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Day 2955: 15-22 October Goals

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The only people who don’t have ups and downs are dead people – that’s what I want the work to know.

It’s 10 : 10 AM on day 2955 of my journey towards independence and I managed to pray  read a Bible verse  and spend time with family and do some work.

 

Last Monday I set some goals and today I will again be evaluating myself to measure my progress and I’ll be setting some goals for the coming week as well. Take a look:

1-8 October Goals Review

  1. Continue to be kind, honest and generous (give more, do more and be more) [tried]
  2. Be the best Supersidekick to my Superhero Catherine Constantinides [tried]
  3. Spend time outside as often as I can [I did]
  4. Finish reading Flow: The Psychology of Optimal Experience by Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi [not done yet]
  5. Learn 7+ new things [not done]
  6. Write done 7 beautiful moments of the week [not done often]
  7. Try new things [not done]
  8. Use social media to showcase the ability of differently-abled people and teach that Different IS COOL! [ tried]

Highlights of the Week

  • All the moments I spent in nature
  • Being interviewed on SAFM

15-22 October Goals

  1. Continue to be kind, honest and generous (give more, do more and be more)
  2. Be the best Supersidekick to my Superhero Catherine Constantinides
  3. Spend time outside as often as I can and appreciate the little-big things
  4. Finish reading Flow: The Psychology of Optimal Experience by Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi
  5. Learn 7+ new things
  6. Write done 7 beautiful moments of the week
  7. Try new things
  8. Use social media to showcase the ability of differently-abled people and teach that Different IS COOL!

 

Day 2920: September 10th – 17th Goals

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There’s beauty in every day– that’s what I keep realizing

 

It’s 12 : 45 PM on day 2920 of my journey towards independence and I managed to pray, spend time outside – Spring and Summer in South Africa are so breath-taking –   read a Bible verse and do some work

 

 

Last Monday I set some goals and today I will again be evaluating myself to measure my progress and I’ll be setting some goals for the coming week as well. Take a look:

September 3rd – 10th   Goals Review

  1. Continue to be kind, honest and generous (give more, do more and be more) [tried]
  2. Be the best Supersidekick to my Superhero Catherine Constantinides [tried]
  3. Spend time outside as often as I can [tried]
  4. Finish reading Flow: The Psychology of Optimal Experience by Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi [not done yet]
  5. Learn 7+ new things [not done often – I did learn that  the Orthodox church calendar we has 4 seasons and that we are supposed to pray 7 times daily (no joke)  ]
  6. Write done 7 beautiful moments of the week [not done often]
  7. Try new things [not done]
  8. Use social media to showcase the ability of differently-abled people and teach that Different IS COOL! [done – on Casual Day I really did my upmost to teach that Different Is COOL ]

Highlights of the Week

  • Spending time outside even though it was cold – everybody was so convinced I would get sick but I chose the possibility of seeing something wonderful over the fear of getting sick (and I didn’t get sick – very grateful)
  • Seeing Baby R extending his bowl of chips to everybody at the prayer – we were at an Orthodox prayer and while the Fr. was leading the prayer his young son – less than 2- was going up to everyone extending his bowl of chips in case anybody was hungry. I had to decline but that touched my heart so – kids always make me cry for the best reasons
  • Partaking in Holy Communion – for me it’s not just an empty act after I receive the Holy Eucharist I tell myself you are now wiped clean please stay that way for as long as possible of course I never do I’m only human I curse, I lie to spare people’s feelings but the intention to be pure is definitely there
  • Talking to my cousin – she lives in Canada now with her husband and their twins so we don’t see other often but it was nice calling her on her birthday I’m happy she’s happy [note to self: call family even on non-special occasions]
  • Talking to a friend (also on her birthday the birthday calls seem to be my theme)

 

 

September 10th – 17th   Goals

  1. Continue to be kind, honest and generous (give more, do more and be more)
  2. Be the best Supersidekick to my Superhero Catherine Constantinides
  3. Spend time outside as often as I can and appreciate the little-big things
  4. Finish reading Flow: The Psychology of Optimal Experience by Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi
  5. Learn 7+ new things
  6. Write done 7 beautiful moments of the week
  7. Try new things
  8. Use social media to showcase the ability of differently-abled people and teach that Different IS COOL!

