{"id":119,"date":"2021-04-13T21:58:13","date_gmt":"2021-04-13T21:58:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/silverliningmoments.com\/?p=119"},"modified":"2022-06-08T18:06:34","modified_gmt":"2022-06-08T18:06:34","slug":"a-moment-of-blindness-is-lined-by-vision","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/silverliningmoments.com\/a-moment-of-blindness-is-lined-by-vision\/","title":{"rendered":"A moment of blindness is lined by vision"},"content":{"rendered":"<br \/><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"display:block;\"  style=\"border:none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/11703635\/height\/100\/width\/\/thumbnail\/no\/render-playlist\/no\/theme\/custom\/tdest_id\/2732183\/custom-color\/87A93A\" height=\"100\" width=\"100%\" scrolling=\"no\" 1=\"webkitallowfullscreen\" 2=\"mozallowfullscreen\" 3=\"oallowfullscreen\" 4=\"msallowfullscreen\" class=\"podcast-class\" frameborder=\"0\" placement=\"bottom\" theme=\"custom\" custom_color=\"75942D\"><\/iframe>\n<p align=\"center\"><strong>A SLM conversation with Gerrard Gosens<\/strong><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><em>Silver Lining Moments:<\/em><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><em>a space for conversations, thoughts, and ideas that expand love and light<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Enter as Strangers, Leave as Friends.&#8221; These words welcomed me as I was walked into Chocolate Moments in Brisbane, Australia.&nbsp; Walking into the store was a serendipitous happenstance that led to this episode with the store&#8217;s owner, Gerrard Gosens. &nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Gerrard Gosens was born with congenital blindness. Even though he has never seen a day in his life, he lives a life full of adventure and experiences. These are some of his accomplishments:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Climbed Mount Everest<\/li>\n<li>Ran over 2,000 km to raise money for charity \u2013 5 times<\/li>\n<li>Represented Australia in the Paralympics \u2013 multiple times<\/li>\n<li>Competed on Australia&#8217;s Dancing with the Stars<\/li>\n<li>Received the Order of Australia<\/li>\n<li>Awarded the Fervent Global Love of Life Medal for his humanitarian efforts<\/li>\n<li>Makes delicious chocolate<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>As he discusses these experiences and his outlook on life, it becomes clear that:<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><strong><em>ALTHOUGH HE IS BLIND, HE IS A MAN WITH GREAT VISION<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In this SLM episode, we discuss:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>His different adventures and accomplishments<\/li>\n<li>How exactly does a blind person swim in open water for a triathlon course, dance with a partner showing passion on his face, and simple activities of everyday life<\/li>\n<li>His daily schedule of training three times a day, making chocolate for Chocolate Moments, and working full-time as a project manager<\/li>\n<li>His love of the &#8220;Bad Dad Jokes&#8221; and puns<\/li>\n<li>His upcoming book &#8220;My Eyes Have a Wet Nose&#8221;<\/li>\n<li>Trusting in people and situations<\/li>\n<li>Looking for the opportunity in every situation<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>I walked into Chocolate Moments as a stranger but I left our SLM conversation as a friend. In my conversation with Gerrard, I realize how:<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><strong>a moment of <em>BLINDNESS<\/em> is lined by <em>VISION<\/em>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>While many of my SLM guests do charitable work, which I support and applaud, I generally do not promote their fundraising efforts in the podcast. However, I am making the exception with Gerrard. He has spent his life helping others and now he needs some help. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gofundme.com\/f\/gerrard-gosens-blind-chocolatier\">https:\/\/www.gofundme.com\/f\/gerrard-gosens-blind-chocolatier<\/a><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\">Thank you for listening to Silver Lining Moments.<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\">By Gerrard sharing and by you listening, together we are:<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><strong>expanding love and light,<\/strong><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><strong>one person at a time,<\/strong><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><strong>one story at a time,<\/strong><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><strong>one Silver Lining Moment at a time.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/show\/143591\/Final_Basic_slm-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"960\" height=\"560\"><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/directory.libsyn.com\/episode\/index\/id\/11703635\/tdest_id\/2732183\">Check out this episode!<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A SLM conversation with Gerrard Gosens Silver Lining Moments: a space for conversations, thoughts, and ideas that expand love and light &#8220;Enter as Strangers, Leave as Friends.&#8221; 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