
This isn’t selfish — it’s honest about the relational nature of transformation. You can’t fully express love in a vacuum. You need people who can receive it. Building that container is as much the purpose as the individual healing.
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