I’ve spent the last two days weeping quietly in my heart over someting I considered to be close to an ultimate act of betrayal and wondering how best I can come to terms with living in this dog eat dog world whilst maintaining my own values; wondering whether it is ever necessary to change those values to adapt just to survive.

This was until this morning when I listened to Steve Jobs’ famous Stanford Commencement speech and remembered the values my mother instilled in me as a very young child…

…be true to yourself. Hold the things you value close to your heart and don’t lose faith…

This morning  I listened repeatedly and with rapt attention to Jobs’ speech and boy did it resonate with me and lift my soul as it has no doubt done with millions who have listened to it.  Steve Jobs has achieved more than many of us will ever achieve in our life time and is arguably one of the most successful men than ever lived and he managed to do this whilst sticking to his values despite apparent failure, public humiliation and loss.

I believe whatever happens in our lives happens for a reason and we don’t always see this immediately but it is always useful to ‘connect the dots’.  We can’t do this looking forward but can see it clearly looking backwards. It can be awful tasting medicine but useful for the patient.

I am really inspired to learn Steve survived all this and learned to live with disloyalty and betrayal in the corporate world and still remain true to his values. He exhorts us to follow our hearts, to trust in something and to love what we do. Above all to remember what a limited amount of time we have on this earth and more importantly to have the courage to follow our heart.

What a fantastic man! If you haven’t already heard it – here it is.

As for me, I am already on my heart’s path…

Have a truly blessed day.