I want to share with you a recent experience that still brings me the proverbial, “lump in the throat” moment.

For those that don’t already know, I have been volunteering for a long time at a resource place for blind and low-vision folks.   Besides reading mail, stories, books, etc., I formed a reading group called the, “Wit and Wisdom Group”.  I cannot take credit for this extremely appropriate group name; a member of our group provided this terrific moniker.  Over the past few years we have read wonderful stories of inspiration, hope, humor, despair, overcoming challenges, you name it.  The discussions we’ve had around our reading material have been, quite frankly, phenomenal.  I love reading aloud; it provides me with the opportunity to share some thought-provoking words as they literally seem to leap off the pages and into the air for all to hear.

It is always interesting to hear…