Sadly, Randy Pausch’s inspirational battle with cancer ended on July 25. If you are one of the few who haven’t seen it, watch his now famous “Last Lecture,” which I posted in this blog last February (“a great attitude, a great life“). It is the full length version. The shorter version given on the Oprah [...]
Monthly Archives: July 2008
Mental illness discussed with class and a human touch
If you want a real sense of what it is like to be afflicted with a mental illness, I strongly suggest you check out a website called Breakdown put together by The Globe and Mail. It provides a clear and very human portrait of how lives are affected by schizophrenia, anxiety and depression. In reading [...]
The Power of Positive Thinking?
We are always told to think positively. I couldn’t agree more. Despite an occasional tendency to complain, I consider myself to be an optimist in general. Unfortunately, there is no easy way to think positively. Many people believe that saying positive things to themselves is the answer. If only life was that simple. In last [...]
