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Mary Walsh
When I did the Landmark Forum in August 1995,
I had to give up a familiar trait, “being indecisive,” to register
for it. I was working full time in those days and yearned to have more
free time but did not want to give up my work and I wasn’t sure how to
bring that about.
In the summer of 2000, I put to use what I learned from
registering in the Landmark Forum. I gave up my indecisiveness again and I made a request at my
workplace, to work only part
time. To my delight, the management said yes to
my request in such a supportive manner
that it surprised me. That I put the distinction from the Landmark Forum
to practice with such a result opened up a lot in my life. It appeared that I might be able to fashion a creative career that I would
love. "A life that I love" has become more than a catch phrase
for me. It is a reality that is happening. It is a breakthrough that has dramatically increased the
quality of my life.
I have since given up more of my indecisiveness and I am currently preparing to be a published writer of children's
stories. I intend for my stories to be not only charming and delightful
but also inspiring to the children and parents who read them. I love to
see children who are zesty, curious and full of bright ideas. They are
my target audience. But I know that for all their spontaneity, they have
issues, as we all do, about getting along in the world. So my stories,
while being imaginative and entertaining, will also have underlying
themes that are a match for the real world as perceived by the young. I
want my stories to be fresh and free and still convey something that
makes a difference.
After I did the Landmark Forum, I have been
learning how
not to be stopped. I have also taken many Landmark
Seminars, participated in the Landmark
Assisting Program, completed the former version of the Introduction
Leaders Program, and done The
Self
Expression and Leadership Program.
Since I completed the Landmark Curriculum for Living, I have
come to realize that it was me who was stopping me in many areas
of my life, including my writing. My big stoppers have been "don't
want to," "afraid to," "don't know how," and
"why would anybody be interested in what I have to say?"
Seeing and acknowledging that I have automatically and continuously
resisted effort, commitment and self-trust, I am now, most of the time,
freed up to go ahead anyhow and do what I intend to do. It has opened up
the possibility of going beyond being stopped. I now see myself as the
possibility for “I can,” “I will,” and “Who I am makes a
difference.”
In the past Mary Walsh was an
Administrative Assistant for a national banking company, and a social
worker - when she worked as an adoption counselor, as well as a program
director in a neighborhood center. As a copywriter, she once wrote ads, TV
commercials, and catalogs. She also has taught astronomy classes and done
public programs at a local Planetarium in Charlotte, North Carolina.
Mary moved in 2002 to Chapel Hill, NC,
to live closer to her daughter, Ginger, her son in law, Derek, and her young grandson, Elijah.
Mary loves Elijah’s passion for listening to and telling stories, such
that she is now embarking on a new venture of creating herself as a writer
of children’s stories. Her intent is to cause herself being a successful
and influential writer.
First Published August 29, 2001
- Updated Aug 2008
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In Loving Memory of
Mary Walsh
who passed away peacefully
in the night of 7-Aug-2008
A Celebration of Mary Walsh
Sunday, September 28, 2008
4:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Eno River Unitarian Universalist Fellowship (ERUUF)
4907 Garrett Rd,
Durham, NC 27707
In Mary’s words: “I’m not a big fan of rites
and rituals and would like for my own memorial service to be informal. .
. Suggested dress: Bright colors and comfortable shoes.”
Mary Walsh was one of the
English Editors of iLovePossibility.info. She also initiated several articles,
such as the stories about Melissa Semcer: Reviewing
the Landmark Forum, and having my father back - and
The power of
Self-Expression and the Amsterdam to Paris AIDS Vaccine Ride.
Mary Walsh
also interviewed Rachel
Tutweiler and Lily Brown and the Leslies
Family for the articles about the Landmark
Forum for Young People.
Visit Graduates
LIVE! for inspiring news and
stories about our fellow graduates making a difference all over the
world.
Mary was
happy and very proud to see how this website has
grown from its original 20 pages in 2001. She was amazed at the impact of
the website in many graduate communities to support the Landmark
Forum in Asia.
She loved
the breakthrough stories and having the chance to read them first before
most people! As she edited article after article, Mary had continued to
participate in the Landmark graduate
seminars in Raleigh-Durham
and was engaged for new possibilities in her own life, till its completion.
Landmark
Forum Graduates in The Carolinas
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