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Has anybody seen Frédéric Arnault?

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Dreams are a prelude to reality – thats what I KNOW.

I have a dream I dream of being in an international ad campaign for TAG Heuer, a luxury brand of incredible watches, I want to be brand ambassador because I value my time here on Earth – very few people dare to paraglide even though they’ve never walked two steps on solid ground, very few people have loved and let go of 126 babies (and counting!) even though parenthood was technically never meant to be in the cards for them…nobody is me and that is my power. I BELIEVE IN ME, the question is, Mr. Frédéric Arnault (CEO of TAG Heuer), do you?

TAG Heuer ~ For those who value their time.

Life’s Purposes and 2022 Goals

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“Every new beginning comes from some other beginning’s end.” – Seneca

Today is New Year’s Day and with that comes new hopes, new opportunities and new goals. Check out my life’s purpose and 2022 Goals below:

My Life’s Purposes

  1. Fill the world with kindness and love
  2. Make a difference – level the playing field for people who were born with the cards stacked against them
  3. Change perceptions about differently-abled people

2022 Goals

  1. Continue to be kind, honest, generous, grateful, loyal and filled with wonderment
  2. Every day be the best SuperSidekick to Superhero Catherine Constantinides (she’s the best, most hardworking real-life Superhero I’ve ever met she totally deserves me forever  and no matter what else I’m doing in life I will always be here for her)
  3. Raise at least R31 000 for Breath of Life   (Breath of Life is a place of safety for vulnerable babies here in my city I JUST LOVE THEIR WORK)
  4. Eat healthily and Exercise – reduce sugar by a lot and exercise back muscles
  5. Sleep better
  6. Spend more time outside
  7. Practice Patience
  8. Make a steady income
  9. Teach kids and adults worldwide that Different Is COOL
  10. Continue to raise awareness about the Western Sahara conflict – the Western Sahara has been illegally occupied by Morocco since 1975 due to the fact that it’s rich in natural and though the UN promised a referendum in 1991 it has yet to come to pass meanwhile half of the Saharawi People have been living in the refugee camps in Algeria since 1975
  11. Choose people who choose me
  12. Read 12+ books
  13. Plant 1-5 trees
  14. Do 31+ good deeds

(Note: Goals are subject to change with time and that’s ok because I will change with time)

My 2021 Life Purposes and Goals in Review

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“Make measurable progress in reasonable time.” – Jim Rohn

As we near the end of 2021 it is again time to review the goals I set at the beginning of the year

My 2020 Life Purposes and Goals in Review

My Life’s Purposes

  1. Fill the world with kindness and love [did my best]
  2. Make a difference – level the playing field for people who were born with the cards stacked against them [did my best]
  3. Change perceptions about differently-abled people [did my best]

2021 Goals

  1. Continue to be kind, honest, generous, grateful, loyal and filled with wonderment [did my best – give myself an A]
  2. Every day be the best SuperSidekick to Superhero Catherine Constantinides (she’s the best, most hardworking real-life Superhero I’ve ever met she totally deserves me forever  and no matter what else I’m doing in life I will always be here for her) [did my best – give myself an A++]
  3. Raise R300 000 for the Miss Earth South Africa leadership programme in honour of my 30th year of life – The work they do truly has an impact on people and planet I TRULY LOVE IT [not achieved because other things came up]
  4. Continue to do more for Breath of Life [raised R16 680+ it’s not as much as I would have liked but better than nothing]
  5. Eat healthily [failed]
  6. Practice Patience [failed]
  7. Sleep better [failed]
  8. Spend more time outside on sunny days [did on some days]
  9. Make a steady income [failed]
  10. Teach kids and adults worldwide that Different Is COOL [tried]
  11. Continue to raise awareness about the Western Sahara conflict – the Western Sahara has been illegally occupied by Morocco since 1975 due to the fact that it’s rich in natural and though the UN promised a referendum in 1991 it has yet to come to pass meanwhile half of the Saharawi People have been living in the refugee camps in Algeria since 1975 [did my best]
  12. Choose people who choose me [I don’t know how to measure this]
  13. Read 12+ books [failed – not even one book read so disappointed in myself ]
  14. Plant or have 30 trees planted – 1 for every year of my life [failed]
  15. Do 30+ good deeds – for every year of my life [I did not keep count but I’m sure I did at least 30 good deeds]

