Comments on: The last lecture and brick walls http://www.gatherlittlebylittle.com/2008/03/the-last-lecture/ Proverbs 13:11 - "...he who gathers money little by little makes it grow." Sat, 21 Nov 2009 03:27:42 -0400 hourly 1 By: Shell http://www.gatherlittlebylittle.com/2008/03/the-last-lecture/comment-page-1/#comment-5067 Shell Thu, 31 Jul 2008 05:38:42 +0000 http://www.gatherlittlebylittle.com/2008/03/27/the-last-lecture/#comment-5067 I just found your site thru Trent at Simple Dollar. You have a wonderful and inspiring outlook. When we feel that we are all alone and the only ones that are going through negative or bad times it's encouraging to be able to read about others who have gone through similar situations and come through them back to the positive and to remember that no matter how bad the negative financial situation might appear to be that other things are far more important in the long run...God, Love, Family, and Supportive Friends. Anybody who has these has true abundance no matter what the financial statement says at the end of the month. I just found your site thru Trent at Simple Dollar. You have a wonderful and inspiring outlook. When we feel that we are all alone and the only ones that are going through negative or bad times it’s encouraging to be able to read about others who have gone through similar situations and come through them back to the positive and to remember that no matter how bad the negative financial situation might appear to be that other things are far more important in the long run…God, Love, Family, and Supportive Friends. Anybody who has these has true abundance no matter what the financial statement says at the end of the month.

]]> By: Michael http://www.gatherlittlebylittle.com/2008/03/the-last-lecture/comment-page-1/#comment-5066 Michael Tue, 03 Jun 2008 07:38:42 +0000 http://www.gatherlittlebylittle.com/2008/03/27/the-last-lecture/#comment-5066 How inspiring Randy Pausch is! If you liked "The Last Lecture", another fantastic memoir I just read and highly recommend is "My Stroke of Insight" by Dr. Jill Bolte Taylor. Her TEDTalk video (ted.com) has been seen as many times as The Last Lecture I think, and Oprah did 4 shows on her book, so there are a lot of similarities. In My Stroke of Insight, there's a happy ending though. It's an incredible story! I hear they're making it into a movie. How inspiring Randy Pausch is! If you liked “The Last Lecture”, another fantastic memoir I just read and highly recommend is “My Stroke of Insight” by Dr. Jill Bolte Taylor. Her TEDTalk video (ted.com) has been seen as many times as The Last Lecture I think, and Oprah did 4 shows on her book, so there are a lot of similarities. In My Stroke of Insight, there’s a happy ending though. It’s an incredible story! I hear they’re making it into a movie.

]]> By: Ric Medrow http://www.gatherlittlebylittle.com/2008/03/the-last-lecture/comment-page-1/#comment-5065 Ric Medrow Thu, 10 Apr 2008 06:42:09 +0000 http://www.gatherlittlebylittle.com/2008/03/27/the-last-lecture/#comment-5065 Randy Pausch’s message is so clear to me. Sometimes, we see a brick wall and get angry at God. Why should life be so difficult? We rage and get angry and sometimes even doubt His existence. A good God wouldn’t make me suffer, we say. But, our suffering comes from struggling. We fight God’s plan for us. We attain peace when we cease to struggle and do what we know is right. I remember when I lost my career in journalism to a recession. I was angry. It was my career. My life! My vision for my life was so clear in my mind. I hated this! But, I went back to grad school. I struggled for seven years of hard work. Really struggled. But, a strange thing happened. As soon as I went back to school and just gave up on journalism, I was at peace with myself. It felt right. All those long, hard nights of reading awful books was no fun. But, it felt right. There are some who say I have changed their lives. I don’t regret the loss of my journalism career at all. I thank God every day I walk into my classroom and make a difference. We can struggle and rage and hang onto our will all we want. Sometimes, my way just seems to make more sense. How can this other way be right? It may even feel right if we are paying attention. But, it makes no sense! One of the best lessons I’ve learned is to stop struggling and trying to choose my path with my brain. Now, I follow my heart. It always leads me down the right path. I enjoy life now like never before! Thank you, Randy. You have enriched our lives with your gift to us! Randy Pausch’s message is so clear to me.

Sometimes, we see a brick wall and get angry at God. Why should life be so difficult?

We rage and get angry and sometimes even doubt His existence. A good God wouldn’t make me suffer, we say.

But, our suffering comes from struggling.

We fight God’s plan for us. We attain peace when we cease to struggle and do what we know is right.

I remember when I lost my career in journalism to a recession. I was angry.

It was my career. My life! My vision for my life was so clear in my mind. I hated this!

But, I went back to grad school. I struggled for seven years of hard work. Really struggled.

But, a strange thing happened. As soon as I went back to school and just gave up on journalism, I was at peace with myself. It felt right. All those long, hard nights of reading awful books was no fun. But, it felt right.

There are some who say I have changed their lives. I don’t regret the loss of my journalism career at all.

I thank God every day I walk into my classroom and make a difference.

We can struggle and rage and hang onto our will all we want. Sometimes, my way just seems to make more sense. How can this other way be right? It may even feel right if we are paying attention. But, it makes no sense!

One of the best lessons I’ve learned is to stop struggling and trying to choose my path with my brain. Now, I follow my heart.

It always leads me down the right path. I enjoy life now like never before!

Thank you, Randy. You have enriched our lives with your gift to us!

