Hard to describe in words, Freedom is not a traditional seminar with a podium and tables. It is an experience, really it is an experience that will change your life. During Freedom Seminar I learned tools that I have been able to use from that time forward.
Recently I had the privilege of being a TA with some very seasoned veteran TAs. One of the things Russ Hardesty, the main trainer, said to the TAs was to trust the process, because Freedom Seminar is a process by which transformation occurs, the caterpillar becomes the butterfly. This happens visibly to every person who completes the Roots and Wings seminar. Even the strongest, most confident among the group stands taller, speaks with more confidence and is more determined to make a difference in the world. Some realize for the first time they can make a difference in the world.
What occurred to me on the last day of seminar is that the seminar is not really even about them. As a TA, Russ told us to remember that the seminar is about the trainees. The people who go through the seminar set the tone for what will happen in their lives. While they are there, at the seminar, it is about them. On the last day, the last song reminded me, though, the seminar is not about the 17 who were graduating on that day or the hundreds of others who’ve gone through the seminar over the years. It’s about making the world a better place. It’s about giving back to others so that they have the tools to help change the lives of everyone they meet.
It is a spiritual journey to wholeness. It is about getting rid of the baggage that has held us back. Freedom Seminar is about getting unstuck. But its also about having to tools to get out of the mire before it engulfs completely.
Simply put, Freedom Seminar is about becoming everything you hoped to be and more. It is a spiritual, practical journey that starts the moment you walk through the door of the Roots and Wings seminar and continues for the rest of your life.
June 2010
~Teresa Parker
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