Our family friend, Andrew, sent me the video of Randy Pausch. Have you seen this yet? If you haven't, you owe it to yourself to click it.
Life is very important and coming face to face with the idea of death either makes you cherish each moment or dread each second that passes by. It's very true, what Randy says, it's how you choose to live your life that will still matter in the end.
I've always believed that, you know....that it's the journey that's really important. Sure you have to have an idea where you are going in your life, but once you do, your journey there is what makes up your life. Your experiences. That is life. The things we go through, which can either be mundane or filled with joy and excitement.
Start doing important things. Important things to you. Better yet, do things that bring joy to not just you, but to those around you as well. You can start with the ones you love and care for and build from there. Care a little. No....i take that back.....care a LOT. What ARE we waiting for, right? We have the capacity to bring joy and on the opposite end, to bring pain to others. Joy is much easier easy, though, being an ass actually takes a lot of effort if you think about it.
Anyway, just stop being an ass if you know that you have been an ass. Do good things. Bring joy, life and hope to others. Don't believe what others say, that life is hard and difficult. Lets stop thinking that way. Thoughts become things. Life is good. There is hope.
Amidst the turmoil and chaos that we sometimes go through, seek what is good in your life and embrace it. Live it. And as long as you keep seeking what is good and true, like Randy says...everything else will fall into place.
Deep down inside, you KNOW that this is true. How do I know? Because you are still alive. Because you persist. That is because inside you there is still hope.
---my canned thoughts