Day 3030: 2018 In Review

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Every year is a chapter in the book of one’s life – that’s my message to the world

It’s 1: 17 PM on day 3030 since I started blogging and I managed to pray, read a Bible verse and do some work

Today is New Year’s Eve and with that comes customary reflection 2018 has been a tremendous test of my physical and emotional strength I carry into 2019 the knowledge that with God and my family I can survive anything (please God may my family and friends all be with me this year and years to come and may my faith not be tested so much next year)

2018 Goals Review

  1. Continue to be kind, honest and generous[I really tried ]
  2. Choose people and organizations who choose me (if I’m someone’s second choice or if they’re actions prove that they are not that into me I will no longer give them the option to choose me I deserve better than to be anyone’s time-filler) [ I really tried to stick to this – example : I wanted to help a priest with his Soup chicken he basically said he didn’t want me to exert myself so I didn’t give it a second thought (far be it for me to chase people)
  3. Stop expecting people to be as I am [work-in-progress]
  4. Raise $5 884 more for my 50 New Feet campaign benefiting MiracleFeet by June 17th 2018 which when added to the $6 616 already raised will be enough to provide 50 children with clubfoot treatment [ended with $15 219]
  5. Call at least 2 people ( related or non-related) at least once in three months to say hi or thank you (I called as many people as I could and tried to make them feel special)
  6. Every day be the best SuperSidekick to Superhero Catherine Constantinides (she’s the best, most hardworking real-life Superhero I’ve ever met she totally deserves a SuperSidekick and I’m the only I trust to do the job properly – she totally deserves me) [MISSION ACCOMPLISHED – I give myself an A+ on this one]
  7. Publish my book Defying the odds: Where there’s a wheel, there’s a way [EPIC FAIL in that I didn’t try]
  8. Go Hot-Air Ballooning (I did some research and found out that the major hot-air ballooning operators here in South Africa won’t take me because they don’t have wheelchair-accessible hot-air balloons but darn it I’ve ziplined and paraglided I refuse to believe that there’s  nobody in this country  who can help to make this happen… mark my words I WILL BE THE FIRST South African in a wheelchair to go hot-air ballooning in South Africa I don’t know how, when or who will help me but I can tell you it will happen somehow because I am Nisha Varghese and impossible DOES NOT apply to me) [I spoke to my physiotherapist about this and she said if i go on a normal hot-air balloon, which are the only kind available in South Africa, i won’t be able to see anything because i’ll ether be seated or carried so i dont thing i want to do it anymore]
  9. Donate consumables to Breath of Life (Breath of Life is a project that takes care of orphaned and abandoned children in my city until they are adopted)
  10. Donate books to the library
  11. Make a dream come true with Reach For A Dream [I emailed them and even looked at the application form it asked if I had a drivers licence I  guessed that one need one to volunteer so I just let it go)
  12. Visit people at a retirement home
  13. Participate in the CANSA Shavathon again this year [ couldn’t go because i was post-op so made a donation ]
  14. Plant 3 trees
  15. Read 12 books [8 read – it’s not 12 but better than zero]
  16. Meet Sebastian Schütte, founder of the Panda Crew (I sked him if we could meet but it never came to be)
  17. Diarize at least one good moment of every day [did more often than not]
  18. Learn one interesting fact every day [such a fail]
  19. Tell my life-story in front of a large crowd pf people (I have major stage-fright but I know if I just spoke in front of a large crowd once it would never again be an issue… I don’t want to roll through life scared ) [I asked a certain place if I could speak to their kids they said next year even still I told my story on radio so this goal was accomplished in a different way]
  20. Go to Paris, Rome, Athens and London [not done – hopefully next year more travels]

