| Virginia
Beck
Living "The Life Of Our Dreams".
The possibility I love most from having done the Landmark Forum is the possibility of seeing possibility when it looks as if there is
none. "How and where can I make a difference?" is the question that supports my work with women's health as a nurse practitioner, my involvement with community building work through West
Kaua'i Medical Center's local clinics, and my support of Child and Family Services' "Nana's House", and the local YWCA. Girls' self
esteem and teen mentorship is important to me.
I met my husband Marty Wessler, an amazing artist, when I was assisting at the
Landmark Forum. He was a Landmark Forum Supervisor. ("Aha! I thought.....a man
who is already trained! A fully functioning adult!!! ) Our relationship is extraordinary, because out of "Productivity, Service, and
Well-being", and the Wisdom
Course, we have learned that the secret to a
powerful, enduring relationship is that we are each committed to the other
fulfilling on their commitments in life. Thus I do not expect him to sacrifice
his well-being or his growth and development for the relationship, and he is the
same way with me.
The benefits of having taken these courses from Landmark Education are that our
communication is full and complete, as we clear out the "garbage" that would
disempower us and we are accomplishing many goals with a velocity that is
surprising. It isn't always comfortable confronting my lapses of consciousness
and integrity about my own commitments, but it is outrageously rewarding.
We had to confront many challenges in returning to
Kaua'i but our commitment to
ensuring that my mother can count on our presence for support has carried us
through. My mother, aka "The Perfect One", is a lady with heroic past which includes a
career in military intelligence during the early period of WWII, an ambulance
paramedic in London during the Blitz and a Red Cross volunteer for over 50
years. She is 86 years old, alive and well, has taken the Landmark Forum and the
Advanced Course.
My dad Clarence E. Beck, was a highly accomplished Brigadier General, retired,
who died in 1997 but not until I accomplished my nearly 20 year goal of enrolling him in the Landmark Forum at about 75 years of age! He also did the
Advanced Course. I was complete with his dying because having enrolled him in
the Landmark Forum, I was finally able to give him a gift that approached the
gift he gave me .....my life.
The extraordinary nature of the Hawaiian community is that it is entirely
relationship based. One of the benefits of the Landmark Forum is the effectiveness in relating to others. As Landmark Forum graduates, being part of
the community in Kaua'i is rewarding beyond our wildest dreams. Marty has built
a gallery and art market in a remote rural community, and
I am supporting women's health services. We are serving our community, we are
living "the life of our dreams."
The Landmark Curriculum for Living has been one of the foundation pieces of our education and training for life. Marty and I in Kaua'i are always listening for possibility, and what we find is
a community that is hungry to embrace it, and there is a lot of work to be done.
The possibility of living as other than a separate identity is
revealed to me in my relationship with the diverse mixture of cultures in Hawai'i. Hawai'i is a living expression of the commitment to
nurturing and empowering families, of the distinct inclusiveness of diversity,
which grounds my vision of "Hawai'i: Leading the Planet Home!" Hawai'i on the
leading edge of bringing peace to the planet. I am clear that having the
Landmark Forum in Hawai'i will have a positive impact on the realization of my
vision, as well as your visions too!
Imua! Forward into the Future!
Virginia Beck
The possibility of Abundance, Joy, Well Being and Completion
through Communication.
May 1, 2002
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Marty and Virginia in their "Hippie" Halloween costume.
"Cottage #87 - T. Tsuyama House". Original
in Pastel on Paper. Waimea Plantation Cottages Art,
Marty Wessler.
"Family Fishing". Original
in Oil on Canvas. Kauai Landscape Art, Marty Wessler.
Patricia Beck, aka "The Perfect One" is Virginia's beloved
mom.
"Pomaikai". Original
in Oil on Canvas. Kauai Landscape Art, Marty Wessler.
Virginia Beck of Kaua'i, Hawai'i.
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