Dreams, A Better World, and Favorable Energy

[JaneYoung]

Originally Posted by Rich Kressly

We all have a finite time to be here. Why not live and work with that understanding?

Mr. Kressly has left us with a post filled with infinite levels of wisdom, knowledge, and connections to explore. This single post will provide many of us with more tools to work with in pursuing our dreams and goals, and in attaining a better understanding of the bigger picture in our lives and in our desire to help create and implement significant cultural changes in our world and our societies.

Each reference is a gem, each author, each individual mentioned - worthy of listening to and paying attention to.

Thank you for taking the time to gather your thoughts and delve into your life's sources of inspiration and direction to share with all of us in such a wise and quiet way, Rich. You have planted seeds here and many will have an opportunity to grow in remarkable ways.

This post should be stickied for past, present, and future members and readers of ChiefDelphi to have ready access to for an immediate gift of inspiration, beauty, and truth.

Jane

[Mr MOE]

Rich:

Awesome post! Thanks for reinvigorating this thread. Summer is a great time to put everything into perspective.

A few more books for my summer reading list...

[FourPenguins]

Stop making me want to spend money on books! I don't need any more good influences in my life!!!!

On a more serious note, thank you for your words of wisdom. They gave me pause for thought and added to my reading list.

[IKE]

Wow. I just watched Randy Pausch’s Last Lecture and all I can say is WOW. Thanks for digging that back up. I am still in a bit of awe after a speech like that.
For those of you that haven't watched it yet, the actual lecture is only 1:30. If you think that is too much time then I suggest watching it instead of any reality TV or anything else. Very moving. I hopefully will never look at a "Brick Wall" the same way.

Rich,
Thanks you for sharing your thoughts. I am turning 30 this year and consider it another one of those milestones in my life where I need to reflect on where I am, who I am, and where and who I want to be. I have been veiwing things with that perspective for the last year and have noticed many wonderful things going on in the World.

[JesseK]

Originally Posted by FourPenguins

Stop making me want to spend money on books! I don't need any more good influences in my life!!!!

I set aside a bit each paycheck specifically for books

Finally, a decent list of books to read. I like how they're not all the most recent things that ever came out too; that seems to be the problem with most recommended reads I've been given.