Choosing Love Over Revenge: From Sandy Hook to 18,000 Schools | Gary Zukav’s Personal Experiences

Your journey to Authentic Power begins here. Download your copy of the Authentic Power Guidelines today: https://seatofthesoul.com/apg-optin/ In this profound co-creation, Gary Zukav welcomes his first-ever Deepcast guest: Scarlett Lewis, founder of the Choose Love Movement - a global nonprofit now reaching nearly 18,000 schools across 132 countries. Scarlett shares the internal dynamics behind the movement, born from the experience of her six-year-old son Jesse’s return home on December 14th, 2012. Rather than surrender to the frightened parts of her personality that sought grief or revenge, she found her purpose in three words Jesse had written on the family's kitchen chalkboard shortly before his transition: Nurturing, Healing, Love. At the heart of Choose Love is a simple but profound truth: hurt people hurt people. Scarlett recognized through direct experience that if the shooter had been able to give and receive nurturing, healing love, the tragedy would never have occurred. That awareness did not produce blame - it produced a mission of the heart. Gary reflects on Scarlett's journey through the lens of the New Consciousness: what the personality calls a tragedy, the Soul recognizes as an opportunity for evolution - one that has already changed millions of lives and made clear that love is not a feeling to wait for, but a Responsible Choice available in every moment. What You’ll Discover in This Episode: (02:06) — The Choose Love Movement: Scarlett introduces the intentional vessel of her global nonprofit and the experience that gave birth to it. She shares how Jesse’s final chalkboard message - Nurturing, Healing, Love - became her life’s mission and the foundation for creating Authentic Power in the next generation. (07:55) — Refined, Not Defined: Scarlett describes her Responsible Choice following the Sandy Hook transition: the decision to not be defined by the frightened parts of the personality or grief. She chose joy and modeled for her surviving son what it means to be for love rather than against fear. (11:06) — A Miracle, Not a Tragedy: Gary reframes the events through the lens of multisensory perception. What the five-sensory personality labels a tragedy, the Soul recognizes as a miracle of awakening - one that has seeded a global movement and revealed the reality that love is an available choice in every Choice Moment™. (19:15) — Global Dissemination: From a farmhouse in Sandy Hook to nearly 18,000 schools, Scarlett discusses the Soul’s intention for this work. The movement’s reach culminated in "Choose Love" appearing in NFL end zones and on helmets at the Super Bowl - a beautiful sign of our collective awakening. (25:22) — The Gift of Attention: Scarlett shares the experience of sitting with school shooters and asking the question the intellect often avoids: What needs were not met? Their answer - that they didn't feel seen - leads Gary and Scarlett to explore the Reverence required to see the holiness in every Soul we encounter. (29:50) — There Is No "Out There": Understanding the multisensory reality that there is no separation between the inner and outer worlds. Every choice to move from fear to love ripples across the collective. As Scarlett notes, the change we seek in the Earth School must first be anchored within our own hearts. Embrace the Soul Step Challenge Think of someone you recently pulled back from - a stranger, a colleague, someone in the news. What story did your mind tell about them? Now consider: what if that person simply didn't feel seen? The next time you feel yourself contracting, pause and ask: Can I look for the light in this person right now? You don't have to understand them or agree with them. Just choose - for one moment - to see them. Let’s ConnectGary Zukav | Website Gary Zukav | Instagram Gary Zukav | Facebook Gary Zukav | Books Gary Zukav | YouTube Gary Zukav | X