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Day 2208: Family and the End of the School Term

“Family is not an important thing. It’s everything.” – Michael J. Fox

It’s 10 : 18 AM on day 2208 of my journey towards independence and I managed to have breakfast, pray, read 1 John 4:18-19, 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 is the end of the third school term here in South Africa and since my parents are both teachers and my brother’s still in high school end of term means that the house is going to be full and noisy but I wouldn’t have it any other way I love my family.

Day 2175: Say I Love You

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Say the words I love you more often it won’t kill you – that’s my message to the world.

It’s 12 : 03 PM on day 2175 of my journey towards independence and I managed to pray, have breakfast, read Revelation 1:7, learn one new thing –Although kopi luwak is a form of processing rather than a variety of coffee, it has been called the most expensive coffee in the world with retail prices reaching €550 / US$700 per kilogram.- and work on my 25 Smiles Campaign – yesterday Meg donated $25 (thanks SO MUCH Meg your ongoing support means a lot 🙂 ) which brings the total raised to $7 500 only $5 000 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’ve started forcing myself to say the words I love you more often it’s uncomfortable because I am not the mushy sort but since people can’t read my heart I’ll keep saying it hopefully with time it will feel less uncomfortable.

Day 2170: Love Completely

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Love people with all your heart even when you know they don’t love you back as much – that’s my message to the world.

It’s 12 : 33 PM on day 2170 of my journey towards independence and I managed to pray, have breakfast, read 2 Corinthians 12:9-10, learn one new thing – Known prey of the Megamouth Shark consists entirely of planktonic animals, including euphausiid shrimps, copepods, and the Pancake Jellyfish (Atolla vanhoeffeni). Yet most plankton is found near the surface, so it is something of a mystery how Megamouth manages to find enough to eat. – and work on my 25 Smiles Campaign – raised $7 225 only $5 275 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 realized that some people don’t love me nearly as much as I love them it’s neither good, bad, right or wrong it’s just the way things are (or maybe it’s just my perception) if I didn’t love these people I would probably just call it quits but since I do I have decided to put in as much love as is necessary to keep my relationships afloat.

Day 2140: Remembering Ammachi (Grandmother)

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Love never dies – that’s what I keep realizing.

It’s 12 : 36 PM on day 2140 of my journey towards independence and I managed to pray, read Proverbs 3: 5-6, learn one new thing –After the Greek philosophers Pythagoras, in the 6th century BC, and Parmenides, in the 5th, recognized that the Earth is spherical, the spherical view spread rapidly in the Greek world. Around 330 BC, Aristotle maintained on the basis of physical theory and observational evidence that the Earth was spherical.- have breakfast, and work on my 25 Smiles Campaign – yesterday David Boutin donated $25 (thanks David 🙂 ) which brings the total raised to $7 075 only $5 425 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 two year anniversary of my paternal grandmother’s death I miss her potato fry, our physiotherapy sessions and her funny life stories but most of all I miss sitting across from her and holding her hand. I miss you every day Ammachi but I know you’re alive every time I remember you and I do so often with fondness and a smile (especially when I eat fried-blackened sardines I think you were the only person who loved it as much as I did).

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 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:

Day 2008: My Parents, The Real Stars of my Story

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The love of parents is the truest love of all – that’s what I keep realizing.

It’s 12 : 17 PM on day 2008 of my journey towards independence and I managed to pray, read 1 Peter 1, learn one new thing –Bones, stop growing after puberty and muscle and fat cells also stop dividing. But cartilage – that’s the plastic-like stuff in ears and noses – cartilage continues to grow until the day you die. Not only does cartilage grow, but the earlobes elongate from gravity.–have breakfast and work on my 25 Smiles Campaign – raised $3 312 only $2 938 more to raise by 10 Jan 2017 (SO SO SO GRATEFUL to everyone who has supported this campaign so far ).

This morning I was thinking how sad it was that most people will never get to meet my parents, the real stars of my story, people see what I do but nobody sees my father who wakes me up every morning, puts me in my wheelchair and gives me water or my mother who sometimes has to take leave from work to stay with me because our housekeeper didn’t show up for work…nobody sees that but really behind this girl who aspires to be great are two extraordinary parents who love all their children with everything they have I hope one day I will love humanity the way my parents love me and my siblings. To mommy and daddy (dad I know you will see this because you’re always stalking me on Facebook LOL and for once I’m grateful because it will spare me the embarrassment of having to send you a link to this post): It’s not anybody’s birthday or anniversary but I just wanted you both to know that I appreciate the things you do for all three of us every day because of the two of you I know that love is a verb.

Day 1983: True Love

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“To love and be loved is to feel the sun from both sides.” – David Viscott

It’s 12 : 20 PM on day 1983 of my journey towards independence and I managed to pray, read 2 Timothy 2, learn one new thing – Elephants are the only land mammals that cannot jump. Unlike all other mammals on earth, Elephants do not have kneecaps. Therefore, they are unable to bend their legs and acquire the needed propulsion to leave the ground. –have breakfast and work on my 25 Smiles Campaign – yesterday ‘My Paper Parties’ (2) donated $25 (thanks SO MUCH 🙂 [I know who you are]) which brings the total raised to $2 937 only $3 313 more to raise by 10 Jan 2017 (SO SO SO GRATEFUL to everyone who has supported this campaign so far ).

Recently I realized loving someone with everything you have and expecting nothing in return is true love.

Day 1964: What is love?

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When someone else’s happiness is your happiness and their sadness is your sadness that’s love– that’s what I keep realizing.

It’s 12 : 45 PM on day 1964 of my journey towards independence and I managed to pray, read Colossians 1 , learn one new thing –According to a tradition believed to have been derived from the Romans, the wedding ring is worn on the left hand ring finger because there was thought to be a vein in the finger, referred to as the ‘Vena Amoris’ or the ‘Vein of Love’ said to be directly connected to the heart. – have breakfast and work on my 25 Smiles Campaign –raised $1 616 so far only $4 634 more to raise by 10 Jan 2017 (SO SO SO GRATEFUL to everyone who has supported this campaign so far ).

Recently someone I love has been really sad which makes me really sad and also makes me realize when someone else’s happiness is your happiness and their sadness is your sadness that’s love.

Day 1963: Blessed Beyond Measure

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I’m blessed beyond measure – that’s what I keep realizing.

It’s 11 : 29 AM on day 1963 of my journey towards independence and I managed to pray, read Philippians 4, learn one new thing – When we shiver, our bodies are doing the opposite of sweating. Sweating cools the body by putting a layer of liquid on the skin. Shivering tightens the skin and shakes the muscles, a process that conserves and generates heat.– have breakfast and work on my 25 Smiles Campaign – yesterday Amit Abraham donated $6 and then another donation of $250 was made in the name of Benjamin and Amelia ( thank you SO MUCH to both Amit and Benjamin and Amelia 🙂 ) which brings my total raised to $1 616 only $4 634 more to raise by 10 Jan 2017 (SO GRATEFUL to everyone who has supported this campaign so far ) .

Today I realized yet again that I’m blessed beyond measure it’s really incredible and humbling people I don’t know (and I mean people I haven’t even interacted with on social media) are stepping up to help me help others I can actually feel the world pulling for me I feel like I’m enveloped in love. Thank you God for blessing me so richly I will try every day to become the person that you created me to be.