Comments on: In Memory of Randy Pausch: Inspirational Videos to Watch When You Are In a Rut

By: Snap out of it at Extraordinary Mommy

Snap out of it at Extraordinary Mommy — Wed, 06 Aug 2008 22:05:28 +0000

[...] me peaceful) and other blogs. Today, I think God moved the mouse under my hand and directed me to this post. It was exactly what I needed to read, at the exact moment that I needed to read [...]

By: ExtraordinaryMommy

ExtraordinaryMommy — Wed, 06 Aug 2008 18:11:09 +0000

Thank you for this post…I just stumbled on your site while searching through blogs. I have been feeling a little off today. Kind of crabby, kind of emotional. You reminded me I am the only one with the power to snap myself out of it

Danielle

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Thu, 31 Jul 2008 12:54:06 +0000

[...] great example of this is Randy Pausch. Randy could have curled up in a ball and given up when he learned that he had pancreatic [...]

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Wed, 30 Jul 2008 19:12:20 +0000

[...] In Memory of Randy Pausch: Inspirational Videos to Watch When You Are In a Rut This one always tears me up, especially since I had a son of my own. It doesn’t matter how much money I make in life or what I “achieve” – what matters is that I can be there for my children at that moment when they need me. (@ frugal dad) [...]

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By: Frugal Dad

Frugal Dad — Wed, 30 Jul 2008 13:04:18 +0000

@Gayle: That is amazing! Thanks for pointing this out. I must have read something wrong on his bio page, or somewhere in the media coverage, to get the August ‘07 date.

By: Gayle

Gayle — Wed, 30 Jul 2008 12:41:36 +0000

Oops – I have to correct my previous post. I meant to write that Randy was diagnosed in September 2006. When we all became aware of him because of his last lecture, he had been treating his cancer for a year, which makes those one armed push ups in the video even more amazing!

By: Andrea

Andrea — Wed, 30 Jul 2008 02:26:32 +0000

Great reminder, great post!

By: Andy @ bloginyourface.com

Andy @ bloginyourface.com — Wed, 30 Jul 2008 01:13:53 +0000

I always repeat the phrase “Pain is inevitable. Misery is optional” to myself.

Thanks for all the great You Tube links. The Last Lecture definately made me run upstairs for a paper towel because I am out of Kleenexes.

By: Gayle

Gayle — Tue, 29 Jul 2008 12:53:48 +0000

Thanks for the focus on the positive. I just want to correct one thing about Randy Pausch. He was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in September 2007 (http://download.srv.cs.cmu.edu/~pausch/news/index.html). The average life expectancy after being diagnosed is 3-6 months. He lived an amazingly long time following the diagnosis. When he gave the last lecture he had been treating the cancer for a year. Let’s hope his efforts help to increase research on this type of cancer.