Wow! I challenge everyone to take the time to watch the ABC special linked below. This touched my life and truly changed my outlook on life situations. We all at one time have thought that we had a bad day or "why me?" This man's words have changed the way I view my "Challenges".
The Wall Street Journal called it "the lecture of a lifetime" and those who have seen it have more than agreed.
Randy Pausch has terminal pancreatic cancer and has been given a sentence on his life. He has vowed to live everyone of his last days to the fullest and to create beautiful memories for his three children.
One of my favorites quotes from this special is:
"The metaphor I've used is … somebody's going to push my family off a cliff pretty soon, and I won't be there to catch them. And that breaks my heart. But I have some time to sew some nets to cushion the fall. So, I can curl up in a ball and cry, or I can get to work on the nets." - Randy Pausch
I hope to build strong nets for my children so that if anyone ever pushes them off the cliff and I'm not there to catch them, the nets will cushion their fall.
He says... "Everyone has a choice, to be the Eyeore or the Tigger. I choose to be the Tigger."
I have challenged myself to try everyday to be the Tigger for my children and to know that life is precious and to take every moment to the fullest.
http://abcnews.go.com/GMA/LastLecture/
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