Today I was on my very first vocal rest and it seems like I will have to be for another day. My glands seem to be swollen and they feel like two clumps of bodily muscle on the side of my tongue and throat. I have been avoiding to talk as much as I can today. It has been a challenge for me today to really keep quiet. You who know me, knows that I can be a social butterfly. I sometimes like to talk people's heads off, and my apologies for that. If so, these two days will probably be the best days to hang with someone who will not reply back. As a friend in choir today said, "Now I have someone who I can tell the most ridiculous things to and he can't comment back". Hahaha. It thought that was pretty funny. She did proceed to tell me about things, and I did not comment back.
Being on vocal rest made me realize how important it is to have a voice or to be able to speak. The ability to communicate through vocal vibrations has allowed a universally easy way of communication. What I mean is that we are blessed to have a very easy way of communication, through simple vibrations in the voice. Through out my day, I was asked questions by many friends, like Godiglocks, just to see if I would talk, and sometimes a simple yes and no nodd would be sufficient. On other occasions if a question of explanation was asked, then it was harder for me to attempt to signal with my hands. Today I was fortunate to have carried a sign around, that I found under Princess's page.
I had Photoshop the yellow out and it was simply a black and white. This sign is funny in nature but it also allowed me to communicate that I won't be responding back as much. Even with this sign people still attempted to talk with me, which was fine. I also know tried to make odd gestures as much as I can, and it was sometimes hard to convey a message. Some people also did not understand what I was trying to convey, like Violin Boy. But Violin boy, you play violin well, so there is no complaints there. haha.
Violin Boy this is for you, (fast forward to 1:16, that is when the song comes in for my funny point)
What I missed most about this day was not being able to sing. Not being able to sing notes or create music was really hard for me vocally. On the other hand, today I was emphasizing playing piano. I really worked on the scales, exercises and pieces for my piano lessons. I would not know what to do if my entire life was without singing. It has become such a huge part of my life, that I would feel so empty without it. Today I only got a glimpse of what the mute has to go through. I wish to learn ASL someday, so I can communicate even when I don't know how to speak. Communication is a huge thing in life. So God bless I am gifted with somewhat of a voice! haha.
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