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Madshus
Lol... I do believe that many a strong-minded individual can handle a weekend of the forum and not be 'altered' for life. Although I must ask... if you 'read up on it' like you said, what made you still want to go? :lol:
Frankly, all the strong opinions about the forum had me even more intrigued. I wanted to see for myself. Also, I was doing it for a column, and the point of the column is to step outside of my comfort zone. And when I told a friend -- a fun, highly intelligent, well-balanced friend -- that I was thinking about stepping outside of my comfort zone in this way, she said that she had done the Landmark weekend and that for her it had been, overall, worthwhile. (The way I found out about it, though, was through a column reader and member of my church, a person I also really like, who is gung-ho about introducing new people to the forum. She was persistent, but the choice to go was mine.)
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Laura Marble
I meant to offer candid and witty commentary about how hard it is to be totally open with people and not censor yourself because you're afraid of what others will think.
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Madshus
And did it really take the Landmark Forum to come to this conclusion and allow you to be totally open? Or did it take the Landmark Forum to come to the conclusion that you can now be totally open in the way that Landmark says you can be open? Talk about interesting anthropology. :wink:
No, it didn't take the Landmark Forum for me to come to this conclusion. I happened to come to it during the forum, mostly because it was the first time in a while that I'd gotten away from the hustle and bustle of day to day life and had an opportunity to ask the "Where do I go from here" question. I don't generally react real well to people telling me how I can and can't do things. My feeling is that I will tell [i:b12c07418e]them[/i:b12c07418e] how I can and can't do things, and they can tell [i:b12c07418e]me[/i:b12c07418e] how [i:b12c07418e]they[/i:b12c07418e] can and can't do things. I do enjoy hearing about other people's philosophies (and ways of doing things) and thinking about what parts of them, if any, I might like to incorporate into my own. I find that very fun.
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Madshus
While I am one who thinks Landmark and other groups like them conform mindsets and diminish independent and critical thinking, I do see many of the opinions/viewpoints on the board are the other extreme and just as much of a 'think tank' with a central theme and set of beliefs.
Cool. That's good to know. Diversity of perspectives is good.
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Madshus
I would really be curious to hear if you keep that sentiment as time goes on, or if you catch yourself using Landmark jargon in your day to day life as the days go by... as I said earlier, I do believe an individual can attend Landmark and not be affected for life... I just haven't seen it yet. Maybe your transformation is just beginning... after all, whether it was tongue-in-cheek or not, you've already felt the urge to talk about Landmark in your column. :wink: I wonder what lies ahead.
Well. You should check in with me in a year or so and see. :wink: You know where I work.