Show up for life even when it’s hard, even when it’s uncomfortable and even when it hurts  – that’s what I was reminded of today.

It’s 4 : 18  PM on day 2168 of my journey towards independence and I managed to   pray, read John 8:12,  have breakfast,attend the Indian Independence Day celebration put together by our community – learned a lot about India’s struggle for independence and enjoyed watching people take part in Tug-Of-War –  and work on my  25 Smiles Campaign    –   raised $7 225 only  $5 275 more to raise to reach my second goal of raising $12 500 for Smile Train before Jan 10 2017 (SO SO SO GRATEFUL to everyone who has supported this campaign so far ) .

Today I was reminded that all of us should show up for life even when it’s hard, even when it’s uncomfortable and even when it hurts (people often give me a pass and say I can opt not to do stuff if it’s too hard but at that rate I would be laying in bed every day doing nothing because everything is hard for me).