The Possibility of Hearing After Being Deaf All Your Life

nobody@vox.com(Amp It Up!) — Thu, 08 May 2008 18:53:13 -0700

I just watched a documentary about a long-married couple, who, having both been deaf since birth, decided to get cochlear implants at the age of 65.

Talk about amplifying possibility into reality.

The husband adapted more readily than the wife, primarily because he was less attached to the outcome. He thought, what have a I got to lose? I can always go back to being deaf.

His wife had higher expectations. She wanted to understand everything she heard right away. She thought if she turned up her implant all the way, somehow the sounds she was hearing would make sense to her.

Instead, they just gave her a headache.

A year after having the implants, both of them had figured out the role they wanted sound to play in their lives. They had unraveled some of its mysteries, and they had discarded some of its features.

But mostly, they had learned how to support each other through the process. They paced each other so that neither would get left behind.

Ultimately, these are the lessons we learn when we try something new. And our attachment or detachment from the end result will make the process easier or harder for us.

What I learned from watching this documentary is that if you want to make significant change in your life--if you want the possibility of hearing after being deaf your whole life--then you must take a risk; you must accept and weather it's consequences; and you must let go of your expectations and let the universe do its work.

And it doesn't hurt to have someone who loves you nearby.

Love and possibility! --Kim

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630-Foot Base Jump By Wire

nobody@vox.com(Amp It Up!) — Thu, 27 Sep 2007 20:52:36 -0700

I wanted to post info about my jump right after I did it. Well, as might be expected, in the little coastal surfer town of Raglan, NZ, there wasn't any Internet access. But there WERE beautiful views:

Raglanporchview

RaglanPointView

SO. Here's a picture of me prior to jumping off the tallest building in New Zealand, the SkyTower:

SkyJumpPreJump

Now as you can see, it's pretty damn high. We're looking down on the tops of skyscrapers here, folks. The SkyTower is the tallest building in NEW ZEALAND.

Okay. So on the platform, I'm good. If you could see the video (which I left in our beautiful seaside rental in Raglan), you would see that I'm calm and excited, as this picture pretty much shows. I'm even good jumping off the platform.

Then it happens. I jump, and there's nothing holding me. There's a wire attached to the harness I'm wearing, but it's slack. I leap out over the tops of buildings, the bay, and the very hard and unforgiving pavement below.

For a split second, my entire body says WHAT THE F%$#????? WHAT ARE WE SUPPOSED TO DO NOW???? YOU JUMPED OFF A BUILDING!!!!! THIS IS NOT ON THE PROGRAM!!! And I can feel my little arms and legs beginning to twitch because they want to do that big, rotating "I'M FALLING OFF A BUILDING!!!" routine, like you see in the movies. But the SkyJump folks do have me on a wire, so I abruptly stop falling. Which, you might think, is better, EXCEPT--now I'm hanging 600 feet in the AIR over the hard and unforgiving pavement.

And I dangle. And I dangle. And I'm admiring the view. The very, very high view of Auckland. Which I would have paid much more for if I'd hired a helicopter, but couldn't possibly improve on by being in such a vehicle.

And then I hear my trusty companion, whats-his-name, shouting at me from the platform: "Kim! Need a photo! Photo opp!"

So, I obligingly comply:

SkyJumpPhoto

Now, some people say I look better with my hair down than up. I say, you jump off of a 630-foot building, and we'll talk about my hairstyle.

I'm back on solid ground in Miami, Florida, and I'm taking a few new coaching clients. If you want to take your personal or business life to places it's never been before, call me: 305-439-9326. Or email me, kim@kimmarcille.com.

Together, with you as the master creator and me as your guide through the realm of possibility, amazing things will happen.

Don't waste a moment! In this moment, your dreams could begin to come true.

Wishing you every possibility!

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