Highlights of 2018

  1. All the good God has done through me
  2. Seeing my sister graduate from university with distinction and first-class honours
  3. My brother finishing high school
  4. Having 70+ trees planted in honour of my Superhero Catherine Constantinides’ birthday – even I was impressed it worked out I was really delighted to make my Superhero feel as special  as she is
  5. Seeing my Superhero deliver a fantastic keynote address at the Closing Ceremony of World Youth Forum in Egypt – there were 5000 PEOPLE in that room and a further 100 MILLION watching on TV and not looking nervous at all she delivered the best speech of her life I WAS FLOORED it was AMAZING….SHE WAS AMAZING!
  6. Meeting Dr. Esther Nyambura and her colleague from Smile Train – they were already in the country but still the fact they came across the country to visit me meant the world to me and it shows that gratitude is an important part of the Smile Train organization
  7. Meeting Kiran and the rest of the Kumars – they are a really kind family who have really shown up for us this year I truly appreciate them
  8. All the times I spent at Breath of Life with Michelle and the babies – every time I’m with Michelle I see what love is the way she looks at the babies and even holds them IS LOVE!
  9. All the times I spent outside in nature

Day 3017: December 17 – 24 Goals

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A fantastic life is made up of small magical moments– that’s my message to the world

It’s 3: 40 PM on day 3017 since I started blogging and I managed to pray, read a Bible verse and do some work

Last week 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:

December 10 – 17  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 and appreciate the little-big things [tried]
  4. Celebrate my sister’s med school graduation
  5. Meet up with friends in Cape Town
  6. Write done 7 beautiful moments of the week
  7. Try new things [I had Milk Tart donuts from Dukin Donuts ]
  8. Use social media to showcase the ability of differently-abled people and teach that Different IS COOL! [not done]

Highlights of the Week

  • Watching my sister graduate as a doctor with distinction and first class honours –it was a spectacular moment for me seeing my baby sister being capped and gowned the moment was made all the more special by her friends who cheered loudly as she walked on stage it warmed my heart to know that my sister is well and truly loved even outside our family
  • Meeting Charmaine Taylor – designer of the Legacy Collection – and Deirdre Gower – co-founder of Warrior on Wheels.
  • Experiencing the kindness of strangers – while I was with Deirdre and her son Damien (who also has CP ) this kind man named Mark came by us three different times to shower us with blessings and compliments it was truly so sweet and special

December 17 – 24 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 Unedited by Jane Raphaely
  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 3010: December 10 – 17 Goals

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It’s Monday. I’m Happy. I’m Blessed. God is going to do amazing things this week – this is what I hope you’re saying

It’s 12: 00  PM on day 3010 since I started blogging and I managed to pray, read bible and do some work

Last week 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:

 3 – 10 December 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 Unedited by Jane Raphaely [not done]
  5. Write done 7 beautiful moments of the week [not done often]

  6.Try new things [not done] Use social media to showcase the ability of differently-abled people and teach that Different IS COOL! [tried]

Highlights of the Week

  • Video chatting with my 1-year-old nephews [so cute]
  • Doing some good

December 10 – 17  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. Celebrate my sister’s med school graduation
  5. Meet up with friends in Cape Town
  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 2996: 26 November – 3 December Goals

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“When life gives you Monday, dip it in glitter and sparkle all day. ” -Ella Woodward

It’s 3: 05 PM on day 2996 of my journey towards independence and I managed to pray read a Bible verse  and do some work

 

Last week 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:

19 – 26  November 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 [did 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

  • Watching my brother walk out the door for his last day of high school – as I watched my brother walk out of the house for his last day of high school with a bag full of his uniforms to be donated to schools my heart was filled with pride and love because I realized he has grown in heart as well as knowledge.
  • Spending time with special friends
  • Doing some good
  • Seeing purple Jacarada flowers scattered all over the grass – it was truly beautiful

 

 26 November – 3 December  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 – I’m determined to finish the book this week
  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 2989: 19 -26 November Goals

