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Standing and Singing as One
When I discovered that I was to be the first Landmark Forum leader to lead The Landmark Forum in Jamaica, to say it simply, I was thrilled. I remember landing in Jamaica, seeing the blue skies, the blue water, being met at the airport by Clair and the amazing man with the amazing smile whose opening words were, “You are Larry, right mon? Welcome to Jamaica. It will be an exciting time for you here.” The ride to the hotel was hot and beautiful. It was the first taste of culture – people were everywhere in the streets – riding bikes, driving cars, and walking. The taxi driver told me to make sure to try drinking coconut water before I left. When I arrived at the hotel, the concierge welcomed me and said, “No worries mon, we will take care of anything you need.”
I then went to meet the team – the four or five people who would be working with me to produce The Landmark Forum in Kingston. When I got to the meeting there were no less than 25 people there to create and support The Landmark Forum – not the four or five I had expected. I was moved by the commitment of everyone there to have the work of Landmark available to their families, their coworkers, their community, and their country.
They let me know a bit about the people that I would be meeting over the next few days, their friends and colleagues who were registered in The Landmark Forum. There were business professionals, doctors, lawyers, political leaders, ministers, teachers, professors, mothers, fathers, sisters, brothers, aunts, uncles, and cousins. It was a cross-section of the culture.
The experience of leading The Landmark Forum was remarkable. Just like in any Landmark Forum, places where people had been stuck – where lives have been limited – began to fall away. People began to see life from new and different perspectives. New possibilities relevant to their circumstances emerged for each of them.
During the breaks and after the days were over, I was shown the island of Jamaica. They showed me the culture of Jamaica through food. I learned about different kinds of beans, rice, brown fish, and stew. I tried that coconut water!
What a treat. I loved the island. What I will remember about Jamaica is everything – the doctor, the professor, the minister, the mother, the radio star, the dancer, the sister, the singer, and the power of The Landmark Forum.
The most amazing thing I will remember about The Landmark Forum in Jamaica was not the more than 700 people who came as guests to the evening session to find out about The Landmark Forum and what could be possible for them. Rather, it was the commitment of the people who had brought The Landmark Forum there and the people who participated had in making a difference in their country. On Sunday night of The Landmark Forum, all the participants stood up as one and sang the national anthem of Jamaica. Everyone was so moved by the power of being one that they stood as one, sang as one, and loved as one.
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