Day 2877: July 29-August 5 Goals

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Design your life – that’s my message to the world.

 

It’s 12 : 20 PM on day 2877 of my journey towards independence and I managed to pray, read a Bible verse, have breakfast

 

 

Last Monday I set some goals and today I will again be evaluating myself to measure my progress and I’ll be setting some goals for the coming week as well. Take a look:

 

July 23-30 Goals Self-Evaluation

  1. Continue to be kind, honest and generous (give more, do more and be more) [tried]
  2. Be the best Supersidekick to my Superhero Catherine Constantinides [tried]
  3. Spend time outside as often as I can [tried]
  4. Finish reading Choose Joy [not done]
  5. Learn 7+ new things [didn’t more often than I did]
  6. Write done 7 beautiful moments – 1 for every day of the week [did as often as I could]
  7. Try new things [figured out how to do a Soduku puzzle]
  8. Call a friend
  9. Use social media to showcase the ability of differently-abled people and teach that Different IS COOL! [didn’t do it as well as I’d like]

 

Highlights of the Week

  • Seeing the difference I played a small part in making
  • My sister coming back and spending time with her
  • Talking to a very special person
  • Learning how to play Soduku and finishing my first puzzle [even though it took me almost an hour]

July 29-August 5 Goals

  1. Continue to be kind, honest and generous (give more, do more and be more)
  2. Be the best Supersidekick to my Superhero Catherine Constantinides
  3. Spend time outside as often as I can
  4. Finish reading Choose Joy
  5. Learn 7+ new things
  6. Write done 7 beautiful moments – 1 for every day of the week
  7. Try new things
  8. Use social media to showcase the ability of differently-abled people and teach that Different IS COOL!

Day 2845: Growing out of goals

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Goals change over time– that’s what I’ve realized .

 

It’s 11 : 33 AM on day 2845 of my journey towards independence and I managed to pray, spend time outside, read a Bible verse and do some work.

 

Today I was looking at some of the goals I set at the beginning of the year and my heart wasn’t in achieving some of the goals anymore I guess that’s growth we grow into some goals and out of others.

Day 2821: Old Goals and New Ones

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Only when we pause and reflect can we measure progress – that’s what I’ve realized

 

It’s 12 : 58 PM on day 2821 of my journey towards independence and I managed to pray, read a Bible verse and promote my 50 New Feet Campaign benefiting MiracleFeet –  Yesterday B and Gaynor donated $50 (thanks guys) which brings the total raised to $14 669 only $4 081 more to raise by June 17, 2018 to reach my new goal of helping 75 kids with Clubfoot by June 17, 2018.

 

Last Monday I set some goals and today I will be evaluating myself to measure my progress and I’ll be setting some goals for the coming week as well. Take a look:

May 28-June 4th Goals Self-Evaluation

    1. Continue to be kind, honest and generous [I tried]
    2. Raise at least $500 for my campaign benefiting MiracleFeet – so far we’ve raised enough to help 57 kids with clubfoot I want to help get that number as close to 75 before the campaign ends on June 17th ) [raised $200]
    3. Be the best Supersidekick to my Superhero Catherine Constantinides [I did my best for her]
    4. Make arrangements for a small local project I want to do [i have teamed up with someone to  help me with this]
    5. Finish reading Room by Emma Donogue [my e-reader was dead so I couldn’t finish reading]
    6. Spend time outside every sunny day [I did]
    7. Learn 7+ new things [I messed up on this forget to do it most days]
    8. Write done 7 beautiful moments – 1 for every day of the week [did it 5 days this past week]
    9. Make entries in my gratitude journal daily [did it 6 days this past week]

