A video everyone must see

[Mike Pulcinella]

A professor with cancer and only a few months gives his final lecture. It's not a talk about death, but about achieving childhood dreams. Inspirational and moving.

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[bulldog21]

We have corporate wide quarterly meetings with our CEO and he had a slide in his presentation on him......Great lecture right there....

 

[engbulldog]

Thanks for the vid it makes you think about all the stuff in the past that made me mad and ruin my day or week and all it really did was make me miss out on all the great things in life!!!!!!

 

[Ken64]

Just What I Needed

I came on the site this morning as a distraction. Wed. night my mother had a major stroke, and I was up for two days with doctors and in hospitals. I was tired and needed a brake from the saddness and feeling sorry for myself. You see, my mother is not going to get better, and I have to make the decision to let her go or not. Well I signed on and this is the first post I see. Fate, the work of God....I don't know, but this post is just what I needed. Did it take away my saddness, No, did it stop the tears from flowing, No, is it going to bring my mother back, No, but it put things in perspective. Although my mother's life will soon be ended, and I have every right to greive and cry until I can't cry any more, I cannot dwell on the saddness. I must continue to live my life that my mother gave me and try to live it to the best of my ability. To top things off, I suffer from depression. I have spent many hours in my doctor's office bitching and moaning about my mother and the things she did or did not do. Talk about feeling guilty. But I can't spend the rest of my life feeling guilty and wasting what I have. I have spent far too much of the first half of my life feeling sorry for myself and letting life pass me by. This videio inspired me to try to be a better person, and take what I have and make the best of it. Thanks Mike.

 

[mrsoul]

i'm crying like a baby in my office. what a way to put things in perspective.

 

[Chipper Jones78]

I came on the site this morning as a distraction. Wed. night my mother had a major stroke, and I was up for two days with doctors and in hospitals. I was tired and needed a brake from the saddness and feeling sorry for myself. You see, my mother is not going to get better, and I have to make the decision to let her go or not. Well I signed on and this is the first post I see. Fate, the work of God....I don't know, but this post is just what I needed. Did it take away my saddness, No, did it stop the tears from flowing, No, is it going to bring my mother back, No, but it put things in perspective. Although my mother's life will soon be ended, and I have every right to greive and cry until I can't cry any more, I cannot dwell on the saddness. I must continue to live my life that my mother gave me and try to live it to the best of my ability. To top things off, I suffer from depression. I have spent many hours in my doctor's office bitching and moaning about my mother and the things she did or did not do. Talk about feeling guilty. But I can't spend the rest of my life feeling guilty and wasting what I have. I have spent far too much of the first half of my life feeling sorry for myself and letting life pass me by. This videio inspired me to try to be a better person, and take what I have and make the best of it. Thanks Mike.

Hey bro;

May both you and your Mother find peace! I hope everything works out for you. You only get one mother, trust in God and follow his path.

May God Bless you and your Mother.

Chip

 

[Chipper Jones78]

Just heard the link....

Wow, makes you wonder sometimes that we should just sit back, breathe and look around us, the people in our lives and how important they are to us, makes me want to tell my family member's and close buddies that I love them, cause you just never know what's going to happen.

Thank you for the link bro.

Chip

 

[Mike Pulcinella]

I came on the site this morning as a distraction. Wed. night my mother had a major stroke, and I was up for two days with doctors and in hospitals. I was tired and needed a brake from the saddness and feeling sorry for myself. You see, my mother is not going to get better, and I have to make the decision to let her go or not. Well I signed on and this is the first post I see. Fate, the work of God....I don't know, but this post is just what I needed. Did it take away my saddness, No, did it stop the tears from flowing, No, is it going to bring my mother back, No, but it put things in perspective. Although my mother's life will soon be ended, and I have every right to greive and cry until I can't cry any more, I cannot dwell on the saddness. I must continue to live my life that my mother gave me and try to live it to the best of my ability. To top things off, I suffer from depression. I have spent many hours in my doctor's office bitching and moaning about my mother and the things she did or did not do. Talk about feeling guilty. But I can't spend the rest of my life feeling guilty and wasting what I have. I have spent far too much of the first half of my life feeling sorry for myself and letting life pass me by. This videio inspired me to try to be a better person, and take what I have and make the best of it. Thanks Mike.

My thoughts are with you Ken.

You are all very welcome. I was sitting at my desk at work trying to hide the fact that I was wiping away tears and I just had to share this with you all.

