mobile question for you all and if you got up as early as I did it’s probably
got up as early as I did it’s probably
got up as early as I did it’s probably debatable how many of you are alive
debatable how many of you are alive
debatable how many of you are alive [Music]
[Music]
[Music] that’s good all your raise your hands
now how many of you have lived and i
now how many of you have lived and i don’t mean using the oxygen and exerting
don’t mean using the oxygen and exerting
don’t mean using the oxygen and exerting the carbon dioxide I’m accusing your
the carbon dioxide I’m accusing your
the carbon dioxide I’m accusing your short years on this earth to the best
short years on this earth to the best
short years on this earth to the best that you can please raise your hand if
that you can please raise your hand if
that you can please raise your hand if you mix up there are a few months hands
you mix up there are a few months hands
you mix up there are a few months hands why is that if we’re all alive why are
why is that if we’re all alive why are
why is that if we’re all alive why are we all living what’s standing in the way
we all living what’s standing in the way
we all living what’s standing in the way of you living how you would like to so
of you living how you would like to so
of you living how you would like to so think about what you would do if you do
think about what you would do if you do
think about what you would do if you do absolutely in connect today anything at
absolutely in connect today anything at
absolutely in connect today anything at all I can guarantee you none of you
all I can guarantee you none of you
all I can guarantee you none of you could be here so nothing is not you
could be here so nothing is not you
could be here so nothing is not you should be there today what should you do
should be there today what should you do
should be there today what should you do experiencing what makes you happy
experiencing what makes you happy
experiencing what makes you happy because this experience makes a memory
because this experience makes a memory
because this experience makes a memory and this memory is stored in your brain
and this memory is stored in your brain
and this memory is stored in your brain and the only thing that you can be sure
and the only thing that you can be sure
and the only thing that you can be sure that you will have what you’ve done is
that you will have what you’ve done is
that you will have what you’ve done is yourself in your brain and that’s why
yourself in your brain and that’s why
yourself in your brain and that’s why memories are so important I was out
memories are so important I was out
memories are so important I was out hunting once and it had gotten dark
hunting once and it had gotten dark
hunting once and it had gotten dark since the hub was over I packed my bag
since the hub was over I packed my bag
since the hub was over I packed my bag and got ready to leave now I had a very
and got ready to leave now I had a very
and got ready to leave now I had a very important decision to me it was a miles
important decision to me it was a miles
important decision to me it was a miles walk back to the car if I take the long
walk back to the car if I take the long
walk back to the car if I take the long way but only a half mile if I took the
way but only a half mile if I took the
way but only a half mile if I took the short which way do you think I went out
short which way do you think I went out
short which way do you think I went out the short way so I turned East and
the short way so I turned East and
the short way so I turned East and headed down into the valley instead of
headed down into the valley instead of
headed down into the valley instead of north around it but when I reached the
north around it but when I reached the
north around it but when I reached the other side I realized I have no idea
other side I realized I have no idea
other side I realized I have no idea where I was I turned left and the
where I was I turned left and the
where I was I turned left and the retreat and I kept running and there
retreat and I kept running and there
retreat and I kept running and there were more cheese and they looked exactly
were more cheese and they looked exactly
were more cheese and they looked exactly like the trees
but I close my eyes and I took a deep
but I close my eyes and I took a deep breath and I made a really deep breath
breath and I made a really deep breath
breath and I made a really deep breath and when I opened my eyes again I
and when I opened my eyes again I
and when I opened my eyes again I completely forgot that I was lost I was
completely forgot that I was lost I was
completely forgot that I was lost I was lost in the middle of nowhere but I was
lost in the middle of nowhere but I was
lost in the middle of nowhere but I was only looking at the stars there was no
only looking at the stars there was no
only looking at the stars there was no light and there was the most beautiful
light and there was the most beautiful
light and there was the most beautiful thing that I’d ever seen the crickets
thing that I’d ever seen the crickets
thing that I’d ever seen the crickets were all i could hear and for the first
were all i could hear and for the first
were all i could hear and for the first time in my life it was truly called
there was no cracks or grass or twigs
there was no cracks or grass or twigs under my feet and the whole world
under my feet and the whole world
under my feet and the whole world carried on without by doing anything at
carried on without by doing anything at
carried on without by doing anything at all although I was lost as almost as if
all although I was lost as almost as if
all although I was lost as almost as if I didn’t have to worry about where I was
I didn’t have to worry about where I was
I didn’t have to worry about where I was because I didn’t know anyways suddenly
because I didn’t know anyways suddenly
because I didn’t know anyways suddenly my father walked through the woods and
my father walked through the woods and
my father walked through the woods and from the sides I was not lost but I was
from the sides I was not lost but I was
from the sides I was not lost but I was almost sad that the bomb ahead ended I
almost sad that the bomb ahead ended I
almost sad that the bomb ahead ended I even missed the feeling of not knowing
even missed the feeling of not knowing
even missed the feeling of not knowing where I was it was almost as if simply
where I was it was almost as if simply
where I was it was almost as if simply not my location was a burden that had
not my location was a burden that had
