Ronni, Apart from your occasional very helpful advice on this list, I don't know you from a bar of soap.
However, you are a champion, and thank you for sharing your story with us. I wish you well. I can't believe how personal it feels, hearing of Steve Jobs's death... Cheers, Andrew On 06/10/2011, at 4:35 PM, Pedro wrote: > Hi All > > That was a beautiful story Ronni. Helps us all understand your passion > I would like to believe he looking down at us all smiling from the iClouds. > > This bought a tear to my eye > > http://9to5mac.com/2011/10/05/steve-jobs-narrates-the-first-think-different-commercial-heres-to-the-crazy-ones/ > > > > kind regards > > Pedro > > > On 06/10/2011, at 12:12 PM, Ronda Brown wrote: > >> >> A very sad day. Steve Jobs will be remembered as a truly great man for many >> reasons. >> >> He was particularly inspirational and gave me the motivation I needed when I >> viewed and listened to his 'Stanford University’s 114th Commencement on June >> 12, 2005’ speech. >> >> It was my Birthday; and I had returned home from Hospital after another >> operation for my battle with cancer, which had recurred after years of >> remission, and losing my husband to cancer in 2003. >> My prognosis was not the best and I was trying to come to terms with it, and >> learn how to deal with it and move forward; this time without the support of >> my darling husband. >> >> I can not remember how I came across the Video Speech, but to this day I >> remember Steve Jobs words; >> >> “Sometimes life hits you in the head with a brick. Don’t lose faith… You’ve >> got to find what you love.” >> >> All of Steve’s speech was inspirational, but these particular words >> motivated me beyond belief. >> I decided to change my life ... 'take on' Cancer again and beat it, and >> since I had lost one love, find what I love doing and learn to do it to the >> best of my ability. >> I knew I loved Macs and everything to do with Apple, but I had never had the >> time to really pursue this passion. >> Well, the rest is history, I threw my energies into ‘living with cancer' and >> doing something I really love … working with Macs and anything Apple. >> >> I still have the Video Speech and watched it again this morning after >> hearing the sad news of Steve losing his battle with cancer. >> Steve you were, and always will be an inspiration to me … Rest In Peace! >> >> Kind Regards, >> >> Ronni >> >> >> >> >> On 06/10/2011, at 11:05 AM, Darrel McGuiness wrote: >> >>> Condolence to all, >>> >>> See a brilliant video of 3 phases of Steves' life; by Steve himself. >>> >>> Various ways of seeing this:- just google Steve Jobs' 2005 Stanford >>> commencement address. >>> >>> Regards >>> >>> Darrel >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- >> Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> >> Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> >> Settings & Unsubscribe - >> <http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug> > > 15" MacBookPro 2.66 GHz Core i7 > 4 GB/1067 MHz 500GB > OS X 10.7.1 Lion > > > > > -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- > Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> > Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> > Settings & Unsubscribe - > <http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug> -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> Settings & Unsubscribe - <http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug>
