Quick Before I Forget: Eyes Open, Arms Up

I taped this episode twice. The first version looked better. I stayed on track. I covered more of what I planned to say. And I am not using it. Because somewhere in this version, I got emotional. I lost my place. I forgot which question I was answering. I went off the rails more than once. And it felt more like me. Which, as it turns out, is kind of the whole point of this episode. When I was four years old, I was legally blind in one eye. I couldn't see Ariel on the TV inches in front of me, but I could hear the music. So I danced anyway, freely and like no one was watching. At 37, I started riding roller coasters…and closed my eyes. Now, at 41, my eyes are open. And I'm learning that trusting God when you can't see what's next doesn't mean He gives you the whole plan. Maybe you only get the next brick along your yellow brick road. In this solo episode of Quick Before I Forget, I'm answering three more questions from my Ground Crew about identity, self-trust, finding your purpose, faith, grief and joy, and what keeps us moving when we can't see the whole road ahead. We get into The Little Mermaid, becoming someone my four-year-old self would trust, a devastating day that became the catalyst for the Emo Roller Coaster Gal brand, the yellow brick road, Meta Oakley glasses, and something Trent Shelton once told me about vision that suddenly means more than ever. This one isn't perfect, but that's okay because neither am I. I'm human. And I'm choosing to let you see it anyway. Eyes open. Arms up. Quick before you forget: We don't need to see the whole road or the whole track. We just need to show up anyway. Together. 🎙️ Keep sending me your questions for Season 2. Next time (thank you Coach Doc): If past Ty, present Ty and future Ty were all sitting in a room together, what would they say?