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Day 2274: Forever in Our Hearts Nelson Mandela

“There are many people in South Africa who are rich and who can share those riches with those not so fortunate who have not been able to conquer poverty.” – Nelson Mandela

It’s 12: 20 PM on day 2274 of my journey towards independence and I managed to pray, read Hebrews 12:5 and work on my 25 Smiles Campaign –raised $9 161.04 only $3 338.96 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 marks the three year anniversary of Former President Nelson Mandela’s death I know he lived a long life and made a massive impact but I still wish he was here the world needs him now as much as ever before. We Miss You Madiba.

Day 1962: The purpose of death for the living

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All death serves as a reminder of the temporariness of life – that’s what I’ve realized.

It’s 12 : 15 PM on day 1962 of my journey towards independence and I managed to pray, read Philippians 3, learn one new thing –The average person can hear sounds down to about 0 dB, the level of rustling leaves. Some people with very good hearing can hear sounds down to -15 dB. If a sound reaches 85 dB or stronger, it can cause permanent damage to your hearing. – have breakfast and work on my 25 Smiles Campaign –raised $1 360 so far only $4 890 more to raise by 10 Jan 2017 (SO SO SO GRATEFUL to everyone who has supported this campaign so far ) .

This morning I realized all death serves as a reminder of the temporariness of life appreciate life and the people in your life before you can’t anymore.

Day 1807: Living your eulogy

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“Have you notices that when we die, our eulogies celebrate our lives very differently from the way society defines success?” ― Arianna Huffington, Thrive: The Third Metric to Redefining Success and Creating a Life of Well-Being, Wisdom, and Wonder

It’s 12 : 00 PM on day 1807 of my journey towards independence and I’ve managed to brush my teeth, pray, read Mark 13, publish my Disability of the Day feature, have breakfast, learn one new thing –Bloviate [blo·vi·ate] i.v. To speak or write at length in a pompous or boastful manner.– and promote my Educate Generations campaign – $4 601 raised so far.

Yesterday evening I realized that if my life were to end in that very moment I would be sincerely proud of the way I lived and who I was as a person I am more or less the person I would want to be remembered as when I’m dead which is one of the things I’m most proud of.

Day 1775: A Year Without Grandmother

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Those who pass away live in our memories – that’s what I keep realizing.

It’s 12 : 43 PM on day 1775 of my journey towards independence and I’ve managed to brush my teeth, pray, read Matthew 7, publish my Disability of the Day feature, learn one new thing –In the spring, a nanny goat gives birth to one kid (sometimes two), which must be on its feet within minutes of arrival into its sparse mountain world. Mountain goats eat plants, grasses, mosses, and other alpine vegetation. – have breakfast, make sandwiches for Cynthia’s ( our housekeeper’s) neighborhood with mom’s help as part of Virginia’s Sandwich Run – (thank you mommy for all your help) – and promote my Educate Generations campaign – $3 372 raised so far (thanks everyone 🙂 )

Today marks the one year anniversary of my paternal grandmother’s death I am sad that she has passed but that sadness is mixed with immense gratitude for all the years we had together (she was so spunky and funny every time I remember her I can’t help but smile… she was awesome 🙂 ). Thank you Ammachi (grandmother) for all the joy and wisdom you gave me you rocked this life I hope I’m making you proud.

Day 1711: The Small Things

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When someone dies it’s the small things you miss the most – that’s what I am realizing.

It’s 12 : 15 PM on day 1711 of my journey towards independence and I’ve managed to brush my teeth, pray, read Hosea 10, publish my Disability of the Day feature, learn one new thing – All of these animals are considered vulnerable (African elephant and polar bear) or endangered (giant panda), but the gorilla is critically endangered with a dwindling population in the wild. – feed myself bread with egg and a banana for breakfast and promote my Educate Generations campaign– Athira donated $35 (thanks SO MUCH Athira and chachen) which bring my total raised to $2 954 🙂

Yesterday I was thinking about my paternal grandmother who died almost a year ago and strangely enough it’s not the food she cooked me or the talks we had that I missed the most it was sitting at our dining table holding her hand (towards the end of her life I doubt she remembered who I was I had to cajole her into holding my hand and every time she did I was so happy).

