VP Health & Fitness

I’m sure many of you have heard about Professor Pausch.  Last summer, he learned that the pancreatic cancer he was fighting had returned and spread, and that he only had months to live. A few weeks later, he delivered his “last lecture”, a talk meant to share the wisdom he’d gained during his lifetime.  Pausch’s presentation, entitled “Really Achieving Your Childhood Dreams” was a huge Internet phenomenon, and was downloaded more than 10,000,000 times. I personally have watched it about 3 times in it’s entirety. It had a profound impact on me and helped me go back and think about every single dream and goal I had as I was young. It’s inspiring on so many levels.

Randy Pausch died on July 25, 2008 at age 47. Here is the complete video of his last lecture:

I for one have started pursuing a lot of my goals and dreams that I had given up on. 

I am playing basketball again and will soon start competing this coming September (maybe even some college ball???).  I have registered to start taking classes again so I can finish my degree.  And this one is WAY out there, but I thought about it as a kid and was really reminded of it while watching the finale of American Gladiators this past Monday… I want to compete against those people!!!

So… I would really like to read about some of your dreams and goals that you have set for your self.   Any fitness goals for the last few months of this year?  Mine is to be at my ideal weight for my upcoming 29th b-day in December.  I am SO determined to do it this time!!!!!!!

If you haven’t watched this before, I urge you to do so now. After that, be inspired and go pursue some of your dreams and goals that you have set for your self.

Blessings,

~ Vilma

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