Comments on: Randy Pausch—A Life Well-Lived

By: tammy

tammy — Thu, 10 Nov 2011 21:08:27 +0000

too painful right now. after just losing chris.
i believe in reiki. and the power of the mind.
chris did not believe that and she chose to fight
through chemo and radiation and still lost, as did
randy.
wilf, the little polish sheepdog had 3 days to live and
that was over a year ago. he’s in remission. my little
zekey, also a pon, died of cancer a year ago.
i cannot fathom this disease.

By: Jean

Jean — Tue, 14 Oct 2008 02:46:20 +0000

Diane,
I’m glad you have such close relationships with your family. It sounds as if there are a lot of people at your reunions.

I like what you say about spending time with your youngest and still respecting his need to have his own life. That’s a hard transition for the parents to make sometimes.

By: Diane

Diane — Mon, 13 Oct 2008 21:04:42 +0000

Jean,

I have been reading alot on cancer and healing…

And would love to hear some your thought s on quantum physics theory aas its applied to cancer?

Personally I have read few ideas on the subject…Quantum Healing…And talk to some currant researchers up at City of Hope… they had some pretty great research going on up there. Now there a place some work needs to be done to get some shelved products off the shelf. Sitting there and the politics goes on…not always for highest good… I had talk with them it was frustrating they said… Email me if you’d like…

By: Diane

Diane — Mon, 13 Oct 2008 20:56:02 +0000

OOPS…Jean and Paula and all,

By: Diane

Diane — Mon, 13 Oct 2008 20:54:34 +0000

Paula,

For me it’s spending time with my youngest as much as I can without crimping his need to be alone and do his own thing.
We go to the beach alot and he’s on a high school surf team and hopefully this year he’ll be on competive team. One of his goals has been practise so he can be. I love spending time with my family and recently went to a three day family reunion. This last weekend it is always so good to see everyone and see and hug them. They are getting fewer and farther between since everyone is having more health problems. It one of those times you wish time could extend itself and three days could be more like a week. Its hard to get to visit with everyone enough.The stories, the jokes and all the laughter….smiles and love.

One of his coaches passed away last year from cancer. A dynamic teacher and they had a paddle out over the summer.
This was one of his inspiring statements…. Just Show UP!
He loved the beach and surfing… And He was an Kick up a notch kind of teacher. And the shirts they made up for his walk at a cancer fundraiser was …Never Surrender!

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Don’t Be Afraid of Detours — Transforming Stress Into Personal Power — Sun, 17 Aug 2008 04:12:01 +0000

[...] cases where things haven’t turned out that way for people…one of the most recent being Randy Pausch. But that doesn’t mean we shouldn’t continue living life to its fullest. As Randy said: [...]

By: Jean

Jean — Fri, 08 Aug 2008 04:14:42 +0000

Paula,
Good for you! Please let us know how it goes.

By: Paula Verbit

Paula Verbit — Thu, 07 Aug 2008 14:51:27 +0000

Randy was and is an inspiration. Our comments here are a testament to his legacy. What I am taking away from this, is to go help someone else, to make my life meaningful by giving to others. If I am able to do that, I will have achieved my purpose on this planet.

By: Jean

Jean — Wed, 06 Aug 2008 19:35:45 +0000

Lance,
I think it’s important to remember that living deeply doesn’t always mean we’re having fun. Even during the times when we feel stuck, when it feels we’re walking through quicksand, we can still be living deeply if we welcome those feelings and see what’s behind them.

I enjoyed your video of the water slide. I, too, think simple fun is the best. When my daughter was young we would have a good time walking or riding our bikes downtown to do errands. We also have some land up in the mountains and worked on all sorts of projects together as a family. Those are still some of her happiest memories. I think one of the best gifts we can give our children is to enjoy the “little” things in life.

Glen,
Amen to that!

Thank you both for coming by.

By: Glen Allsopp

Glen Allsopp — Wed, 06 Aug 2008 19:05:16 +0000

R.I.P Randy, I love how the community has came together on this one

You will be missed, but never forgotten.

Cheers,
Glen

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