Day 1444: A Month and Three Days

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You never really get over losing someone you love with time you just learn to live with the ache in your heart – that’s what I keep realizing.

It’s 12 : 59 PM on day 1444 of my journey towards independence and I’ve managed to brush my teeth, go back to bed, feed myself boiled egg with bread for breakfast (with mom’s help), pray, read Psalm 132, publish my Disability of the Day feature and have a foot massage for my foot infection and ask celebrities to help me with my upcoming campaign – I asked a few celebs to auction off something of theirs and donate the proceeds to my upcoming campaign hopefully it works.

It’s been a month and three days since my grandma died I thought I would be over it by now but I’m not I guess you never really get over losing someone you love with time you just learn to live with the ache in your heart.

Day 1431: Life, Death and Urgency

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Death gives urgency to life– that’s what I realized today.

It’s 12 : 10 PM on day 1431 of my journey towards independence and I’ve managed to brush my teeth, pray, start reading Psalm 119, feed myself bran flakes with banana for breakfast, finish reading Psalm 119 – Psalm 119 was the biggest Psalm I’d seen but I was determined to finish it – publish my Disability of the Day feature, practice sitting up straight to strengthen my core muscles,stretch my hamstrings and continue reading The Tipping Point by Malcolm Gladwell – Malcolm Gladwell is one of the few famous people I’d like to meet (you can tell I’m a bookworm) every time I read one of Malcolm’s books I learn new things I’d like to thank him for that

Today thinking about my grandma I suddenly felt more urgent about my life there are so many things I want to do before I leave this world I want to help more people, I want to travel the world, I want to have new experiences… death is funny it’s scary to think about yet it’s exactly what we need to jolt us out of mediocrity.

Day 1429: Rest in peace Robin Williams

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Don’t judge someone else’s life because you don’t know what they’re going through behind closed doors – that’s what I learned today.

It’s 12 : 35 PM on day 1429 of my journey towards independence and I’ve managed to brush my teeth, pray, read Psalm 117, publish my Disability of the Day feature, feed myself bran flakes with banana for breakfast, practice sitting up straight to strengthen my core muscles,stretch my hamstrings and prepare for my upcoming campaign – my laptop’s charger stopped working which wouldn’t be so bad if I saved everything I needed onto my cloud drive but since I didn’t I had to rewrite my campaign video’s script lucky for me I have a good memory.

This morning I was saddened to read that Robin Williams died of suspected suicide even though I didn’t know him personally he was a part of my life I loved watching Flubber, Patch Adams and many of his other movies. Rest in peace Robin Williams thank you for the laughter and joy you brought into my life.

Day 1414: A time for everything

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There is a time for everything,
and a season for every activity under the heavens:

2          a time to be born and a time to die,
a time to plant and a time to uproot,
³    a time to kill and a time to heal,
a time to tear down and a time to build,
⁴    a time to weep and a time to laugh,
a time to mourn and a time to dance,
⁵    a time to scatter stones and a time to gather them,
a time to embrace and a time to refrain from embracing,
⁶    a time to search and a time to give up,
a time to keep and a time to throw away,
⁷    a time to tear and a time to mend,
a time to be silent and a time to speak,
⁸    a time to love and a time to hate,
a time for war and a time for peace.

– Ecclesiastes 3: 1-8

It’s 11 : 31 AM on day 1414 of my journey towards independence and I’ve managed to pray, read Psalm 201, feed myself upumav and chickpea curry for breakfast and hang with family.

Today and every day since my grandmother passed has been busy people have been calling and coming over it’s a sombre atmosphere at our house meanwhile I’m trying to celebrate all the days my grandmother lived instead of mourning the one day she died.

Day 1413: Life and Death

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Take each day and make it last
Cause you turn around and the future is the past
Here and now is all we have
The beginning and the end mean so little
What matters most is what’s in the middle

– Lauren Alaina, “The Middle”

It’s 12 : 41 PM on day 1413 of my journey towards independence and I’ve managed to feed myself chapati and chickpea curry for breakfast, read Psalm 100 and hang with family.

This morning I was thinking about life and death everybody who lives will eventually die so if we want to make our lives count for something we better do it while we still have the chance.