Grateful Heart - Day 11

Today I am grateful for my voice. I mean this both figuratively and literally. Tonight I thought about what my life would be like without the ability to use my voice to communicate. There is so much about clear communication that comes through the tone of our voice or the inflection of a word or phrase. Without that voice, and the ability to raise or lower it, change its tone, and also important, sing, I think my life would be so much less full.

I love to write and I love to use technology and social networking sites but I have learned many times over that words alone cannot always relay (unless you're a poet or professional writer) accurately or fully whatever sentiment you are wishing to communicate. There's a richness to a face-to-face or even voice-to-voice conversation that is often found lacking in IMs or emails.

So, I will sing out loud, I will relish my ability to speak to my kids, my friends, my family, and strangers who might become friends and all the while appreciate that my voice is mine alone and deserves to be heard.