169. Today I am grateful for the ability to speak

I am grateful that I am able to speak. I enjoy good conversations with others and sharing my thoughts and ideas. I used to be really shy and have worked hard to overcome that to the point that I feel comfortable talking to just about anyone. A lot of people describe me as quiet but outgoing at the same time. I just need to work on talking more to attractive men. J

168. Today I am greatful for the sesnse of taste

I am grateful for the ability to taste and enjoy delicious food and sensations (you know, like mint gum).  

167. Today I am grateful for the sense of smell

There are some good smells and some bad smells but I am grateful for the ability to smell. Good smells are pleasant to be around and helps me to enjoy things such as good food. Bad smells too serve a good purpose, for example, it lets me know that something needs to be cleaned, or I should leave or stay away from something.

166. Today I am grateful for the sense of touch

I will continue the theme of my gratitude for senses by sharing my gratitude for the sense of touch. I am grateful for the touch of others and things and the feelings that are felt through touch.

165. Today I am grateful for the sense of hearing

In yesterday’s post I mentioned my gratitude for having the ability to see despite having some vision loss. Today I would like to share my gratitude for having the ability to hear when I also have a hearing loss. I am not as open about hearing loss as much as I am about my vision loss, probably because a lot of people need glasses and glasses are seen as cool. I hear most things, sometimes I have to ask people to repeat themselves but I am ok with that. Every time I hear a bird chirping, the voice of a loved one, the laughter of a child, beautiful music and many other wonderful sounds I am grateful that I can hear.  

164. Today I am grateful for the sense of sight

On Saturday I wrote about my gratitude for the earth and today I would like to express my gratitude for the ability to see the beauty of the earth; the beautiful scenery, the ability to see people and colours and to recognize the beauty that surrounds me. I previously expressed my gratitude for glasses and contacts which aid me to see clearly and I am grateful for those tools.

163. Today I am grateful for the FamilySearch Indexing project

The familysearch indexing project is working towards indexing millions of records from sources such as microfilms to create digital records in a free searchable database. I am grateful for the opportunity that I have to volunteer with this project which will help others find their ancestors and others who are also indexing records so that I too can find ancestors that I am searching for.