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03/30/2017

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12/27/2016

The post below was originally from December 4, 2011. My dad's birthday. It's always been a holiday and it always will be. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year. Enjoy! For the past nine months I've walked into and in front of people almost every day. If you've been on my right side you've been ignored, unnoticed and sometimes even gotten the inadvertent right hand slap. [ 462 more words ]

http://eyeneedhope.com/2016/12/27/a-repost-of-a-stubbed-toe/

Post navigation ← Previous A repost of: A Stubbed Toe Posted on December 27, 2016 by Brian The post below was originally from December 4, 2011.  My dad’s birthday.  It’s always been a holiday and it always will be.  Merry Christmas and Happy New Year.  Enjoy! For the past nine months I’ve walked int...

11/15/2016

Are you kidding me? I laughed at him? You can't be serious. I'm having a lot of success in the position that I've only held for 4 months. This doesn't make any sense. "I'm sorry, but this is what I've been told. This isn't what I thought my job would be". This is a conversation that nobody ever wants to have. [ 217 more words ]

http://eyeneedhope.com/2016/11/15/theres-a-resource-action-and-youre-effected/

Post navigation ← Previous There’s a Resource Action AND You’re Effected Posted on November 15, 2016 by Brian Are you kidding me? I laughed at him?  You can’t be serious.  I’m having a lot of success in the position that I’ve only held for 4 months. This doesn’t make any sense.  “I’m sorry, but this...

10/11/2016

This afternoon I'm taking a trip. I'm going to a place where I can disconnect and be who I am. It's a place like none other. It's a place where time stands still. It's a place where most people can't go. Many people don't even want to go. It's a place that brings me back to who I am and where I'm from. [ 114 more words ]

http://eyeneedhope.com/2016/10/11/time-to-reconnect/

Post navigation ← Previous Time to Reconnect Posted on October 11, 2016 by Brian This afternoon I’m taking a trip.  I’m going to a place where I can disconnect and be who I am.  It’s a place like none other.  It’s a place where time stands still.  It’s a place where most people can’t go.  Many peopl...

10/02/2016

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09/19/2016

Back when I was a kid in high school we had a “CC” team that ran through the cornfields of Northwest Ohio. It wasn’t a large team, but it brought with it a great sense of belonging and diversity. I always thought that the “CC” stood for Cross County. For some reason, in the past few years there have been quite of few “XC” teams popping up. [ 265 more words ]

http://eyeneedhope.com/2016/09/19/xc-team/

Post navigation ← Previous XC team Posted on September 19, 2016 by Brian Back when I was a kid in high school we had a “CC” team that ran through the cornfields of Northwest Ohio.  It wasn’t a large team, but it brought with it a great sense of belonging and diversity.  I always thought that the “CC...

09/11/2016

There. I said it. One of the things that I used to love is gone. Just keepin in real. I bought a car in February of 2011 that had 5,000 miles on it. On March 3rd, less than a month later, I was blinded by one of two Cavernous Malformations in my brain stem. From that point, until mid-October of that same year, Connie drove my new car to get me where I needed to be. [ 361 more words ]

http://eyeneedhope.com/2016/09/11/i-hate-driving/

Post navigation ← Previous I Hate Driving Posted on September 11, 2016 by Brian There.  I said it.  One of the things that I used to love is gone. Just keepin in real. I bought a car in February of 2011 that had 5,000 miles on it.  On March 3rd, less than a month later, I was blinded by one of two C...

09/05/2016

This is a tough subject for me to write about. No-one can really imagine what I see, but I'd like to give you an idea. The idea is that you'll have an appreciation. Maybe someday this will help somebody. I often remind people that I only have one eye. Well, that's not entirely true. I actually have two eyes. One that I use and another that I keep under covers. [ 489 more words ]

http://eyeneedhope.com/2016/09/05/whats-it-like-to-see-double/

Post navigation ← Previous What’s It Like to See Double? Posted on September 5, 2016 by Brian This is a tough subject for me to write about.  No-one can really imagine what I see, but I’d like to give you an idea.  The idea is that you’ll have an appreciation.  Maybe someday this will help somebody....

08/28/2016

These last few days I've had my face in my phone more than normal. I've been trying to read as much as I can. Why? Well, I know that the more I read the easier it will be for me to write. Why do I need to write? Why can't I just be a dad, a husband, a coworker, a salesman, a customer, a christian? [ 308 more words ]

http://eyeneedhope.com/2016/08/28/can-i-get-you-some-coffee/

Post navigation ← Previous Can I Get You Some Coffee? Posted on August 28, 2016 by Brian These last few days I’ve had my face in my phone more than normal.  I’ve been trying to read as much as I can.  Why?  Well, I know that the more I read the easier it will be for me to write.  Why do I need to wr...

