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DeafRead Conference? ~

Posted by LaRonda on January 1st, 2009

I don’t know about you, but I’m going a bit nuts wondering if or when we’re all gonna get together again! I would love to have another DeafRead v/blog conference. I’ve probably been driving poor Tayler and Jared nuts with my questions about it, but I’m convinced it’s worth having again! I’d like to know [...]

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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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