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Designing A Life unconstraint by the past.
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Before
I did the Landmark Forum, I was someone who secretly wanted several things
to happen for me and hoped that circumstances would help out. Sometimes it
worked, but most of the time it didn’t. Then there was someone or
something to blame for it, including myself. I was slowly starting to get
convinced that dreams were meant to just stay as that. During the Landmark Forum, I discovered that I was the one that makes things happened in my life. And sometimes, I just simply did not want to be responsible for it. I also saw the negative impact of not taking this responsibility on me and on my life. Suddenly, a sense
of owning my life became present for me! I was present to my power and to
the love for others, specially my mother. And there was no one to blame
about anything in my life. I have never seen it that clearly. I
intellectually knew that but have never gotten its impact. The Landmark
Forum gave me direct access to the fact that it is who I am being that
gives me the life I have. The results were immediate and have never ended
since. In the Landmark Forum I was so touched by how much I love my mom. I wanted to invite her to my Tuesday Evening. My mother, Nighat Maqsood, lived in Pakistan. There was no way that she could catch a flight to come - with the time zone and the visa problems. As people were calling their family members, I felt resentful and angry and felt like an outsider who would never be understood. I shared my frustration with the Landmark Forum Leader and he said: “… just invite her.” I became angrier and resentful. I came home that evening feeling sad. But at home, when I saw the telephone, something happened. I realized that I just had to call her and invite her and be in action. That call I made to my mother was one of the most precious conversations I had! I told her how much I missed her and loved her and invited her to my graduation. She just laughed and said, "I would be there if I could". And that was enough for me. I learned so much about myself from these events. Now, whenever I got stopped because of circumstances, I get in communication with the people that I need to, instead of getting busy in my head about how to solve a problem. I
acknowledge myself for my commitment that never leaves me despite the big
breakdowns I have inside of that commitment. I acknowledge myself for
facing up at those times and choosing courage. I acknowledge myself for
being a stand for my friends even at the risk of losing them and for not
getting resigned about them. I
acknowledge for generating myself for the Landmark Forum in Pakistan even
when it occurs to me that there was no support for it. I acknowledge who I
am and who others are for me, and the Landmark Forum and Landmark
Education, without which this acknowledgment most likely would have never
come forth. I
invite you to make a difference and participate with us to
fulfill the possibility of the Landmark Forum in Pakistan.
Ambreen Maqsood |
Much of what makes up today and even tomorrow seems to be an extension or variation of what has come before. What we see as possible - what we are working toward - is essentially a more, better, or different version of the past.
On Day Three of the Landmark
Forum, we are given a technology for putting the past where it belongs -
in the past.
Unencumbered by the past, we experience a greater level of vitality, well being and fun, We are able to enjoy a newfound sense of connection and intimacy with the people in our lives.
July 28, 2002. |
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