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LaRonda Dances With Wolves ~

Posted by LaRonda on May 11th, 2008

Join LaRonda as she compares her journey of Deafhood to that of the character, Lt. John Dunbar (played by Kevin Costner) in the film: Dances with Wolves.

Dances with Wolves is one of my favorite films. I love it, not only for it’s breathtaking cinematography, but also because Kevin Costner made the film as authentic as […]

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Handicapped This Morning, But Not This Afternoon ~

Posted by LaRonda on May 5th, 2008

“Handicap: The extent to which a person’s overall functioning is limited by their disability.” Blah. Another medical description. No one likes the word “handicap” and very few use that word anymore. But in this vlog, I will explain how a Deaf or Hearing person can feel situationally handicapped.

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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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