not my location was a burden that had been lifted off my back I’m telling you
been lifted off my back I’m telling you
been lifted off my back I’m telling you this story because this was the instance
this story because this was the instance
this story because this was the instance I asked myself what if today was all
I asked myself what if today was all
I asked myself what if today was all there was what if there was no tomorrow
there was what if there was no tomorrow
there was what if there was no tomorrow what would I have done differently not
what would I have done differently not
what would I have done differently not in advance if this could have been my
in advance if this could have been my
in advance if this could have been my last day on earth what would you have
last day on earth what would you have
last day on earth what would you have done I was going to Scott and who here
done I was going to Scott and who here
done I was going to Scott and who here would have wanted to do that in their
would have wanted to do that in their
would have wanted to do that in their last day okay maybe skydiving using Fred
last day okay maybe skydiving using Fred
last day okay maybe skydiving using Fred I would be whatever I wanted and I would
I would be whatever I wanted and I would
I would be whatever I wanted and I would have said the things that I should have
have said the things that I should have
have said the things that I should have said but never did I would truly live so
said but never did I would truly live so
said but never did I would truly live so I can’t jump any up any old morning and
I can’t jump any up any old morning and
I can’t jump any up any old morning and say how good sky and I’m not going to
say how good sky and I’m not going to
say how good sky and I’m not going to eat whatever I want all the time but I
eat whatever I want all the time but I
eat whatever I want all the time but I can do a little bit each and every day I
can do a little bit each and every day I
can do a little bit each and every day I can eat an amount of donuts once in a
can eat an amount of donuts once in a
can eat an amount of donuts once in a while and I could say something I would
while and I could say something I would
while and I could say something I would have once been embarrassed to say just
have once been embarrassed to say just
have once been embarrassed to say just to say just as a thrill of not knowing
to say just as a thrill of not knowing
to say just as a thrill of not knowing what the reaction with you I was in the
what the reaction with you I was in the
what the reaction with you I was in the Pacific Northwest is some kids from my
Pacific Northwest is some kids from my
Pacific Northwest is some kids from my school to suffer after 17 a boat had
school to suffer after 17 a boat had
school to suffer after 17 a boat had stopped on San Juan Island for lunch we
stopped on San Juan Island for lunch we
stopped on San Juan Island for lunch we had two hours to do whatever we wanted
had two hours to do whatever we wanted
had two hours to do whatever we wanted before we had to be back on the boat so
before we had to be back on the boat so
before we had to be back on the boat so fern and i found a seafood restaurant to
fern and i found a seafood restaurant to
fern and i found a seafood restaurant to eat at the head up balcony overlooking
eat at the head up balcony overlooking
eat at the head up balcony overlooking the harbor we ordered downstairs and
the harbor we ordered downstairs and
the harbor we ordered downstairs and they thought the table on the balcony it
they thought the table on the balcony it
they thought the table on the balcony it took about 15 minutes for him to get his
took about 15 minutes for him to get his
took about 15 minutes for him to get his food and we waiting but mine to come
food and we waiting but mine to come
food and we waiting but mine to come finally I walk down to the to the
finally I walk down to the to the
finally I walk down to the to the kitchen and asked if there was an order
kitchen and asked if there was an order
kitchen and asked if there was an order for Miller my last name apparently the
for Miller my last name apparently the
for Miller my last name apparently the waiter had placed my order at all so the
waiter had placed my order at all so the
waiter had placed my order at all so the chef pushed it to the front and it would
chef pushed it to the front and it would
chef pushed it to the front and it would be out in 10 minutes I stopped back up
be out in 10 minutes I stopped back up
be out in 10 minutes I stopped back up the stairs and saw back in my chair I
the stairs and saw back in my chair I
the stairs and saw back in my chair I was so mad with the chef the waiter with
was so mad with the chef the waiter with
was so mad with the chef the waiter with everybody I didn’t know why but I’d
everybody I didn’t know why but I’d
everybody I didn’t know why but I’d still difficulty so certainly a song
still difficulty so certainly a song
still difficulty so certainly a song came on the bar and it was somewhere
came on the bar and it was somewhere
came on the bar and it was somewhere over the rainbow by is the big Hawaiian
over the rainbow by is the big Hawaiian
over the rainbow by is the big Hawaiian guy with the ukulele
[Music]
[Music] [Applause]
this song was not anything fancy or not
this song was not anything fancy or not some new hit single but it showed me
some new hit single but it showed me
some new hit single but it showed me that I too was somewhere over the
that I too was somewhere over the
that I too was somewhere over the rainbow this song somehow pushed aside
rainbow this song somehow pushed aside
rainbow this song somehow pushed aside the waiters mistake something I couldn’t
the waiters mistake something I couldn’t
the waiters mistake something I couldn’t even control and showed me the beauty
even control and showed me the beauty
even control and showed me the beauty that had been there all the time and the
that had been there all the time and the
that had been there all the time and the only thing that had changed was my
only thing that had changed was my
only thing that had changed was my perspective there were vast sticking out
perspective there were vast sticking out
perspective there were vast sticking out from the boats on my left and the huge
from the boats on my left and the huge
from the boats on my left and the huge ocean is behind with dotted with reed
ocean is behind with dotted with reed
ocean is behind with dotted with reed islands I’m taking myself now for not
islands I’m taking myself now for not
