I am who I am because I live in South Africa– that’s what I keep realizing.

It’s 1  : 00 PM on day 1280 of my journey towards independence and I’ve managed to pray,  brush my teeth,   read Job 14,  publish my Disability of the Day feature,  feed myself All Bran Flakes for breakfast,  publish my Kid of the Week feature and promote my Eradicate AIDS campaign – my friend, Laura, donated $30 today (thanks again Laura) which brings my total raised to $441.09 I kid you not before I switched on the laptop this morning I prayed for a donation God wasn’t kidding when he said ask and you shall receive 🙂

Last night and this morning I was thinking about life in South Africa living in South Africa you see poverty, wealth, kindness and cruelty… everything is raw and in your face I know I am who I am because I live here when you see people suffering needlessly and remember the heroes who came before you who fought tirelessly for the freedoms you have you can’t help but feel that you need to rise to the occasion and be a hero as well.   Are you who you are, at least in part, because of where you live?