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Day 2093: The Secret to my Happiness

“When a person doesn’t have gratitude, something is missing in his or her humanity. A person can almost be defined by his or her attitude toward gratitude.” – Elie Wiesel

It’s 12 : 13 PM on day 2093 of my journey towards independence and I managed to pray, read Psalm 46: 10, have breakfast, learn one new thing -Shellfish fall into two different groups: crustaceans (like shrimp, crab, or lobster) and mollusks (like clams, mussels, oysters, scallops, octopus, or squid). Some people with shellfish allergies are allergic to both groups, but some might be allergic only to one.- and work on my 25 Smiles Campaign – raised $5 875 only $375 more to raise before Jan 10 2017 (SO SO SO GRATEFUL to everyone who has supported this campaign so far 🙂 ).

Yesterday I recorded a video entitled “The Secret to my Happiness” in an effort to simplify happiness I truly believe that happiness is nothing more than one part gratitude and one part giving. Watch “The Secret to my Happiness” below:

Day 2092: Being Happy and Perfection

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Your life doesn’t have to be perfect for you to be perfectly happy – that’s what I realized yesterday.

It’s 12 : 39 PM on day 2092 of my journey towards independence and I managed to pray, read Proverbs 18: 10, learn one new thing – Having more than five fingers is a little more complicated because it can be a dominant or recessive trait, depending on what genes are involved. If polydactyly is caused by just a single gene that only affects the number of fingers or toes and nothing else, then it is typically a dominant trait. – have breakfast, make a few videos and work on my 25 Smiles Campaign – raised $5 875 only $375 more to raise before Jan 10 2017 (SO SO SO GRATEFUL to everyone who has supported this campaign so far 🙂 ).

Yesterday I realized that your life doesn’t have to be perfect for you to be perfectly happy you just have to count your blessings and strive to be a blessing.

Day 2091: World Environment Day 2016

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“The continued existence of wildlife and wilderness is important to the quality of life of humans.” – Jim Fowler

It’s 12 : 30 PM on day 2091 of my journey towards independence and I managed to pray, read Isaiah 60: 20, have breakfast, learn one new thing – This is an area of rotating thunderstorms with winds of 62 km/hr (38 mph) or less. A tropical depression becomes a tropical storm if its winds reach 63 km/hr (39 mph). A tropical storm becomes a hurricane if its winds reach 119 km/hr (74 mph).- and work on my 25 Smiles Campaign – yesterday Anonymous donated $50 (thanks SO MUCH Anon 🙂 ) which brings my total raised to $5 875 only $375 more to raise before Jan 10 2017 (SO SO SO GRATEFUL to everyone who has supported this campaign so far 🙂 ) .

Today is World Environment Day and in honour of this year’s theme “Go Wild For Life” I’m going to share with you some facts about the illegal wildlife trade. Take a look:

4 Facts about the Illegal Wildlife Trade

2010-2012: 100 000 African Elephants killed out of a population estimated at less than 500 000
2015: 1338 Rhinos killed by poachers in Africa according to the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN)
2016: Chimpanzees are now extinct in Gambia, Burkina Faso, Benin and Togo
Pangolins are the most illegally trafficked mammal in the world

For more information about the illegal wildlife trade please visit www.wed2016.com/content/itw-facts

Day 2090: Do the Random Things you Love

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If the random things you do give you enjoyment or some serenity then they’re not random things – that’s what I keep realizing.

It’s 12 : 03 PM on day 2090 of my journey towards independence and I managed to pray, read Ephesians 2: 10, learn one new thing – Inexpensive mass-produced sunglasses were introduced to America by Sam Foster in 1929. Foster found a ready market on the beaches of Atlantic City, New Jersey, where he began selling sunglasses under the name Foster Grant from a Woolworth on the Boardwalk. -have breakfast and work on my 25 Smiles Campaign – raised $5 825 only $425 more to raise before Jan 10 2017 (SO SO SO GRATEFUL to everyone who has supported this campaign so far 🙂 ).

Recently I’ve started spending every sunny afternoon outside just staring at nature I have no doubt people think I’m weird but it centres me and gives me such inner peace that I don’t really care what people think.

Day 2089: Be a Good Person

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Whatever else you become the most important thing you will ever be is a good person – that’s my message to the world.

It’s 12 : 05 PM on day 2089 of my journey towards independence and I managed to pray, read John 12: 25, have breakfast, learn one new thing – Augusta Ada King, Countess of Lovelace (10 December 1815 – 27 November 1852), born Augusta Ada Byron and now commonly known as Ada Lovelace, was an English mathematician and writer chiefly known for her work on Charles Babbage’s early mechanical general-purpose computer, the Analytical Engine.- and work on my 25 Smiles Campaign – Fireman Max donated $25 (thanks SO MUCH Fireman Max ) which brings my total raised to $5 825 only $425 more to raise before Jan 10 2017 (SO SO SO GRATEFUL to everyone who has supported this campaign so far 🙂 ) .

Yesterday I was tweeting someone and I said I always aim for extraordinary and tell youth: Whatever else u become the most important thing u will ever b is a good person it’s so true who you are will always be more important than what you are you could be a neuroscientist but it won’t really matter if you’re a crappy person.

