I know that I am not the only person in the U.S. who is deaf. In reality there are more than three million of us around. About two million of those are like me who went deaf as an adult. That means for Indiana, where I live, there are about forty thousand of us around. But since I am not active in any deaf clubs … Continue reading Being Alone In The World
Except for my middle years which were in joyful marriage bliss (well sometimes 🥴) I have been alone in life. I just didn’t seem to understand how not to be alone. To me, being alone was far better than the alternative of being social. Over those early years, and again now that I am an elder orphan, being alone is once more my way of … Continue reading When You Don’t Know How To Be Alone… The Art Of Aloneness
French philosopher Blaise Pascal once wrote, “All of humanity’s problems stem from man’s inability to sit quietly in a room alone.” It was a simple and profound thought about the nature of boredom, self-awareness, and our endless capacity to distract ourselves with stupid stuff. I am so adamantly drawn by all those ancient philosophers, who get to the very core of many human experiences. Being … Continue reading The Fear Of Sitting Alone In A Quiet Room.
I am so happy that I have discovered Lessons Taught By Life. It is a valuable lesson to understand that your path in life is unique to you. After all, no one thinks and believes the same things. I am learning that I don’t need to be in social groups since they make me too anxious, and I just don’t know how to interact in … Continue reading Things I Am Learning About Life
Even though I am deaf, I am still folk music fanatic at least in my noisy brain that is. Far and away the most influential album of my life is the one above. I can’t tell you how many times I played that record before I want deaf. I still have a copy of the lyrics on the wall behind me. I bought the album … Continue reading I Am A Rock… And A Rock Feels No Pain
The picture here from my Facebook friend The Idealist brought back some rather pleasant memories. In the past and to a much lesser degree even today I have often sat out on a starry night and talked to myself about life. These were often times where I was approaching meltdown due to having so many people around me. One of the main purposes was to … Continue reading Thinking About Life
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