Freedom and power

This past Monday was my first seminar of ten in the Landmark Forum in Action Seminars. Although I was tired from a long day of classes and guitar lessons, once I stepped foot into that building, that all went away. I forgot about my tiredness, my aches and pains, annoyances and worries. There's just something about being with a hundred or so other amazing, passionate people that inspires me to be amazing.

I can't even begin to explain what Landmark is, but in a nutshell, the education you get there is guaranteed to give you the tools and resources to live your life powerfully and live a life you love. What have I gotten from Landmark so far? Well, the list is quite large, but I feel like each and every relationship I have, whether it be my best friends, my parents, my siblings, are so much more amazing. I understand people for how amazing they truly are. I learned to let go of petty things that I probably just made up about myself of others in all the noise that goes off in my head. I learned I am just as afraid of people learning who I "really" am as they are of me finding that out about them. I learned that usually it's not someone else's flaw or problem, it's me. I learned that my past has nothing to do with my future. I can have new kinds of conversations with graduates and non graduates alike that I never could have had without Landmark. I am more open with my feelings. I am more outgoing. I am more motivated. And the list goes on...

Now, with the seminar series, I am gaining the experience I need to apply what I gained at the Forum to EVERY part of my life. I CANNOT WAIT! Our first assignment was to write a list of places we want to have power over in our lives that right now we feel is for the worse or we feel very discouraged in. From that list select our top three. Mine are: my relationship with my brother, Cody, my dating life (or lack thereof), and fitness level. I am excited to begin to have breakthroughs in those areas with what I learn in Landmark.

I have already begun to work on the fitness aspect of life. One of my roommates, Madeline, and I have started working out for 30 minutes in the morning before class. I mean, it has only been two days, but we have stuck to it, even though both of us did not really want to get up at seven this morning! I can already see the exercise impacting me for the better, as I have more energy during the day and I am sleeping much better at night. It is a lot easier to get up out of bed to go work out when I know I have someone else counting on me to be there. Having her is a blessing, because with out her support and encouragement, I think I would be prone to fail. I will most definitely keep this blog updated with my breakthroughs and breakdowns on this topic.

So as my seminar progresses, I will update with each week we are in session. As for now, I'd like to leave off with the new possibility I have created for myself.

The possibility I am inventing for myself and my life is the possibility of being free and powerful.