John Denver did it. So did Cloris Leachman, Diana Ross and even Dr. Phil, Yoko Ono, and Jeff Bridges. Yup, they all did the est training back in the 70's and 80's. Valerie Harper acknowledged Werner Erhard publicy when she received an Emmy for Rhoda in 1975 after taking est.

When I took the est training in DC at age 29 in May 1980, I got the good news and bad news that I was the only one responsible for how my life was going to go. The est training was the very first of many things I've done that made a profound impact on my life's direction.

I learned about impeccability at the est Six Day in NY in 1984 and met my 2nd husband when assisting at his est training. He basically moved in after our first date and we got married three years later. We both fell in love with San Diego and decided to move there in a year, which would be fall 1986. I left NEA, we sold our house in Virginia, and then got the shocking news that he wanted a divorce.

One of the first and smartest things I did in San Diego, in late 1986, was enroll in an est seminar so I could meet like-minded people. That seminar is where I met some of the closest friends I have to this day, including my best friend Bridget, _Greg, and Nancy and Derek Casady. Soon after, Werner Erhard led a huge satellite event and introduced Possibility as a new distinction. I remember going home to our Pacific Beach apartment and talking with my future ex-husband about exploring the Possibility of our creating a post-divorce relationship that was loving and respectful. And we did.

I credit Werner with my ability and willingness to "mine for the gold" when listening and to examine devastating and challenging situations for the Possibility that they offer. Just today, 28 years later, I sprained my ankle as I stepped out of the car and was able to talk myself through a reframing of my perspective and story so quickly I'd forgotten all about it by the time I'd walked 5 blocks to the Library.

I'm not saying I am successful at doing that with everything every day by any means, but when I can do it I am aware of the source of those powerful distinctions.

All these memories have been stirred because I just watched the newly-released DVD entitled "Transformation: The Life and Legacy of Werner Erhard." It has lots of wonderful clips of early est when Werner was extremely handsome and charismatic while being ruthlessly intrusive. Werner participated in the making of this DVD and talks about what he's up to these days. Several people were interviewed, including family members he deserted in his early 20's. There's good coverage about how the accusations made on the 60 Minutes episode in 1991 were cleared and why he continues to live outside the United States.

I am happy to share the DVD with anyone interested. Werner really is one of the many unsung heroes of our time, in my opinion, and I'm glad to see he's still out there sourcing transormation in a world that can sometimes be pretty resistant to change (maybe it's time I change that story as well).

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