Writing from the Heart with Brian
Think, Laugh, & Cry Each Day
We've all had a moment or two in our lives where we've said 'yes' to a work project or a volunteer gig in the community. You know what I mean. The Boy Scout leader asks for someone to bring snacks to the next meeting. Your kid's preschool teacher needs a chaperone for the zoo trip.... Continue Reading →
My driver’s license said I was 26, but I was a kid myself—completely out of my depth." A late-night hospital encounter with a wise nurse offered a six-word piece of advice that took decades to fully understand.
I check my phone for the millionth time. I'm two hours early for my flight, but that’s nothing new. How a single missed school bus shaped a lifetime of chronic punctuality—and why I'll always be the guy waiting at the gate.
When my wife left the room for a quick shower, our son's bulldog went from pure bliss to total despair in seconds. I consider myself a decent guy, but in Panzer's eyes, I was worse than nobody—I was Option B. A comedic look at life as the backup human.
Crammed in my small plane seat on the way home, the message was short and direct. And yet the finality still hit hard, the words "passed away" gliding in and out of my thoughts like the plane soaring left and right, making its return home.
Can you deeply grieve a loss while experiencing genuine joy? Can you accept yourself today while working to change tomorrow? Exploring the beautiful paradoxes of everyday life.
(A version of this story appeared on The Heart of The Matter in November 2023.) The thing I noticed first was his calmness. He wasn’t like the other teachers, coaches, or family friends in my life. He had a soft voice that you sometimes had to strain to hear and he rarely seemed to yell... Continue Reading →
(A version of this story first appeared on June 21, 2023 on The Heart of The Matter.) My sons were both excited, my daughter a bit less, but she was being a good sport. They wanted to see the waterfalls. Our kids were all relatively young and we had billed up the falls and our... Continue Reading →
I could see the car crash coming. It was right there in front of me—driving 100 mph and in slow motion. This is what happens when a high-stakes presentation becomes a corporate battlefield, complete with a smirking antagonist and a lifelong stutter determined to prove who’s boss.
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