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We Gather at the Cyberspace Well ~

Posted by LaRonda on October 13th, 2007

Photo by: cfarivar
This is a story about how the Peace Corp helped build a pipe in a village to bring in water. Ironically, while the water channeled in, communication and community gathering channeled out! Join LaRonda as she compares and contrasts this village story with the Deaf Community gathering at DeafRead.

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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.’

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