[Ohio-Talk] A Present For You

[Richard Payne]

Happy birthday and many more.


Richard Payne,  President
National Federation of the Blind of Ohio
937/829/3368
Rchpay7 at gmail.com
The National Federation of the Blind knows that blindness is not the
characteristic that defines you or your future. Every day we raise the
expectations of blind people, because low expectations create obstacles
between blind people and our dreams. You can live the life you want;
blindness is not what holds you back.

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Subject: [Ohio-Talk] A Present For You

                Today is my birthday so here is a present for each of you.

Many people have asked me about this poem over the years so I am attaching
it here for you to enjoy and share with others if you'd like, ok?

jw

Dr. jw Smith
School of Communication Studies
Scripps College of Communication
Ohio University
Schoonover Center
20 E. Union St,
Athens, OH 45701
smithj at ohio.edu<mailto:smithj at ohio.edu>
T: 740-593-4838

Every shut eye ain't sleep.

If you are too big to do the small things in life, you are probably too
small to get the big things done.

Check out my latest book
here<https://www.amazon.com/Back-Bus-Front-Classroom-Thirty-Year/dp/05785796
77/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=from+the+back+of+the+bus+jw+smith&qid=1570358199&sr=8
-1> and
here<https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/from-the-back-of-the-bus-to-the-front-
of-the-classroom-jw-smith/1133805213?ean=9780578579672>

Check out some of my music here<https://store.cdbaby.com/Artist/JWSmith1>
and here<https://store.cdbaby.com/cd/jwsmith22>

Watch the Athens Black Summit here<https://youtu.be/j1_e4vGxWxA>