http://www.mylot.com/w/keywords/randy+pausch.aspx MyLot Discussions About randy pausch en-gb http://www.mylot.com/w/discussions/2117257.aspx My mother is my idol and my hero. She is the best gift that God has sent to me. Since when my father passed away, my mother was the one that raised and taught me so many good and helpful things in my life, school, and even my relationship. She is my best friend, coolest buddy, and the most amazing hero. I could not imagine my life without her. I love my mother so much. What about you, my lotters? Who is your hero? Fri, 28 Aug 2009 12:47:48 GMT minhminh0604 http://www.mylot.com/w/discussions/1714241.aspx http://video.stumbleupon.com/?s=ithct48cqw&=ufcchmyxqsuj9vwsemax Hello friends, this is a must see. I promise you. This will change you in looking life. I am so touched and really uplifted. Enjoy and appreciate. To me this is a blessing. Mon, 22 Sep 2008 00:14:40 GMT joe_sim05 http://www.mylot.com/w/discussions/1682081.aspx Has anyone read this book? I did and I was very pleased that I did. I had gone to the library and saw it sitting on the "New Books" shelf. There was about 10 copies. I picked up 3. One for myself, my hubby, and son. Hubby and I have read it and our son is in the middle of it. I've read a lot of motivational books, but Pausch just blew them all out of the water. Pausch wrote the book in a way that it can be used in any situation. It's not just about his impending death and how he dealt with it, but it offered a lot of insight to things that had to do with everyday life. He wrote it as if he was my favorite relative or close friend and we were just sitting around talking and having a good time. It's one of those books that I will go to a bookstore to buy brand new for my personal collection, gladly! DCMerkle Tue, 02 Sep 2008 11:29:28 GMT DCMerkle http://www.mylot.com/w/discussions/1470076.aspx So I am watching Primetime and they are doing a show on Randy Pausch. http://abcnews.go.com/GMA/PersonOfWeek/story?id=3633945&page=1 http://download.srv.cs.cmu.edu/~pausch/ His story is so inspirational and motivating. And it makes me think about the fact that we are all dying... We might have another 30 years or we might have another 30 minutes. But, we are all born to die...we don't need a dr to tell us that. It's the way it is. So, shouldn't we live each day like it is our last? What would you spend your time doing if YOU were given 6 months to live? Why should we not live that way every day? Love on your kids, love on your spouse, your friends, take time to enjoy simple things...? Maybe change a priority or two...? I know I don't live like today is my last. How sad. How about you? Does his story change your outlook even a little? Thu, 10 Apr 2008 01:02:39 GMT above31rubies http://www.mylot.com/w/discussions/1621017.aspx I'm so sad to hear this. I have seen him lecture and be interviewed several times on the computer and on tv, and I recently read "The Last Lecture" book. He was such an amazing man. He had a fantastic attitude and outlook on life. When many others (probably most others) would have just gotten sad and depressed over a cancer diagnosis, he became really determined to leave behind a good message for his children, who are small enough to probably not remember a whole lot about him when they get older. He was only 47 years old, and had married a bit older in life, so his kids are very young. He was just an inspiring man and I am so sad for his family. I'm sad for myself and I never even met him. Who else has seen the lecture or read his book? What are your thoughts? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Randy_Pausch Fri, 25 Jul 2008 09:53:46 GMT tentwo67 http://www.mylot.com/w/discussions/1632411.aspx The other night I was watching an ABC special about Randy Pausch. For those of you who have no idea who he is...he was a professor at Carnegie Mellon University in Pennsylvania. Sometime around the end of July or the first part of August 2007 he found out that he had pancreatic cancer. Pancreatic cancer is one of the most deadly cancers to have. They did surgery and removed part of his pancreas and, I think, his stomach. He also did a round of chemotherapy. However, the cancer came back. He decided he did not want to live the rest of his life being depressed and feeling sorry for himself. He did a lecture in September called "The Last Lecture". It is basically a guide to living your life to the fullest and appreciating every moment. It made me cry just thinking about it. Its on YouTube and should be fairly easy to find. Everyone should watch this...it is truly inspirational. Fri, 01 Aug 2008 09:40:55 GMT shell1986 http://www.mylot.com/w/discussions/1570108.aspx If you haven't read The Last Lecture by Randy Pausch then you should go out today and get it. I rarely come upon a book I think everyone should read but this is one of them. This is a book written by a man who has 3-6 months to live because of Pancreatic Cancer. He gave a last lecture at the college he used to work at entitled achieving your childhood dreams--its a famous one--you can google it and watch it. In this book, he expands more on his life and how is lucky to have lived as much as he has lived. He gives us pearls of wisdom to live by in a funny, quirky computer geek way. I read this book in one evening its short but profound. Has anyone else read it or seen the Last Lecture he gave? What did you think? Fri, 20 Jun 2008 15:02:53 GMT Aurone http://www.mylot.com/w/discussions/1465350.aspx How many of you are familiar with Randy Pausch and his last lecture on achieving childhood dreams? It is an inspiring, amazing and heartfelt lecture. I encourage all mylotters to search for the video on youtube.com or go to http://download.srv.cs.cmu.edu/~pausch/ Sun, 06 Apr 2008 15:02:49 GMT lolalolacherrycola http://www.mylot.com/w/discussions/1402699.aspx This is the most amazing, heart-warming, emotional, hilarious, touching video I have ever seen. If you haven't yet seen Randy Pausch's "Last Lecture" go here to see an abridged version on Oprah: http://www.oprah.com/videochannel/videochannel_player.jhtml?video=1178&category=31 (Or if you want to see the full hour-long one, just search for randy pausch last lecture - google has the full video in one link.) Professor Randy Pausch of Carnegie Mellon University is dying of pancreatic cancer, but he's not letting that get in the way of enjoying his time with his family and remains strong. What do you think of it? I think it's a must-see for everyone! We can all learn from him, not just what he says, but the way he's living his life, his bravery, his devotion to family and to making as many kids happy as possible... He's become a kind of hero, hasn't he. Mon, 11 Feb 2008 07:01:30 GMT corilat