I too am hard of hearing, conversational hearing. I hear most sounds just fine. But understanding the spoken word is very hard, tiring, and draining at times. I dread phone calls the most. Large group meeting drain me as I spend all of my energy trying to understand every word that is being spoken by the person up front, even if they use a microphone. I work very hard to not just hear a person but to listen, understand them. I try hard to not listen to react or respond. When I do that I realized I truly never really listened to them I just heard them. Since I have been attending a lot of Zooms I realize even with earbuds in i see myself tilting my head at an angle as I do that when I don’t wear ear buds but even with the help to hear better with the ear buds I am still tilting my head toward the computer monitor 🙂 Inclining my ear to listen closely.

Thank you for the beautiful reminder of how God expresses his love to us through nature. It makes me want to be more mindful of it. I tend to see the snakes and spiders that live in nature rather than the beauty. I’m gonna tweak my thinking about the outdoors and look beyond the creepy crawlers. I’m going to focus my attention on His beauty. Thank you for a refreshing perspective. Take care of you. Lovingly, Diane