Day 2088: The Terrorist’s Son: A Story of Choice by Zak Ebrahim

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“Everyone has a choice. Even if you’re trained to hate, you can choose tolerance. You can choose empathy.” ― Zak Ebrahim, The Terrorist’s Son: A Story of Choice

It’s 12 : 31 PM on day 2088 of my journey towards independence and I managed to pray, read Revelation 3: 5 , learn one new thing – “Concord grapes are one of only three fruits native to North America. The other two fruits are blueberries and cranberries.” (Dole.com) “The cranberry is one of just three fruits native to North America (along with Concord grapes and blueberries)” (Pittsburgh Magazine) – have breakfast and work on my 25 Smiles Campaign – Jim Mahar donated $26 (thanks SO MUCH Jim your ongoing support means the world to me ) which brings my total raised to $5 800 only $450 more to raise before Jan 10 2017 (SO SO SO GRATEFUL to everyone who has supported this campaign so far 🙂 ) .

Yesterday I finished reading The Terrorist’s Son: A Story of Choice by Zak Ebrahim it’s an inspiring story of a boy who was trained to hate who grew up to be a man who chooses peace and tolerance (I actually know Zak via Twitter he’s such a nice human always advocating peace and love it hurt my heart to know that nearly everyone he came into contact with as a child abused him in one way or another I suppose one has to experience hate and violence to know the true power of love and peace I’m SO PROUD of the human being Zak grew up to be).

Day 2087: Action and Priorities

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“Action expresses priorities.” – Mahatma Gandhi

It’s 12 : 36 PM on day 2087 of my journey towards independence and I managed to pray, read 2 Corinthians 12:1-10, have breakfast, learn one new thing – This is evidence that humans are related to every other species on Earth. The genes of organisms that look very different are surprisingly similar. For example, human DNA sequences are over 95% identical to chimpanzee sequences and around 50% identical to banana sequences. – and work on my 25 Smiles Campaign – raised $5 774 only $476 more to raise before Jan 10 2017 (SO SO SO GRATEFUL to everyone who has supported this campaign so far 🙂 ),

This morning I realized that I’m not a priority to myself I’m supposed to do stretches daily (to keep my tendons the right length) but I don’t and I’m really starting to feel its effects my legs are stiff and I feel pain in the back of my knee hopefully when I start doing my exercises again things will get back to normal (my normal anyway).

Day 2086: Be the Reason

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Be the reason somebody believes in themselves – that’s my message to the world.

It’s 11 : 51 AM on day 2086 of my journey towards independence and I managed to pray, read James 2: 14-25, have breakfast, learn one new thing – Sea level is about 20 cm higher on the Pacific side than the Atlantic due to the water being less dense on the Pacific side, on average, and due to the prevailing weather and ocean conditions. Such sea level differences are common across many short sections of land dividing ocean basins. – and work on my 25 Smiles Campaign – raised $5 774 only $476 more to raise before Jan 10 2017 (SO SO SO GRATEFUL to everyone who has supported this campaign so far 🙂 ) (a special thanks to Nisha Kotecha, founder of Good News Shared, who wrote a blog post about me titled How Watching TV Can Change Your Life (two Nishas together can create magic thanks again Nisha for sharing your platform with me I’m profoundly honoured and truly humbled)).

Recently I realized how important it actually is to be the reason that somebody believes in themselves to know that somebody loves you and believes in you gives you the strength and courage to do the most amazing things.

Day 2085: What Do You Want to Do Before You Die? by The Buried Life

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Live your buried life (the life you would live if you weren’t living the life that you think you’re supposed to live) – that’s my message myself and the world.

It’s 12 : 19 PM on day 2085 of my journey towards independence and I managed to pray, read Mark 2: 17, have breakfast, learn one new thing –The Great Wall of China was built over 2,000 years ago, by Qin Shi Huangdi, the first emperor of China during the Qin (Ch’in) Dynasty (221 B.C – 206 B.C.). In Chinese the wall is called “Wan-Li Qang-Qeng” which means 10,000-Li Long Wall (10,000 Li = about 5,000 km). – and work on my 25 Smiles Campaign – raised $5 774 only $476 more to raise before Jan 10 2017 (SO SO SO GRATEFUL to everyone who has supported this campaign so far 🙂 ).

Yesterday I finished reading What Do You Want to Do Before You Die? by The Buried Life (Dave Lingwood, Duncan Penn, Jonnie Penn and Ben Nemtin) it’s basically a book about four friends who are seeking to uncover their buried lives by crossing off things on their bucket list and helping others do the same I LOVE this book because it makes you believe in your own dreams and also makes you realize that if most people just did what they dreamed of the world would be a better place (I would give the book a 20 out of 10 it’s very visual, inspiring and fun to read (I am by no means endorsing everything done in the book but I stand behind the general message of the book)).

A special thanks to Julie who sent me the book all the way from Florida (I’ve been wanting to read this book for years but it’s not available here in South Africa).

Day 2084: The Magic Strings of Frankie Presto by Mitch Albom

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“Everyone joins a band in this life. And what you play always affects someone. Sometimes, it affects the world.” ― Mitch Albom, The Magic Strings of Frankie Presto

It’s 12 : 30 PM on day 2084 of my journey towards independence and I managed to pray, read Matthew 25: 40, learn one new thing – Other scientists studying bird bones have estimated that under ideal conditions, DNA has a half-life of approximately 521 years, meaning that it would be broken down so much as to be useless after about 1 million years.– go to church, have breakfast and work on my 25 Smiles Campaign – raised $5 774 only $476 more to raise before Jan 10 2017 (SO SO SO GRATEFUL to everyone who has supported this campaign so far 🙂 ).

Yesterday I finished reading The Magic Strings of Frankie Presto by Mitch Albom it’s a book about how everything is connected but it’s also about music, love and life I would recommend it to all the music experts and would give it a 6 out of 10 (some of the technical aspects of music went over my head completely).