Hearing Loss: A Hero’s Journey ~ Ch. 71
Posted by LaRonda on February 25th, 2007…Sometimes the best guidance, wisdom or gift we can give to someone else is our own story, truly told…
Writing your own story about losing your hearing is a journey of deep, personal discovery, a spiritual quest. With the ear of our heart, we probe the inner cochlea of our soul. It is an act of self-knowing, a way to understand and come to terms with our deepest experiences, see the mystery of ourselves, and make sense of our place in the world…
…Perhaps to find ourselves, we must first lose ourselves. Like the Phoenix, we must die in order to be born anew. We all share the universal experience of loss, the same joys and tragedies, the same ambiguities and struggles. The tale of birth, death and resurrection/rebirth is a common theme in many spiritual and cultural traditions that repeats itself in everyone, everywhere, everyday. We are all heroes searching for meaning, purpose, identity and truth. We are all leaving, seeking, finding and longing to return home…
