“Your brand is what people say about you when you’re not in the room” – Jeff Bezos, Founder of Amazon

It’s 12 :  27 PM on day 1705 of my journey towards independence and I’ve managed to brush my teeth, pray,  read Hosea 4, publish my Disability of the Day feature, learn one new thing –From its headwaters on the Tibetan Plateau, the Mekong River flows more than 2,600 miles through six countries—China, Myanmar, Laos, Thailand, Cambodia, and Vietnam—before emptying into the South China Sea at its delta in Vietnam.–   feed myself  french toast with banana for breakfast make sandwiches for our sisi’s (housekeeper’s) neighborhood with sisi’s help as part of  Virginia’s Sandwich Run (thank you sisi for all your help), promote my Educate Generations campaign– Debra Gleason donated $20 yesterday (thanks SO MUCH Debbie 🙂 ) which brings my total raised to $2 919 (beyond grateful for all the support this campaign has received) – read and comment on [Love Looks Like] 14: On marriage, making magic, and demands – it’s a post about an ongoing real-life, love story people watch movies and listen to music and think love is all about the grand gestures but in real-life love is walking to Walmart or waking up early so the other person can sleep-in.   

Recently I was on social media and I stumbled across a conversation that two people were having it was only when I saw my name that I realized that they were talking about me the kinds of stuff they were saying about me when they thought I wasn’t watching made me feel warm and fuzzy inside I’ve always believed that what people say about you when you’re not there is a truer reflection of how they feel about you than what they say about you to your face it’s wonderful to know that some people speak well of me even in my absence.