Connecting The Dots

     "You've got to find what you love. And that is as true for your work as it is for your lovers. Your work is going to fill a large part of your life, and the only way to be truly satisfied is to do what you believe is great work. And the only way to do great work is to love what you do."   ~Steve Jobs, Commencement Speech at Stanford


   Steve Jobs was lucky. Not just because he was a billionaire and CEO of Apple Computers. 
And not because he created the world's first animation studio - Pixar. He was lucky because he met an amazing woman and fell in love. 

    At his famous commencement speech to graduates at Stanford university, he mentioned three stories about his life: Connecting the dots, doing what you love and a story about looking in the mirror.

 "For the past 33 years, I have looked in the mirror every morning and asked myself: "If today were the last day of my life, would I want to do what I am about to do today?" And whenever the answer has been "No" for too many days in a row, I know I need to change something.

     Steve Jobs reminds us: There is no reason not to follow your heart.

This is his 20th anniversary message to his wife : 

"We didn't know much about each other twenty years ago. We were guided by our intuition; you swept me off my feet. Years passed, kids came, good times, hard times, but never bad times. Our love and respect has endured and grown. Now older, wiser, with wrinkles on our faces and hearts; we know many of life's joys, sufferings, secrets and wonders and we're still here together. My feet have never returned to the ground." 

   It's amazing how beautiful (and yet very distinct) each person's love story is. 

When your "feet never leave the ground", you have met the person of your dreams. That connection is ethereal.