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Day 187: Sense of Hearing

I am grateful for my hearing.  I try not to take it for granted because I know there are people who have never had the pleasure of hearing, who have lost their hearing as they have aged or had a traumatic experience, or who have hearing that is not 100% for a variety of reasons.  And while I try not to take it for granted I know that I do without realizing it.  With my hearing I get to know the sound of my children's voices and laughs, the sound of my husband, the horns of vehicles, the tweets of birds, the soundtracks that accompany movies, etc. I even get to hear the sound of my own voice - which in my head sounds WAY different than it actually does - that I don't particularly like but it's still I privilege I don't want to take lightly.  When I see videos like the one I have included below I remember how grateful I am for my hearing.


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