In the months prior to having my cochlear implant turned on and regain by ability to hear again after almost 20 years of silence. I anxiously waited and dreamed of what it will be like to hear again.

As I do various things that I knew made sound but I haven't heard the sounds they make. I'd thinking about how I'll soon be able to hear them again. I knew just about every vibration I felt made sound

I'd put a cup on a table and feel the "thump". I'd feel the contact of my feet on the floor when I walk. I'd feel the vibration from the speaker. But I couldn't hear any of these things.

Then my cochlear implant was activated. The volume slowly increased over the first year as my brain relearned to distinguish sounds. Every single day I'd discover new sounds.

All this was amazing and even today, 3 years later, I'm still experiencing new sounds I had either never heard before or forgotten about.

I knew I would experience things that obviously make sounds. I knew when two object touch they make a sound. But the obvious sounds weren't the big surprise to me. Exciting but not as surprising.

Because of this experience. I've learned to not only pay attention to what I hear. But also what I see and experience. You'd be amazed at all the things around you that you ignore.

Look around you. No matter how many times you may have been in the room you're in now. You'll find something you never noticed before if you really look closely at things.

Every once in a while. Stop, look, listen, smell and touch things around you. Imagine it's history. The simplest things around you can open a world of thoughts, questions and wonder.