The Ear of My Heart » 2007 » January

Archive for January 5th, 2007

The Splitting Of My Skull ~ Ch. 10

Posted by LaRonda on January 5th, 2007

I hardly remember the drive home that early summer afternoon. All I remember is that one of my hands tightly gripped the steering wheel of my Volkswagen Bug, while the other intensely squeezed my forehead, trying to pinch down the excruciating pain that was splitting open my skull.

The Burning ~ Ch. 9

Posted by LaRonda on January 5th, 2007

Photo by: “Christia”

As teenagers, we think that we are untouchable. We live precariously, take careless risks, and laugh in the face of danger, as if no harm could ever touch us. I should have learned by then, and from the many painful sunburns I had experienced over time, that you don’t play with fire, especially fire from the sun!

Best viewed on Mozilla Firefox Web Browser

The Ear of My Heart

My name is LaRonda Zupp, and I am Deaf. Welcome to "The Ear of My Heart."

The title of my blog comes from the opening verse of St. Benedict’s prologue, which tells us to ‘listen carefully and attend with the ear of our hearts.’ St. Benedict was a saint who urged us to listen within the depths of our soul, keeping ourselves attentive to wisdom that comes from the voice within, and inclining our hearts toward deeper understanding.

My blog title is not about “ears” or “hearing” or being able to “hear clearly,” the way hearing people can hear sound. It is about listening with PURE LOVING ATTENTION to what people are really communicating. This is what it means to me to listen and blog with ‘the ear of my heart.’

More About My Blog/Vlog