 4th – 11th  June Goals

  1. Continue to be kind, honest and generous
  2. Raise at least $500 for my campaign benefiting MiracleFeet – so far we’ve raised enough to help 58 kids with clubfoot I want to help get that number as close to 75 before the campaign ends on June 17th )
  3. Be the best Supersidekick to my Superhero Catherine Constantinides
  4. Make sure my friend and I have a school to work with for a local project we want to do in july
  5. Finish reading Room by Emma Donogue
  6. Spend time outside every sunny day
  7. Learn 7+ new things
  8. Write done 7 beautiful moments – 1 for every day of the week
  9. Make entries in my gratitude journal daily
  10. Eat or drink something new
  11. Call 2 family members and 2 friends just to say hi or thank you

 

Day 2790: “Little Girl Don’t Grow Up Too Fast” by Carrie Underwood

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“Country music is the people’s music. It just speaks about real life and about truth and it tells things how they really are.” – Faith Hill

 

It’s 12 : 38 PM on day 2790 of my journey towards independence and I managed to pray, read a Bible verse, have breakfast and promote my 50 New Feet Campaign benefiting MiracleFeet –  raised  $14 409 only $4 341 more to raise by June 17, 2018 to reach my new goal of helping 75 kids with Clubfoot by June 17, 2018.

 

Recently I heard “Little Girl Don’t Grow Up Too Fast” by Carrie Underwood about enjoying one’s youth I listened to the song and thought of my one-year-old niece Maya. Listen to “Little Girl Don’t Grow Up Too Fast” by Carrie Underwood below:

Day 2780: What’s really important

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When you think you might not have a life you realize what’s important in life – that’s what I’ve realized

It’s 12 : 40 PM on day 2780 of my journey towards independence and I managed to pray, read  1 Corinthians 1:25  have breakfast and promote my 50 New Feet Campaign benefiting MiracleFeet –  raised  $14 409 only $4 341 more to raise by June 17, 2018 to reach my new goal of helping 75 kids with Clubfoot by June 17, 2018.

Yesterday I realized my parents may be wondering why my need to serve has increased in intensity – almost every Saturday and every public holiday I have something on – it’s because leading up to my surgery all I thought was if the curtain falls on my life I’ve had a good run I’ve helped a lot of people that’s what I was proudest of nothing else (besides my family) mattered quite as much so I’m going to keep helping people so that when the curtain really does fall on my life I’ll have a lot more to be proud of.

Day 2767: Western Saharan refugee women use film in liberation struggle

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“Better to die fighting for freedom then be a prisoner all the days of your life.” ― Bob Marley

 

It’s 2: 28 PM on day 2767 of my journey towards independence and I managed to pray,  have breakfast, read Proverbs 5, promote my 50 New Feet Campaign benefiting MiracleFeet –raised  $13 584 only $5 166 more to raise by June 17, 2018 to reach my new goal of helping 75 kids with Clubfoot by June 17, 2018 – participate in the Global Social Media Conference for International Solidarity (organized by the Norwegian government )- I learned so much (we need to do away with otherism  because truly we are only human together).

 

Recently I watched a short documentary about the Western Sahara, the last colony in Africa, that I think everybody should see the struggle of the Saharawi people continues to move me. Watch “Western Saharan refugee women use film in liberation struggle” below:

Day 2749: Happy 27th Birthday To Me

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“God gave us the gift of life; it is up to us to give ourselves the gift of living well.” – Voltaire

It’s 1 :  46 PM on day 2749 of my journey towards independence and I managed to pray, read Matthew 6:14-15  and promote my 50 New Feet Campaign benefiting MiracleFeet – A HUGE thanks to B who donated $50 which brings the total raised to  $13 209 only $5 541 more to raise by June 17, 2018 to reach my new goal of helping 75 kids with Clubfoot by June 17, 2018.

Today is my 27th birthday  I’m most proud of the difference i’ve been blessed to make and the small part i’ve played in changing the narrative about differently-abled people – differently-abled people are not burdens we are gifts with gifts the world just needs to look beneath the labels. THANK YOU to those who have raised me and also to each and every one of you who support my crazy dreams. Thank you God for the gift of life HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO ME!