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Day 1362: “Who You Are” by Jessie J

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Don’t lose who you are in the blur of the stars!

Seeing is deceiving, dreaming is believing,

It’s okay not to be okay.

Sometimes it’s hard to follow your heart.

Tears don’t mean you’re losing, everybody’s bruising,

Just be true to who you are!

– Jesse J, “Who You Are”

It’s 1 : 00 PM on day 1362 of my journey towards independence and I’ve managed to pray, brush my teeth, feed myself oats and a peanut butter sandwich for breakfast, read Psalm 49, publish my Disability of the Day feature, promote my Eradicate AIDS campaign – no donations so far today but I would like to thank Spur Steak Ranches, South Africa’s biggest and best steakhouse, for retweeting the tweet I sent them about my campaign (thank you Spur Steak Ranches for caring about more than just the bottom line) – practice sitting up straight to strengthen my core muscles, stretch my hamstrings – today is very cold here which made my hamstring stretches more painful (my whole body gets sifter when it’s cold) my life is pain most days but I choose to be grateful for the fact that I’m alive – and continue promoting my campaign – still no donations so far today but I’ll keep trying to raise $1000 for the Elton John Aids Foundation (UK) because I believe nobody should die of HIV/AIDS in this day and age.

Yesterday I heard “Who You Are” by Jessie J I was really moved by the lyrics I think all of us can relate to this song because all of us, at one point or another, have left ourselves on the shelf and tried to be someone else. Listen to “Who You Are” by Jessie J below:

Day 1322: “Compass” by Lady Antebellum

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You wanna give up ’cause it’s dark

We’re really not that far apart

So let your heart, sweet heart

Be your compass when you’re lost

And you should follow it wherever it may go

When it’s all said and done

You can walk instead of run

‘Cause no matter what you’ll never be alone (never be alone) oh oh oh

Never be alone oh oh oh

– Lady Antebellum, “Compass”

It’s 12 : 00 PM on day 1322 of my journey towards independence and I’ve managed to pray, brush my teeth, read Psalm 13, feed myself bran flakes for breakfast publish my Disability of the Day feature, Kid of the Week feature and promote my Eradicate AIDS campaign –still no luck I’m going to a barbecue later in the afternoon i’ll mention my campaign and see if anyone wants to help I doubt it seeing as most of the people I’m going to see there blatantly ignore the emails I send them about my campaigns but it’s worth a shot so I’ll give it a shot 🙂

Recently I heard “Compass” by Lady Antebellum I loved the follow-your-heart message of the song. Listen to “Compass” by Lady Antebellum below:

Day 1303: “Mockingbird” by Eminem

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“Beware of false knowledge; it is more dangerous than ignorance.” – George Bernard Shaw

It’s 1 : 21 PM on day 1303 of my journey towards independence and I’ve managed to pray, brush my teeth, read Job 37, publish my Disability of the Day feature, feed myself a peanut butter sandwich for breakfast, promote my Eradicate AIDS campaign – no donations as yet today -practice sitting up straight to strengthen my core muscles, stretch my hamstrings and hang out with my sister – she’s back from university for a week.

A couple of days ago my brother was telling me how much he liked Eminem’s music and I said something like all that guy does is swear determined to prove me wrong my brother played me “Mockingbird” by Eminem and to my surprise I LOVED it the song had so much meaning. Listen to “Mockingbird” by Eminem below:

Day 1239: “Invisible” by Hunter Hayes

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Hear me out, there’s so much more to life than what you’re feeling now
Someday you’ll look back on all these days and all this pain is gonna be… Invisible

– Invisible, Hunter Hayes

It’s 12 : 12 PM on day 1239 of my journey towards independence and I’ve managed to pray, brush my teeth, read Ezra 6, feed myself All Bran Flakes for breakfast, publish my Disability of the Day feature, practice sitting up straight to strengthen my core muscles, stretch my hamstrings and promote my Eradicate AIDS campaign – nobody donated so far today either.

Yesterday I heard “Invisible” by Hunter Hayes the song tells us that it’s okay to be different and that the pain we’re feeling right now is not permanent I wish I heard this song when I was in my teens it would have made such a difference. Listen to “Invisible” by Hunter Hayes below:

Day 1079: Brave by Sara Bareilles

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They can kill you but they can’t eat you might as well be brave by saying what you mean and meaning what you say – that’s what I keep learning.