 

[inoverdrive]

I came on the site this morning as a distraction. Wed. night my mother had a major stroke, and I was up for two days with doctors and in hospitals. I was tired and needed a brake from the saddness and feeling sorry for myself. You see, my mother is not going to get better, and I have to make the decision to let her go or not. Well I signed on and this is the first post I see. Fate, the work of God....I don't know, but this post is just what I needed. Did it take away my saddness, No, did it stop the tears from flowing, No, is it going to bring my mother back, No, but it put things in perspective. Although my mother's life will soon be ended, and I have every right to greive and cry until I can't cry any more, I cannot dwell on the saddness. I must continue to live my life that my mother gave me and try to live it to the best of my ability. To top things off, I suffer from depression. I have spent many hours in my doctor's office bitching and moaning about my mother and the things she did or did not do. Talk about feeling guilty. But I can't spend the rest of my life feeling guilty and wasting what I have. I have spent far too much of the first half of my life feeling sorry for myself and letting life pass me by. This videio inspired me to try to be a better person, and take what I have and make the best of it. Thanks Mike.

Ill be praying for you and your mother Ken. I saw this same video on Good Morning America. It is moving. Another thing that you could do is maybe pick up a copy of "The Purpose Driven Life". Great book.

 

[Chipper Jones78]

Ill be praying for you and your mother Ken. I saw this same video on Good Morning America. It is moving. Another thing that you could do is maybe pick up a copy of "The Purpose Driven Life". Great book.

If I may add the link below....

"The Purpose Driven Life" this is great, please see the viedo link below, about life and how we are indidually important to God our saviour; this book focuses on "why am I here"

Chip

 

[Chipper Jones78]

If I may add the link below....

"The Purpose Driven Life" this is great, please see the viedo link below, about life and how we are indidually important to God our saviour; this book focuses on "why am I here"

Chip

Here is link, sorry

http://www.ted.com/index.php/talks/view/id/71

 

[abadseal]

I came on the site this morning as a distraction. Wed. night my mother had a major stroke, and I was up for two days with doctors and in hospitals. I was tired and needed a brake from the saddness and feeling sorry for myself. You see, my mother is not going to get better, and I have to make the decision to let her go or not. Well I signed on and this is the first post I see. Fate, the work of God....I don't know, but this post is just what I needed. Did it take away my sadness, No, did it stop the tears from flowing, No, is it going to bring my mother back, No, but it put things in perspective. Although my mother's life will soon be ended, and I have every right to grieve and cry until I can't cry any more, I cannot dwell on the sadness. I must continue to live my life that my mother gave me and try to live it to the best of my ability. To top things off, I suffer from depression. I have spent many hours in my doctor's office bitching and moaning about my mother and the things she did or did not do. Talk about feeling guilty. But I can't spend the rest of my life feeling guilty and wasting what I have. I have spent far too much of the first half of my life feeling sorry for myself and letting life pass me by. This video inspired me to try to be a better person, and take what I have and make the best of it. Thanks Mike.

That is one of the saddest and at the same time most inspiring posts I've ever read. God bless you and your family. My deepest condolences.

 

[Mike Pulcinella]

If I may add the link below....

"The Purpose Driven Life" this is great, please see the viedo link below, about life and how we are indidually important to God our saviour; this book focuses on "why am I here"

Chip

This post compelled me to create a tangent to this thread which is sure to be controversial and probably quickly locked...

http://www.professionalmuscle.com/forums/showthread.php?t=33655

 

[eroc613]

Thanks, that's one of the best things I've ever watched

 

[Mike Pulcinella]

My favorite quote (maybe of ALL time!) was this...

"But remember, the brick walls are there for a reason. The brick walls are not there to keep us out. The brick walls are there to give us a chance to show how badly we want something. Because the brick walls are there to stop the people who don't want it badly enough"- Randy Pausch

 

[Anti_hero]

I cant get the video to load, anyone else having this problem?

 

[Mike Pulcinella]

I cant get the video to load, anyone else having this problem?

I just checked it. It's still working. Maybe give it more time?

 

[lynx]

I saw this just a couple of days ago, such a touching lecture.

 

[Anti_hero]

I just checked it. It's still working. Maybe give it more time?

Its working now, thanks so much for posting that. Very inspiring video

 

[Ken64]

Thank You

I wanted to thank everyone for their kind words and prayers.
It's a tough time, but my family and I will find the strength to do
what is right, and to move on.