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Who am I really?

With what I have accomplished in my life, I can say there is really still something very important missing in my life.

I have been so much in fear and conscious of what will happen to me in the future. I ask my self. Is this the life I really want to enjoy? I retired from my beloved position as Public Schools District Supervisor for me to enjoy life. But after three years of living a solitary where I shunned away from my colleagues and friends except on LinkedIn because of my hearing disability , a realization hits me. I don't want this kind of life. I have to do something.

Very timely my nephew gave me the name of a hearing specialist who could help me. Without second thoughts I booked an appointment. Today I consulted the doctor. After the tests, he gave me the hearing aids to sample my hearing. It was good enough because I can hear properly without the irritating noise and sounds. As we talked, I told my doctor, if this will be a successful one for me, I know now what I want to do in my life.

I told him. I will go back to teaching, my passion and my super power. I have to let go of that fear of not being understood and my fear of not understanding what others are saying or else my life will be in such a total waste..

Now, I am relieve of letting my fear go. I have to be brave. I have to open up and accept all the challenges that lay ahead of me the, I had done many years ago

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Thank you Joe Lannone for liking my story. Appreciate it

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