*not sure why this picture isn't sharp. Could it be compression?*

I was thinking what to take for today's deaf pad. It seems each day gets harder
and I'm running out of ideas already! I was looking at my plants and saw this bud
and all these beautiful blooming pink lilies. I realized that this bud represents
me as a deaf person while all these colorful flowers represent hearing people.
They are able to open up and communicate with others while I really can't. I
stumble in communication with people and its hard for me to "open up" to others.
I am trying though! As the years go by, I realize that some people truly don't
care that I have a disability and that they really want to know who I am as a
person and I am learning to open up to others as well.