“Just an observation: it is impossible to be both grateful and depressed. Those with a grateful mindset tend to see the message in the mess. And even though life may knock them down, the grateful find reasons, if even small ones, to get up.” ― Steve Maraboli, Life, the Truth, and Being Free

It’s 1 : 49 PM on day 1516 of my journey towards independence and I’ve managed to brush my teeth, pray, read Isaiah 3, stretch my hamstrings,   publish my Disability of the Day feature, feed myself a peanut butter sandwich and a banana for breakfast, make sandwiches for sisi’s neighborhood with sisi’s help (thank you sisi Nikiwe for all your help)  and promote my Educate Generations campaign–  still on $770 but someone promised to donate.

This morning I was stuck in my own head consumed by my own problems until I saw a photo of a child holding up a piece of paper that read I beat cancer’s butt on 01/10/14 that picture made me realize regardless of the problems I faced I still had a lot to be grateful for.