It’s 12 : 23 PM on day 1079 of my journey towards independence and I’ve managed to pray, brush my teeth, feed myself boiled egg and Bran Flakes for breakfast, read 1 Samuel 13, publish my Disability of the Day feature, tweet and Facebook about my campaign -nobody donated so far today either – and practice sitting up straight to strengthen my core muscles.

Yesterday I heard Brave by Sara Bareilles again I just love the message of the song it’s about saying what you mean and meaning what you say. Listen to Brave by Sara Bareilles below:

Day 1022: DJ Fresh & Mindtunes: A track created only by the mind

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“Whatever the mind can conceive and believe, it can achieve.” ― Napoleon Hill

It’s 2 : 04 PM on day 1022 of my journey towards independence and I’ve managed to stretch my hamstrings, brush my teeth, feed myself All Ban Flakes for breakfast, read Joshua 5, publish my Disability of the Day feature and tweet and Facebook about my campaign – still no luck I have half a mind to donate the $483 I need to reach my goal myself but then I would be almost broke I pride myself on being generous and compassionate but I also pride myself on being responsible with the resources that God has given me so I guess I’ll just keep asking for donations who knows maybe it’s better this way because this way I will be giving people the opportunity to feel how I feel when I give with my whole heart – it gives you such a natural high and fills your soul there’s nothing quite like it 🙂

A couple of weeks ago I stumbled on to DJ Fresh & Mindtunes: A track created only by the mind – a documentary about three music fans who happen to be in wheelchairs literally making music with their minds – I didn’t have time to watch the full documentary at the time but last night I went back and watched it and I’m telling you it is the most amazing thing I’ve seen in a while. Watch DJ Fresh & Mindtunes: A track created only by the mind below:

Day 993: Hall of Fame by The Script ft. will.i.am

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“Words make you think. Music makes you feel. A song makes you feel a thought.” ― Yip Harburg

It’s 4 : 28 PM on day 993 of my journey towards independence and I’ve managed to pray, brush my teeth,practice sitting up straight to strengthen my core muscles, feed myself All Bran Flakes and a boiled egg for breakfast, read Deuteronomy 10, publish my Disability of the Day feature, publish my Kid of the Week feature, practice typing with both hands, stretch my hamstrings and tweet and Facebook about my campaign – no luck today but yesterday two donors who chose to donate anonymously donated $50 each which means I only need to raise $713 more to reach my goal.

A couple of days ago I heard Hall of Fame by The Script ft. will.i.am it’s such an awesome song it pushes me to do more and be more. Listen to Hall of Fame below:

Day 818

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Music adds something to Christmas– that’s what I keep learning

It’s 1 : 54 PM on day 818 of my journey towards independence and I’ve managed to stretch my hamstrings, brush my teeth, publish my Disability of the Day feature, publish my Kid of the Week feature, practice typing with both hands, feed myself pasta for brunch, listen to music and practice sitting up straight to strengthen my core muscles.

Today marking sixteen days to Christmas I thought I’d share with you some of my favorite Christmas songs. Please listen and enjoy!

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Day 753

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You are not alone in the things you want to do with your life – that’s what I keep learning 🙂

It’s 2 : 45 PM on day 753 of my journey towards independence and I’ve managed to brush my teeth, feed myself Puri and chicken curry for breakfast, drink water by myself, publish my Disability of the Day feature, work, practice typing with both hands and stretch my hamstrings.

A couple of days ago I heard this song which describes how I want to live my life (I had no idea someone else wanted to live their life like I wanted to live mine). Take a look:

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Day 665

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Just because something is old doesn’t mean it’s bad – that’s what I keep learning 🙂

It’s 5: 44 PM on day 665 of my journey towards independence and I’ve managed to brush my teeth, feed myself a boiled egg and Oats for breakfast, prepare and publish my Disability of the Day feature, work, watch TV, feed myself brown rice and vegetables for lunch and watch some more TV.

Last night I was watching an episode of American Idol on which contestants had to sings songs by The Beatles to my surprise I loved most of the songs I always thought The Beatles were for old people just goes to show ignorance is judging something you know nothing about. Listen to my favorite songs by The Beatles below:

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