]]> By: NKTelco Web Mail (Shawn & Jenni Egbert) - The Simple Dollar - inbox http://www.gatherlittlebylittle.com/2008/03/the-last-lecture/comment-page-1/#comment-5064 NKTelco Web Mail (Shawn & Jenni Egbert) - The Simple Dollar - inbox Thu, 03 Apr 2008 13:16:35 +0000 http://www.gatherlittlebylittle.com/2008/03/27/the-last-lecture/#comment-5064 <!--%kramer-ref-pre%-->[...] The Last Lecture and Brick Walls If you haven’t seen it, it’s really worth your time to watch Randy Pausch’s last lecture. It’s one of my favorite inspirational and motivational speeches I’ve ever heard, right up there with Jim Valvano’s “don’t give up” speech. (@ gather little by little) [...]<!--%kramer-ref-post%--> [...] The Last Lecture and Brick Walls If you haven’t seen it, it’s really worth your time to watch Randy Pausch’s last lecture. It’s one of my favorite inspirational and motivational speeches I’ve ever heard, right up there with Jim Valvano’s “don’t give up” speech. (@ gather little by little) [...]

]]> By: The Simple Dollar » The Simple Dollar Weekly Roundup: Seth Godin Edition http://www.gatherlittlebylittle.com/2008/03/the-last-lecture/comment-page-1/#comment-5063 The Simple Dollar » The Simple Dollar Weekly Roundup: Seth Godin Edition Wed, 02 Apr 2008 14:02:15 +0000 http://www.gatherlittlebylittle.com/2008/03/27/the-last-lecture/#comment-5063 [...] The Last Lecture and Brick Walls If you haven’t seen it, it’s really worth your time to watch Randy Pausch’s last lecture. It’s one of my favorite inspirational and motivational speeches I’ve ever heard, right up there with Jim Valvano’s “don’t give up” speech. (@ gather little by little) [...] [...] The Last Lecture and Brick Walls If you haven’t seen it, it’s really worth your time to watch Randy Pausch’s last lecture. It’s one of my favorite inspirational and motivational speeches I’ve ever heard, right up there with Jim Valvano’s “don’t give up” speech. (@ gather little by little) [...]

]]> By: Weekly Roundup - Giveaway Edition http://www.gatherlittlebylittle.com/2008/03/the-last-lecture/comment-page-1/#comment-5062 Weekly Roundup - Giveaway Edition Sun, 30 Mar 2008 19:21:55 +0000 http://www.gatherlittlebylittle.com/2008/03/27/the-last-lecture/#comment-5062 [...] Little by Little - The last lecture and brick walls. Seize the day. You need to live life like this will be your last [...] [...] Little by Little – The last lecture and brick walls. Seize the day. You need to live life like this will be your last [...]

]]> By: Kingdom First Mom http://www.gatherlittlebylittle.com/2008/03/the-last-lecture/comment-page-1/#comment-5061 Kingdom First Mom Fri, 28 Mar 2008 21:04:23 +0000 http://www.gatherlittlebylittle.com/2008/03/27/the-last-lecture/#comment-5061 Yes, this post spoke to me in a big way. Brick walls are all around me right now, financially speaking. Thank you for the scripture references, they are great! Yes, this post spoke to me in a big way. Brick walls are all around me right now, financially speaking. Thank you for the scripture references, they are great!

]]> By: Shanti @ Antishay http://www.gatherlittlebylittle.com/2008/03/the-last-lecture/comment-page-1/#comment-5060 Shanti @ Antishay Fri, 28 Mar 2008 07:37:13 +0000 http://www.gatherlittlebylittle.com/2008/03/27/the-last-lecture/#comment-5060 Thank you so much for this post. I am in a good place right now, but many of my friends are not and they will need this :) The video is amazing and I sent an email out to all of my family and friends with the link just now. Just... thank you so much! Thank you so much for this post. I am in a good place right now, but many of my friends are not and they will need this :) The video is amazing and I sent an email out to all of my family and friends with the link just now. Just… thank you so much!

]]> By: John Hunter http://www.gatherlittlebylittle.com/2008/03/the-last-lecture/comment-page-1/#comment-5051 John Hunter Thu, 27 Mar 2008 22:17:15 +0000 http://www.gatherlittlebylittle.com/2008/03/27/the-last-lecture/#comment-5051 That is a great lecture. I posted about it previously: <a href="http://engineering.curiouscatblog.net/2007/09/20/cmu-professor-gives-his-last-lesson-on-life/" rel="nofollow">CMU Professor Gives His Last Lesson on Life</a> That is a great lecture. I posted about it previously: CMU Professor Gives His Last Lesson on Life

]]> By: Lynnae @ Being Frugal.net http://www.gatherlittlebylittle.com/2008/03/the-last-lecture/comment-page-1/#comment-5052 Lynnae @ Being Frugal.net Thu, 27 Mar 2008 18:00:37 +0000 http://www.gatherlittlebylittle.com/2008/03/27/the-last-lecture/#comment-5052 Excellent post! I saw that Oprah episode a while back, and the professor was really inspiring. When I'm up against a brick wall, I often remember a lesson I learned in a Bible study (the same lesson that Dan reiterated): God isn't as interested in our comfort as much as he is interested in our faith and relationship with him. And it is often through the darkest times that our faith grows the most. I know that's been true in my life. Thanks for the inspiration today! And thanks for the links too! Excellent post! I saw that Oprah episode a while back, and the professor was really inspiring.

When I’m up against a brick wall, I often remember a lesson I learned in a Bible study (the same lesson that Dan reiterated): God isn’t as interested in our comfort as much as he is interested in our faith and relationship with him. And it is often through the darkest times that our faith grows the most. I know that’s been true in my life.

Thanks for the inspiration today! And thanks for the links too!

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