If you’re determined to have a good day nothing can get in your way – that’s my message to the world.
It’s 9 : 48 AM on day 2949 of my journey towards independence and I managed to pray read a Bible verse and do some work
Today I made a decision that today and every day no matter what comes my way I’m going to have good days I’m not saying it will be easy life happens and people are sometimes cruel but through it all I can be determined that every day will be a good day.
No matter how tired you feel show up for life – that’s my message to the world.
It’s 1 : 06 PM on day 2733 of my journey towards independence and I managed to pray, read John 1:16 and promote my 50 New Feet Campaign benefiting MiracleFeet – raised $9 156 only $3 344 more to raise by June 17, 2018 to help 50 kids with clubfoot (thanks so much to everyone who has helped out so far).
Last night I didn’t sleep well at all (some nights are better than others -even though I sleep with a pillow between my feet to prevent pressing on my toe sometimes said pillow squashes my toe which is acutely uncomfortable since I have a screw in my toe ) in this this moment I’m so tired I and yet I still think to myself how wonderful it is to be to be alive and to have another opportunity to make a difference.
Cerebral Palsy is a medical condition not my definition – that’s what I want the world to know.
It’s 1: 02 PM on day 2579 of my journey towards independence and I managed to pray, have breakfast, read 2 Thessalonians 1:11-12 and promote my 50 New Feet Campaign benefiting MiracleFeet -raised $3 831 only $8 669 more to raise by June 17, 2018 to help 50 kids with clubfoot (thanks to everyone who has helped out so far) .
Today is World Cerebral Palsy Day – a day to raise awareness about Cerebral Palsy and to celebrate those living with it and their families – life with CP is different in that I have challenges with movement but I am intelligent and I have feelings (Cerebral Palsy affects different people differently but for me it’s mostly a mobility impairment). Happy World Cerebral Palsy Day to all those living with it and their families I humbly ask that you please take your lemons and make lemonade the world is dying of thirst.
Bring your own sunshine– that’s my message to the world.
It’s 11 : 40 AM on day 2432 of my journey towards independence and I managed to pray, have breakfast, read Job 33: 4 and learn a new word – Definitions for imprimatur 1.
sanction or approval; support: Our plan has the company president’s imprimatur.
2. an official license to print or publish a book, pamphlet, etc., especially a license issued by a censor of the Roman Catholic Church.
Today is a rather gloomy and miserable day in my part of the world but that is inconsequential because I’m going to bring my own sunshine by being the sunshine in other people’s day.
The only difference between a good day and a bad day is your attitude – that’s my message to the world.
It’s 12 : 13 PM on day 2421 of my journey towards independence and I managed to pray, read Exodus 23: 25 have breakfast, and learn a new word – Anachronism
Anachronism [a·nach·ro·nism] n. One that is out of its proper, chronological, or historical order, especially a person or practice that belongs to an earlier time. “A sword is an anachronism in modern warfare.”
Today something small happened that caused me quite a bit of physical pain and I just decided that whether the pain subsided or not I would have a good attitude the whole day because the only difference between a bad day and a good day is my attitude (from my adventuring I learned to push through my fears and in much the same way I push through my pain).
“Our lives are not determined by what happens to us but how we react to what happens, not by what life brings us but the attitude we bring to life.” -Wade Boggs
It’s 12 : 13 PM on day 1494 of my journey towards independence and I’ve managed to brush my teeth, pray, read Ecclesiastes 1, publish my Disability of the Day feature, stretch my hamstrings, feed myself oats with banana for breakfast, read and comment on Four Years Later: A Metamorphosis and promote my Educate Generations campaign – still on $360 but things could be worse I could still be on $0 🙂
Today I came across Caitlin Haacke’s story Caitlin created Positive Post-It Day after a cyber bully urged her to die I LOVE that Caitlin turned a potential negative into something so beautiful and positive. Watch Positive Post-It Day below:
You can’t choose what happens to you but you can choose how you react to it – that’s what I keep realizing.
It’s 12 : 28 PM on day 1442 of my journey towards independence and I’ve managed to brush my teeth, feed myself a peanut butter sandwich and a banana for breakfast pray, read Psalm 130, publish my Disability of the Day feature and have a foot massage – only I would be told to have a foot massage as part of treatment (sigh)
This morning I was feeling awful due to my foot infection until I decided to be the most positive sick person the world has ever seen I figured whining about being sick won’t make any less sick so why bother whining. Do you always try to react to negative situations in a positive way?
My attitude determines my altitude– that’s what I keep realizing.
It’s 12 : 23 PM on day 1312 of my journey towards independence and I’ve managed to pray, brush my teeth, read Psalm 3, feed myself a peanut butter sandwich for breakfast, publish my Disability of the Day feature, promote my Eradicate AIDS campaign – still on $582.85 my prayers are taking a while to be answered and I understand there are wars going on everywhere I can’t expect him to give me what I pray for when I pray for it but I’m sure he’ll answer my prayers eventually – practice sitting up straight to strengthen my core muscles and stretch my hamstrings.
This morning I was having one of those nobody-understands-what-it’s-like-to-be-me days but now I realize my attitude determines my altitude I can either whine about the fact that my life is difficult because I can’t walk or I can thank God for the abilities that I do have and use those abilities to make this world a better place. Is your attitude keeping you from being all that you can be?
Those who make lemonade out of lemons will always end up on top – that’s what I keep learning 🙂
It’s 3 : 30 PM on day 784 of my journey towards independence and I’ve managed to brush my teeth, stretch my hamstrings, practice sitting up straight to strengthen my core muscles, feed myself a peanut butter sandwich for breakfast, practice sitting some more and practice typing with both hands.
Today I watched LOOK AT YOURSELF AFTER WATCHING THIS – a video about Nick Vujicic a guy who has no arms or legs but has a great a great attitude (thanks to my friend, Laura, for tweeting me the link to this video) – I could really relate to Nick’s attitude of gratitude because I, like him, choose (and make no mistake about it, it is a choice) to be grateful for all the things I have instead of focusing on the few things I don’t have. Watch Nick’s amazing story:
(Note: This post was meant to be published on 5 November 2012 but that wasn’t possible due to technical difficulties)
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Everybody is a microcosm of their country – that’s what I learned today 🙂
It’s 6: 32 PM on day 255 of my journey towards independence and I’ve managed to brush my teeth, started prepare my Kid of the Week feature for Sunday, feed myself a polony sandwich for breakfast, tweet about my Clean Water For All Campaign –no luck –practice wheeling myself around – I could have made it over the small ramp that separates the kitchen and the dining room but I thought the wheelchair would topple over and fall and since I didn’t want to ruin my pretty face LOL I thought it would be better to do it when my parents were around – exercise for fifteen minutes, watch TV, feed myself rice and curry for lunch, watch some more TV, feed myself Pizza for dinner and brush my teeth once more.
Today while I was exercising I heard our housekeeper, Nandipha, singing and it almost brought tears to my eyes because I knew that nowhere else in the world would I find a woman singing while she was scrubbing the toilet when you witness something like that it really makes you think about the possibilities of your own life. Are you a fair reflection of your country?
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Thanks to all my friends out there who are helping me make my dream come true: to make a better world for all of us!