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“The future depends on what you do today.” –Mahatma Gandhi

It’s 12: 43 PM on day 2989 of my journey towards independence and I managed to pray read a Bible verse  and do some work

Last week 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:

12 – 19 November 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

  • Doing some good
  • Spending time outside

 

 19 – 26 November 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 – I’m determined to finish the book this week
  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 2982: 12-19 November Goals

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“Oh, come on. It’s Monday, not doomsday.” – Unknown

 

It’s 1: 13 PM on day 2982 of my journey towards independence and I managed to pray read a Bible verse  and do some work

Last week 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:

5-12 November 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]
  9. Arrange to speak to do a talk in front of kids at a Sunday School nearby before the end of the year – public speaking is the only fear i have besides my family getting sick and dying I want to get over my fear of public speaking before 2018 ends.[Reverend said next year ]

 

Highlights of the Week

  • Watching Superhero Catherine Constantinides’ speech at the World Youth Forum (I’m so thankful for the internet no matter where she is in the world I get to watch everything she does – it was the best 8 minute speech I’ve ever heard (I’m not just saying that because I have deep love for her) it was a fantastic speech about unity, diversity and active citizenship – Superhero made this SuperSidekick SO PROUD. You can watch her speech here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SF-4fh9gMbQ&t=12761s )
  • Seeing something that looked like a red butterfly rapidly flapping its wings – it was so special
  • Really noticing and appreciating the Jacaranda Tree and purple flowers
  • Superhero Catherine Constantinides sending me a picture of herself in front of a Mother Teresa Statue with a caption that read Dearest Nisha. This morning as the sun rose I went to the house where Mother Teresa was born. As i walked around this house which is now a monument&museum I thought of your beautiful heart and the way you touch humanity. Thank you for being YOU! – my Superhero just continues to win my heart (by most of the world I feel forgotten most of the time which is why it means SO SO SO MUCH to me to know My Superhero thinks of me no matter where she is in the world. Just WOW –  what an EXTRAORDINARY HUMAN I get to call my Superhero #BLESSEDSoVeryBlessed

 

12-19 November 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 2975: 5 – 12 November Goals

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“Every Monday is a chance to start a new life, so use it.” – Unknown

It’s 2: 17 PM on day 2975 of my journey towards independence and I managed to pray read a Bible verse  and do some work

Last week 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:

29 October – 5 November 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]
  9. Arrange to speak to do a talk in front of kids at a Sunday School nearby before the end of the year – public speaking is the only fear i have besides my family getting sick and dying I want to get over my fear of public speaking before 2018 ends.[contacted the Reverend  asking him to give me the Youth Pastor’s contact details still waiting on a response]

 

Highlights of the Week

  • Finding out my sister has been placed back in our city for her internship starting next year (mother and father are delighted – and me too a little bit but don’t tell my sister wouldn’t want her to get a big head or anything)
  • Hearing my Superhero Catherine Constantinides’ very sweet voicenote – there she was on a plane to Egypt for the World Youth Forum and she thought to call me and when I couldn’t be reached she sent a voicenote she continues to teach me that when people truly love you their actions show it I was so profoundly touched by her determination to connect with me and her kindness (I LOVE my Superhero who never quits – I have many doubts in life but I NEVER doubt that God loves, my family loves me and my Superhero loves me she tells me and shows me often). When I grow up may I be half the person she is and a tenth as kind as she is PLEASE God. #HumanGoals
  • All the little big things I was able to do and bring about
  • Listening to Superhero speak at the World Youth Forum in Egypt – I was watching via livestream (where there’s a will there’s a way and for my family and my Superhero I ALWAYS have the will of a thousand people) Superhero made me and our country SUPERPROUD!
  • Getting through Friday’s physiotherapy session which was unusually painful
  • All the times this week I spend outside in nature

 

5- 12 November 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!

Arrange to speak to do a talk in front of kids at a Sunday School nearby before the end of the year – public speaking is the only fear i have besides my family getting sick and dying I want to get over my fear of public speaking before 2018 ends