Quite a few months back I did an article on Dr Randy Pausch’s ‘Last Lecture’, well today somebody sent me this version….much shorter…from the Oprah Winfrey Show. What an amazing man….dying with pancreatic cancer and giving this moving, motivating and inspirational speech.

His talk is about childhood dreams and how he just went for what he wanted…getting rejected along the way…but even keeping his rejection letters…finding them inspirational. “Experience is what you get…when you don’t get what you want”. Also making the point that you must always have fun.

Sadly, Dr. Randy Pausch, the Carnegie Mellon professor lost his battle with cancer on the 25th July, 2008, leaving behind a wife and three young children. He was only 47 years old.

Watch…pass it along to your friends….I’m sure they too will find it motivating and inspirational. You can find the full lecture on ‘You Tube’, it has been viewed by millions…. is well worth watching.

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On 60 Minutes last night there was a story about Nick Vujicic, an incredible 25 year old man with a wonderful attitude, an inspiring young man. When he tells the story of his birth and the shock that his parents received, will have you in tears. Nick was born without arms and legs, but was otherwise healthy.

Nick told the story of when he was 6 years old he had a particular hard day at school from the ridicule and taunts of other students, how he got out of bed and looked in the mirror and said “Nick, what do you have that is good than no-one can change, that no one can argue with?” He just wanted something good about himself to hold onto. He looked himself in the eyes and said “Hey, you’ve got some good looking eyes”. And that he has, in fact, Nick has beautiful eyes and a cheeky smile to go with it.

Nick became School Captain, went to Uni, got a double degree and set himself up in an amazing job.

Nick is now living in America, has become an absolute hit as a motivational speaker and preacher. He believes that he is achieving more in his life than the average 25 year old. Peter Overton asked Nick if he saw himself as a disabled person. Nick’s reply was “I know I have no arms, no legs, but the definition of disability is something stopping you from being able to do something. In my life, there’s hardly anything I’ve found that I can’t do.” (He even plays golf).

He commented that “Everybody’s going through something, you know, we are all going through something. It’s just my pain is a bit more visible than yours or somebody else. When that clicked, it was like a light bulb went…just flashed in my brain. I’m like hey, now I see life as an opportunity.”

Nick travels around the world on the spiritual circuit for his ministry “Life without Limbs”. He has visited 14 countries and so far spoken to 2 million people. He appeals to all ages, especially kids and teenagers. His largest crowd being a 110,000. Nick’s ambition is to reach the world, by speaking to millions and millions of people.

He has ambitions of one day getting married and having children, and one day walking his daughter down the aisle. I feel sure he will achieve this.

Nick loves hugs, it’s his way of physically connecting with people and if I could have reached through that television set I would have given him a huge one.

Have a great day.
Diane