islands I’m taking myself now for not snapping a photo to show you today
snapping a photo to show you today
snapping a photo to show you today because it would serve as a concert or
because it would serve as a concert or
because it would serve as a concert or Michael to stay in the moment look at it
Michael to stay in the moment look at it
Michael to stay in the moment look at it and simply enjoy back on this beautiful
and simply enjoy back on this beautiful
and simply enjoy back on this beautiful this song told me to stop because this
this song told me to stop because this
this song told me to stop because this is the world that I may never return key
is the world that I may never return key
is the world that I may never return key so I had better enjoy it right now this
so I had better enjoy it right now this
so I had better enjoy it right now this song told me to stop and it allowed me
song told me to stop and it allowed me
song told me to stop and it allowed me to push away the stress from home
to push away the stress from home
to push away the stress from home because I was in place those problems
because I was in place those problems
because I was in place those problems could not reach you and I realized that
could not reach you and I realized that
could not reach you and I realized that I could escape those same problems at
I could escape those same problems at
I could escape those same problems at home too all I had to do was let go all
home too all I had to do was let go all
home too all I had to do was let go all I had to do is let go of the problems
I had to do is let go of the problems
I had to do is let go of the problems that I had no control over and every day
that I had no control over and every day
that I had no control over and every day I would be somewhere over the rainbow so
I would be somewhere over the rainbow so
I would be somewhere over the rainbow so a lot of high five moments like this
a lot of high five moments like this
a lot of high five moments like this every day it’s because each of
every day it’s because each of
every day it’s because each of falling into around each of us has a
falling into around each of us has a
falling into around each of us has a system that we follow I wake up eat
system that we follow I wake up eat
system that we follow I wake up eat breakfast go to school learn something
breakfast go to school learn something
breakfast go to school learn something come back come on eat dinner go to bed
come back come on eat dinner go to bed
come back come on eat dinner go to bed wake up and do it all over the next day
wake up and do it all over the next day
wake up and do it all over the next day I do not want to set up my death bed and
I do not want to set up my death bed and
I do not want to set up my death bed and think to myself what have I done and
think to myself what have I done and
think to myself what have I done and come to the conclusion that I haven’t
come to the conclusion that I haven’t
come to the conclusion that I haven’t done anything at all this cannot happen
done anything at all this cannot happen
done anything at all this cannot happen to me and it should not happen to any of
to me and it should not happen to any of
to me and it should not happen to any of us I’m going to be doing something
us I’m going to be doing something
us I’m going to be doing something amazing when I kick the bucket because
amazing when I kick the bucket because
amazing when I kick the bucket because I’m going to be doing something amazing
I’m going to be doing something amazing
I’m going to be doing something amazing every day I’m going to get to do
every day I’m going to get to do
every day I’m going to get to do something it gets my heart pumping my
something it gets my heart pumping my
something it gets my heart pumping my internal being every day however if you
internal being every day however if you
internal being every day however if you are confined to a bit for a medical
are confined to a bit for a medical
are confined to a bit for a medical reason jump out of bed up here go
reason jump out of bed up here go
reason jump out of bed up here go skydiving up here because how you feel
skydiving up here because how you feel
skydiving up here because how you feel appears what batteries it’s where all
appears what batteries it’s where all
appears what batteries it’s where all those memories elite uq and it’s where
those memories elite uq and it’s where
those memories elite uq and it’s where you kept every memory until now find
you kept every memory until now find
you kept every memory until now find your happiest the long as he felt so hot
your happiest the long as he felt so hot
your happiest the long as he felt so hot you could never fall your wedding day
you could never fall your wedding day
you could never fall your wedding day the day we first drove a car the day
the day we first drove a car the day
the day we first drove a car the day simply SAT watch the Sun go down and
simply SAT watch the Sun go down and
simply SAT watch the Sun go down and live in those muffins forever if you
live in those muffins forever if you
live in those muffins forever if you actually believe that you live life the
actually believe that you live life the
actually believe that you live life the best you could you cannot have spent a
best you could you cannot have spent a
best you could you cannot have spent a moment of it better you will not be
moment of it better you will not be
moment of it better you will not be scared of death because death will be
scared of death because death will be
scared of death because death will be the only journey that you have not yet
the only journey that you have not yet
the only journey that you have not yet explored to start all you have to do is
explored to start all you have to do is
explored to start all you have to do is jump out of your hands you’re going to
jump out of your hands you’re going to
jump out of your hands you’re going to start all you have to do is get lost so
start all you have to do is get lost so
start all you have to do is get lost so thank you ladies and gentlemen but it
thank you ladies and gentlemen but it
thank you ladies and gentlemen but it still one last message for you and this
still one last message for you and this
still one last message for you and this what matters the most find what makes
what matters the most find what makes
what matters the most find what makes your world light up and do it every
your world light up and do it every
your world light up and do it every single day so
single day so
single day so you
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