April 17, 2008

The gratitude Campaign

Filed under: Happier,Life Lessons,Relationships — alice @ 11:04 am

I got the information below from a friend.  What a great idea!  I thought rather than just using the jestures to show gratitude to those hard working military personnels, why not extending to everyone you meet that you like to say thanks but felt too awkward (especially those that are close to you? ;-) )?  Our world can really use some good vibes all around.  :-)

Here it goes:

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http://www.gratitudecampaign.org/shortmovie.php


April 10, 2008

Randy Pausch’s prime time interview and the full lecture

Filed under: General,Life Lessons — alice @ 11:50 am

Dear Friends,

I got this e-mail from my buddy in Salt Lake City.  Before this email, I have no clue who Randy Pausch was; fortunately I took his suggestion and watched the ABC Prime Time interview. He is a Carnegie Mellon University computer science Professor who created Electronic Art Center in the University which become the gold standard for all electronic art industry.  You can watch the video below to get details on his bio.  FYI, he is 46 years old I think.

After watching the interview, I realized what make Randy truly special is not just his contribution to the computer science field, but most importantly his perspective on life and how he lives his life.  What an incredible person, what an inspiring story, what a power message and what an enlightened teacher!  Indeed, as my buddy Dave said “There are lessons to be learned for all of us!”  I remember a mentor told me once: “When the student is ready, a teacher will show up to guide the way”.  So are you ready to receive this message, to learn from him and apply what you learned from him in your life RIGHT NOW?  While we may never have a chance to hear his lecture live (because he is dying), thanks to internet, we can still learn from him, spread his messages, and past on his loving legacy.  

For those of you who missed the Prime Time Interview,  I went on the internet and found this link:

http://abcnews.go.com/GMA/LastLecture/  I hope ABC will maintain this link for a while.

For those of you who want to see the full version of “Last Lecture” (and that’s me for sure) here is the link:

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-5700431505846055184

PLEASE FIND A QUIET PLACE AND TIME TO WATCH IT AND SHARE IT!  (note: you may need to cut and paste the link onto your browser instead of clicking it directly)

Hint:  If you’ve gone through it and you find yourself said “I already know this, I already know that…”  then you probably “missed” something :-)   Knowing is one thing, getting and living it is another :-)   Knowledge is only an amusement and sometimes be used to brag and stroke our ego, it serves very little.  On the other hand getting it and living it,  wow! that’s powerful!  So, don’t shortchange yourself! ;-)

Love,

Alice


From: Dave Kimball

Sent: Wednesday, April 09, 2008 12:37 PM
To: Undisclosed Recipients
Subject: DON’T MISS THIS!!!

To My Friends:

LIVE LIFE TO THE FULLEST!!!  Whether I have known you for years, or for just a short time, I am so GRATEFUL for the many friends I have!  THANK YOU!!!  Truly, I feel Blessed!  As many of you know, 9 years ago, My Life changed forever!  Since then, I have had a different view of Life!  I have attempted to live My Life differently!  Recently, I learned of a Gentleman named Randy Pausch!  Nothing represents or embodies my view-The way I would like to live, My Life, more than Randy Pausch!  He gave a lecture titled his “Last Lecture”!  Tonight, Wednesday April 9th, Primetime with Diane Sawyer interviews him at 9:00 pm on ABC.  He has such a BEAUTIFUL SOUL!  There are Lessons to be learned for all of us!  I would like to share this with you!  And, I would strongly encourage you to watch this Special!  Don’t miss it!  TIVO or Record, if you need to!  Thank You for being you!!!  LIFE ROCKS!!!  Thank you, for showing up in My Life, with all your Greatness!

Love and Blessings  ~Dave

I am a Loving, Powerful, Passionate Man

Dave Kimball