08/21/2016

Over the past few days Connie and I have been on a college movement crusade. First, we took our daughter to Bowling Green to begin her first year as a college student. She's a bright and beautiful girl who fills her dad with pride. I still remember the day that we found out about her heart condition. This condition would cause her to have heart surgery when she was only four months old. [ 253 more words ]

http://eyeneedhope.com/2016/08/21/our-kids-know-what-it-takes/

Post navigation ← Previous Our Kid’s Know What It Takes! Posted on August 21, 2016 by Brian Over the past few days Connie and I have been on a college movement crusade.  First, we took our daughter to Bowling Green to begin her first year as a college student.  She’s a bright and beautiful girl who…

08/14/2016

Self limiting beliefs (you know, those things that creep into our "self-conscious" where we sabotage our self image and credibility) are bad enough, but THEN you have other people that add to those doubts. It goes something like this. I'll tell people that I'm writing a book and beginning a speaking career and here are some of the responses that I've gotten. [ 326 more words ]

http://eyeneedhope.com/2016/08/14/dont-let-others-tell-you-what-you-cant-do/

Post navigation ← Previous Don’t let others tell you what you can’t do Posted on August 14, 2016 by Brian Self limiting beliefs (you know, those things that creep into our “self-conscious” where we sabotage our self image and credibility) are bad enough, but THEN you have other people that add to th...

08/07/2016

What's it like when you know that you have to get out of bed, but don't want to? What's it like when you want to stay home, but have to go to work? What's it like when you've given a free pass, but don't want to take it? What's it like when someone has offered you a ride, because they know that you could probably use it? [ 234 more words. ]

http://eyeneedhope.com/2016/08/07/push-yourself/

Post navigation ← Previous Push Yourself Posted on August 7, 2016 by Brian What’s it like when you know that you have to get out of bed, but don’t want to?  What’s it like when you want to stay home, but have to go to work?  What’s it like when you’ve given a free pass, but don’t want to take it?  W...

08/01/2016

I did something new this week. I attended a Cross Country (XC) camp with Connie and Colin in Logan, OH. It was a life changing event. When I came home from Phoenix, where I had surgery (another life changing event), I didn't want to do much of anything. It was all that I could to muster up enough ambition to get out of bed. [ 286 more words. ]

http://eyeneedhope.com/2016/07/31/keep-trying-new-things/

Post navigation ← Previous Keep Trying New Things Posted on July 31, 2016 by Brian I did something new this week.  I attended a Cross Country (XC) camp with Connie and Colin in Logan, OH.  It was a life changing event. When I came home from Phoenix, where I had surgery (another life changing event),...

07/10/2016

The last two mornings, I've gotten out of bed, poured a cup of coffee and headed for the back yard. Didn't look through my email. Didn't check out Sports Center. I DID do my morning stretches, but that's it. I headed to my little weekend oasis. I don't have a big sprawling lot with all kinds of room and wildlife, but I have enough. [ 570 more words. ]

http://eyeneedhope.com/2016/07/10/rely-on-others/

Post navigation ← Previous Rely on others Posted on July 10, 2016 by Brian The last two mornings, I’ve gotten out of bed, poured a cup of coffee and headed for the back yard.  Didn’t look through my email.  Didn’t check out Sports Center.  I DID do my morning stretches, but that’s it.  I headed to m...

07/03/2016

One thing that enabled me to handle adversity was something put in place long before the storm of events hit. This "thing" didn't happen overnight and it didn't happen because I said that it should. I didn't put myself first and that certainly didn't happen without effort. This "thing" is the relationships that I have in my life. Where do they come from? [ 375 more words. ]

http://eyeneedhope.com/2016/07/03/relationships-to-stand-the-test-of-time/

Post navigation ← Previous Relationships to stand the test of time Posted on July 3, 2016 by Brian One thing that enabled me to handle adversity was something put in place long before the storm of events hit. This “thing” didn’t happen overnight and it didn’t happen because I said that it should.  I...

06/15/2016

One of these days, I'm going to write more. One of these days, I'm going to tell my story more. One of these days, I'm going to make time for this. One of these days, I'm going to remember before I lay in bed. One of these days.... One of these days... One of these days...... Today is the day. [ 159 more words. ]

http://eyeneedhope.com/2016/06/14/overcoming-adversity/

Post navigation ← Previous Overcoming Adversity Posted on June 14, 2016 by Brian One of these days, I’m going to write more.  One of these days, I’m going to tell my story more.  One of these days, I’m going to make time for this.  One of these days, I’m going to remember before I lay in bed. One of...

08/24/2015

Twenty years ago, Connie and I held a little boy that would change our world. We were two twenty-somethings that thought we had it all...not to mention knew it all. We lived in the suburbs of Chicago and had good friends that were also new parents. Grandmas and Grandpas were only a 5 hour car ride away in Northwest Ohio. We made that trip every two weeks and sang to him as we rode. [ 307 more words. ]

http://eyeneedhope.com/2015/08/23/breaking-grant/

Post navigation ← Previous Breaking Grant Posted on August 23, 2015 by Brian Twenty years ago, Connie and I held a little boy that would change our world.  We were two twenty-somethings that thought we had it all…not to mention knew it all.  We lived in the suburbs of Chicago and had good friends th…

01/26/2015

Safely at work! http://wp.me/p3OjU1-2Em

Once I'm in the parking lot or my company's office, I send the message to Connie. "Safely at Work. I love you." I've only been sending this message for the last year and a half. The first sentence, that is. :-) Over the last 4 years, most of my previous jobs entailed working from home. Driving wasn't nearly as frequent. Everyone felt much safer with that situation. [ 216 more words. ]