Legacy

The hits just keep coming this year.
Maybe I'm just getting older and this is now a normal part of life.
But that makes it 4 people close to me...this year.... and now an icon.

On the day the world was grieving the loss of an icon, I lost a friend..
one who truly lived her life in a short 28 years ..
and helped me get through some difficult times in my own life.
But the one thing that always fascinated me about her was how she was able to get up after being knocked down..every single time... brush it off, and then continue reveling in life.... that short part of which I shared with her.

Sometimes you just have to take risks ... those who we consider having made it are those who took risks.. and put it all on the line.. for times when they felt it all in the gut.

Trust your gut and live your passion... said the man who single-handedly revolutionized how future generations will use consumer electronics..

On Instinct

"You can't connect the dots looking forward; you can only connect them looking backwards. So you have to trust that the dots will somehow connect in your future. You have to trust in something – your gut, destiny, life, karma, whatever. This approach has never let me down, and it has made all the difference in my life."

Have faith.. and go with it... When you look back, you'll see the road not taken. and the path you did tread on...and if you happen to be one of those visionaries.. chances are . you took the path not oft taken.... and if you're lucky.. you'll change the world...and if you're not...You'll live happy.

oh everyone should be so unlucky!

But that's what greatness is... finding the simple things in this complex walk of life... one that is unfortunately fleetingly escapes us..
and being conscious and aware of this very mortality is likely the most important thing in living a life fulfilling for yourself and others.

On life

"Remembering that I'll be dead soon is the most important tool I've ever encountered to help me make the big choices in life. Because almost everything - all external expectations, all pride, all fear of embarrassment or failure - these things just fall away in the face of death, leaving only what is truly important. Remembering that you are going to die is the best way I know to avoid the trap of thinking you have something to lose. You are already naked. There is no reason not to follow your heart."

Lose the baggage..no one cares.. it doesn't matter...
You leave exactly how you came... empty handed
When its all said and done.. would you rather beam at all you had achieved... or regret not doing things you could have done..
Everyone comes into the world screaming away in tears as they leave the womb... but its those rare few who leave this place smiling, laughing, cheerful.. and on their own terms.. those are the kings of their destiny

If you feel it in your gut.. you go for it...
You live... on your own terms..
No reason not to follow your heart..
It won't beat for ever..


-The Canuck Engineer