Moving Mountains

A positive attitude can move mountains. When you have a goal, you shouldn't allow setbacks to get you down. Give yourself plenty of time to complete your goal.

My desire to be a writer, began when I was in Junior High School. I wrote poetry, and enjoyed sharing it with others. Even when I discovered my Hearing Impairment, I never stopped trying to become published.

I attended a writer's conferance in Los Angeles, CA. I included samples of my poetry, and stories, to show various Editors and Agents at the event. In the evening, while having dinner, I participated in the conversation regarding our individual experiences as aspiring writers.

UP ON A HIGH WIRE, YOU DON'T LOOK DOWN, as written and sung by, Michael London. I'm glad that I didn't let fear come between me and one of my most important goals in life.

Last week, I was informed by Irene Taylor, of Suite 101, 3 of my articles have been selected to be included in her "Teachers Appreciation Event," in May. My father had always hoped I would become a teacher, however, this was not my life's ambition.

I hope these articles will be informing and will assist people in understanding how frustrating it is to be Hearing Impaired.

Hearing Impairment, isn't as obvious, as when a person is deaf. I remember at one of my job interviews, (after having been fitted for one of my Hearing Aids) the interviewer noticed my Hearing device, and asked, if I would allow her to listen to me on another extension. When I had completed my phone conversation, the lady told me I was hired. She told me her husband was Hearing Impaired as well.

In my personal life, I prefer not to isolate myself from others, but rather, to face the high wire, and look down. What kind of existance would I have, if I didn't interact with people?

Conversing with others, allows me to learn and grow. I am able to then use the information I obtain from my various talks with others, to develop my characters background in my stories.

I met Julie Thomas, while we were planning a convention. I discovered she was deaf in one ear. She had been told by her physician, by the time she was 30, that she would be completely deaf.

The last time Julie and I spoke, she had completed her internship and was working at a movie studio. Julie has since married a gentlemen who organizes the local yearly Beatlefest conventions.

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