Tag Archives: Gratitude

Day 2288: The Dream We Live

The lives we live are other people’s dream – that’s what I keep realizing.

It’s 12: 19 PM on day 2288 of my journey towards independence and I managed to pray, have breakfast and work on my 25 Smiles Campaign –raised $9 261.04 only $3 238.96 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 ).

Recently I watched videos created by a man living in Aleppo he spoke of the fear and uncertainty of living in a warzone and I was overwhelmed by this feeling of (I feel guilty for even typing this) gratitude for the fact that my family, friends and I were happy, heathy and safe (most of us forget how blessed we are even with all our challenges).

Day 2256: Thank You Real-Life Superheroes

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Thank you to the good, kind and honest people of the world – that’s what I’d like to say.

it’s 12: 06 PM on day 2256 of my journey towards independence and I managed to pray, have breakfast, read Proverbs 29:11, and work on my 25 Smiles Campaign –raised $9 011.04 only $3 488.96 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 I feel bombarded by the negativity going on in the world so I’d like to pause to think about and thank all the good, kind and honest people of the world for everything that they do (both seen and unseen). Thank you Catherine Constantinides, Ella Bella Constantinides-Leite, Sebastian Schütte and the Panda Crew, Brent Lindeque, Kerri Stein, Yusuf Abramjee, Carolyn Steyn, Susannah Schaefer, Kayan Leung, Nazia Peer, Dr. Rema Matthews and all the other good, kind and honest people of the world you make the world go around.

Day 2250: The Thank You Project A Mother Finds The People Who Saved Her Son’s Life

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“Make it a habit to tell people thank you. To express your appreciation, sincerely and without the expectation of anything in return. Truly appreciate those around you, and you’ll soon find many others around you. Truly appreciate life, and you’ll find that you have more of it.” – Ralph Marston

It’s 11: 01 AM on day 2250 of my journey towards independence and I managed to pray, have breakfast, read 1 Chronicles 16:35 and work on my 25 Smiles Campaign –raised $8 961.04 only $3 538.96 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 ).

A few weeks ago I watched “The Thank You Project A Mother Finds The People Who Saved Her Son’s Life” it just warmed my heart. Watch “The Thank You Project A Mother Finds The People Who Saved Her Son’s Life” below:

Day 2237: Embrace the Present

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Embrace the present– that’s my message to myself and the world.

It’s 10 : 13 AM on day 2237 of my journey towards independence and I managed to have breakfast, pray, read Romans 8:15 and work on my 25 Smiles Campaign –raised $8 161.04 only $4 338.96 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 ).

This morning laying in bed staring at the ceiling I wondered what would become of future everything about my life is so up in the air sometimes that’s trilling and other times it’s scary as hell but however I feel I’m so grateful for this life and this day October 29, 2016 will never come again.

Day 2212: The One Thing I Keep Reminding Myself That Keeps Self-Pity at Bay

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Someone else is happy with less than what I have– that’s what I keep reminding myself.

It’s 10 : 35 AM on day 2212 of my journey towards independence and I managed to pray, read Judges 5:31, have breakfast, learn one new thing – in 1999, Astronomers focusing on a star at the center of the Milky Way measured precisely for the first time how long it takes the sun to complete one orbit (a galactic year) of our home galaxy: 226 million years.- and work on my 25 Smiles Campaign –raised $7 675 only $4 825 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 I figured out why I never wallow in self-pity for too long and it’s because I hold tightly to this knowledge that someone somewhere is happy with less than what I have.

Day 2179: Appreciate Life

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Life is short appreciate every moment– that’s my message to the world.

It’s 12 : 00 PM on day 2179 of my journey towards independence and I managed to pray, read 2 Chronicles 15:7, listen to Catherine Constantinides on DJ Sbu Breakfast – she was talking about her adventures in the U.S. and other stuff – have breakfast, learn one new thing –A male lobster is called a cock and a female a hen or chicken (when it weighs about one pound). A one-clawed lobster is called a cull. If it has no claws, it’s called a pistol.- and work on my 25 Smiles Campaign – raised $7 600 only $4 900 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 ) .

Last night someone very dear to me passed away it’s been shocking and heartbreaking but I know that the pain I feel pales in comparison to what his family must be feeling he was such an amazing man so full of laughter and life and he could talk to just about anyone I will miss visiting him and just knowing he’s around.

Day 2108: Why I am grateful for my wheelchair every day

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Be grateful even for the things you sometimes wish you didn’t have to have– that’s my message to the world.

It’s 12 : 15 PM on day 2108 of my journey towards independence and I managed to pray, read John 1: 16, have breakfast, learn one new thing – Timeline of Women’s Suffrage Granted, by Country. Learn the year in which women’s suffrage was granted, organized by year. New Zealand was the first country to allow women to vote (in 1893), while the King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia granted women the right to vote in 2011. -and work on my 25 Smiles Campaign – raised $5 910 only $340 more to raise before Jan 10 2017 (SO SO SO GRATEFUL to everyone who has supported this campaign so far 🙂 ).

This morning as I was listing out loud all the things I was grateful for my mom heard me say wheelchair it surprised her she repeated the word almost as if asking a question and I said something like yes, wheelchair because although I would rather not need one I am grateful to have one because I know there are people who need a wheelchair but don’t have one we must all be grateful even for the things we sometimes wish we didn’t have to have.

Day 2093: The Secret to my Happiness

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“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 2074: Good Days

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Every day that you are alive is a good day – that’s my message to the world.

It’s 12 : 30 PM on day 2074 of my journey towards independence and I managed to pray, read Romans 12: 9-21, have breakfast, learn one new thing – Apollo missions took about three days to reach the moon. But the quickest trip to the moon was the New Horizons probe, which zipped past the moon in just 8 hours 35 minutes on its way to Pluto. However, the spacecraft didn’t even slow down or approach lunar orbit.– and work on my 25 Smiles Campaign – raised $5 749 only $501 more to raise before Jan 10 2017 (SO SO SO GRATEFUL to everyone who has supported this campaign so far 🙂 ).

This morning I found myself thinking I was having a bad day then it occurred to me that every day that I am alive is a good day which is true every day is a gift and should be celebrated.

Day 2063: Happy Mother’s Day

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“I know that a mother, no matter how impoverished or uneducated, will do anything to save her babies.” – Jane Chen

It’s 12: 00 PM on day 2063 of my journey towards independence and I managed to pray, have breakfast, learn one new thing – William James Sidis is alleged to have had an IQ of 275. With an IQ between 250 and 300, Sidis has one of the highest intelligence quotients ever recorded. Entering Harvard at the ago of 11, he was fluent in more than 40 languages by the time he graduated and worked his way into adulthood. – and work on my 25 Smiles Campaign – raised $5 724 only $526 more to raise before Jan 10 2017 (SO SO SO GRATEFUL to everyone who has supported this campaign so far 🙂).

Today is Mother’s Day and in honour of that a few days ago I recorded a message for mom (Happy Mother’s Day Mom I meant every word I said). Take a look: