Stop and listen to the sounds of SPRING
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I am walking to my dorm.
I stop and listen.
“Chirp”…. “Chirp”…. “Chirp”…..
What is that sound?
Sounds like a bird!I don’t see it, know where it is, or what type.
The sound is a bird’s song!  (or somebody’s hearing aid feedback?)
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I am walking to writing class.
I stop and listen.
“rrroooaarr”………. “rroooarr” ……
What is that sound?
I think it is the loud wind into my ABI mic., but it sounds different.
I look up and I see a helicoptor! I am surprised I could hear it!
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I am walking to late dinner after art class and lab.
I stop and listen.
“ding”…. “ding”…. “ding”…..
What is that sound?
The sound continues. I have noticed that sound before.
The sound is the bell tower clock striking 10PM!
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Most people take these sounds for granted. Since I recently became deaf and then got my ABI, I have noticed sounds that I did not think I would hear. I stop and Listen… What is that sound? Many times I don’t know what the sound is, but sometimes I am surprised to realize that I do.  I am still learning how to understand these new sounds.  I know what they sounded like before, and it is very different.
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Stop and Listen.
Life is too short to not stop and listen.
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