Love Bucket Consideration “PRIVATE” The Love between Steve and Laurene Jobs

Yesterday, the love bucket was a little emptier with the loss of Steve Jobs.  His family and wife, Laurene, feels this deeply and the world mourns a truly great visionary.

“If you haven’t found it yet, keep looking. Don’t settle. As with all matters of the heart, you’ll know when you find it. And, like any great relationship, it just gets better and better as the years roll on.”
— Steve Jobs

This from Robert Scoble in a G+ post today: Tonight I had dinner with a few people who know Steve Jobs’ wife Laurene Powell Jobs and/or worked directly with Steve and they all praised his wife as being both kind and strong.

This photo is one that came up several times at dinner. Shot by Lea Suzuki of the San Francisco Chronicle at the end of the keynote address to the Apple Worldwide Developers Conference on June 6th shows the strong relationship they both have.

It also shows the emotion Steve had as he finished what would be his last performance on stage.

Over the next few days I bet we get to know Laurene a bit more. I have no idea if she wants the spotlight or not, I imagine that they were so private for a reason, but she will play a key role in the future of Silicon Valley no matter how public she wants to be.

I remember how the Hewletts and Packards reshaped Northern California through their daughter’s interests (the Monterey Bay Aquarium is a great example of that).

Laurene Jobs now is one of Silicon Valley’s most powerful women and we don’t know much about her.

The press is going to push in on her over the next few days, to try to find out more about her.

I hope they give her and their kids space to move and think over the next few weeks as they grieve, but a new chapter in Steve Jobs’ legacy is about to start and she and her kids are in control of that.

I can’t imagine that it’s an easy role to be thrust out into the public, with all eyes looking at you, the way she’s about to be.

Let’s all send some of this love that’s been gushing all over the Internet her way. She’s going to need it now.

The original photo of Steve and Laurena was printed here SFgate.com 6/6/11

(Thank you Robert for sharing this)

Note from Sherrie Rose:  If you’ve been following The Love Bucket Blog, you know that there are several considerations and one of them is privacy.

Many celebrities and public figures keep their private lives as private as possible for a multitude of reasons.  Our “relationship riches” often stem from our intimate relationship and our closest partner in life.  Our spouse is often an anchor during storms and helps you navigate life.  The direction of love’s true north is swayed by business and work demands.

This is not a news story.  This is the story of when one lover departs first and there is a “hole in the love bucket.”  Real love can never be replaced because it leaves a lasting impression.

Now, Laurene must take the helm by herself in a very public way.  Her heart is heavy and she is concerned for her three teenage children, Reed, Erin,and Eve.  Steve’s daughter Lisa is also heartbroken.    My heart goes out to the family with love, sympathy and condolences.

As Robert wrote, “the first one sets the tone for the rest.”  Continue to send love to Lauren Powell Jobs and the Jobs family and uplift their spirits.

One’s life can be reduced to a simple “infographic” and as you look on, imagine how fleeting life is that it can be reduced to one page at-a-glance.