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Day 1575: Age and knowing who’s there for you

With age comes the ability to distinguish between who’s there for you and who’s just there – that’s what I realized today.

It’s 12 : 39 PM on day 1575 of my journey towards independence and I’ve managed to brush my teeth, pray, read Isaiah 60, publish my Disability of the Day feature, learn one new thing – did you know that All of space is completely silent. Sound waves need a medium to travel through. Since there is no atmosphere in space, space will always be eerily silent.– feed myself a peanut butter and banana sandwich for breakfast, promote my Educate Generations campaign– still on $1 335 but I’m grateful and not at all worried I know that God will work through someone to help this campaign achieve its goals 🙂 – and listen to music.

Today I realized that with age comes the ability to distinguish between who’s there for you and who’s just there when I was younger I thought everybody loved me and would be there for me but now I know that only God and a few people will be there for me no matter what and I’m okay with that because at the end of the day that’s all I need. Are you able to distinguish between who’s there for you and who’s just there?

Day 1528: Shape up or Ship Out: Teaching People How to Treat You

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You teach people how to treat you – that’s what I keep realizing.

It’s 12 : 29 PM on day 1528 of my journey towards independence and I’ve managed to brush my teeth, pray, read Isaiah 15, publish my Disability of the Day feature, promote my Educate Generations campaign–on $850 – feed myself egg with bread and a banana for breakfast, continue promoting my campaign – still on $850 – and hang out with my sister.

Today I realized once again that you teach people how to treat you I used to be one of those people who confused being nice with being a walk over but now I know that if I say nothing when I’m being manipulated, lied to or cheated I’m basically telling the other person that it’s okay to treat me that way so now when people treat me badly I cut them out of my life. Are you teaching people to treat you like the valued human being that you are?

Day 1449: People – a means to an end?

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People are people not a means to an end – that’s what I have to keep reminding myself.

It’s 12 : 00 PM on day 1449 of my journey towards independence and I’ve managed to brush my teeth, pray, read Psalm 137, feed myself a peanut butter sandwich and a banana for breakfast, publish my Disability of the Day feature, have a feet massage (to increase blood circulation to my feet), ask people to help out with my upcoming campaign, listen to music and hang out with my sister.

This morning I was thinking about my tendency to see people as a means to an end sometimes I meet people and interact with them genuinely knowing that someday they could help me with one of my philanthropic campaigns I hate this tiny part of me that has an ulterior motive when I interact with people I don’t want to become someone I hate trying to make a difference. Do you do whatever you need to do to reach your goals forgetting that people are people not a means to an end?

Day 1388: The world doesn’t revolve around me

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The world doesn’t revolve around me – that’s what I have to keep reminding myself.

It’s 12 : 15 PM on day 1388 of my journey towards independence and I’ve managed to pray,read Psalm 75, 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 – still on 89% I just want to cry I thought if I worked hard I would reach all my goals eventually but now I’m not so sure I’ve literally asked everyone I can think of to help me sadly it seems nobody even cares enough to share my Facebook statuses about my campaign. .

This morning I was bummed about the underwhelming response to my campaign until I remembered that the world doesn’t revolve around me it is a sad but true fact of life that most people only watch out for themselves and their loved ones. Are you able to cope with the fact that people may not react the way you want them to because you know that the world doesn’t revolve around you?

Day 1380: There for me or just there?

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Some people are there for you through thick and thin while others are just there for you when it’s convenient for them – that’s what I’ve realized as I’ve grown.

It’s 12 : 15 PM on day 1380 of my journey towards independence and I’ve managed to brush my teeth, pray, read Psalm 67, publish my Disability of the Day feature, feed myself bran flakes for breakfast, promote Eradicate AIDS campaign – still at 88% – practice sitting up straight to strengthen my core muscles and hang out with my sister.

This morning I was thinking about people and how hard it is to know who’s there for you and who’s not when I was younger I thought everybody who loved me would be there for me no matter what but as I’ve grown I’ve realized that some people are there for you through thick and thin while others are just there for you when it’s convenient for them. Have you, with age, learned to differentiate between those who are there for you and those who are just there?

Day 1370: Do you give people the power to make you feel bad about yourself?

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Nobody can make you feel bad about yourself unless you let them – that’s what I realized this morning.

It’s 1 : 29 PM on day 1370 of my journey towards independence and I’ve managed to pray, brush my teeth, feed myself bran flakes for breakfast, read Psalm 57, publish my Disability of the Day feature, go visit family and promote my Eradicate AIDS campaign – still on 83%

This morning something happened that made me realize nobody can make you feel bad about yourself unless you let them. Do you give people the power to make you feel bad about yourself?

Day 1346: Carrying my problems and eveybody else’s

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“God didn’t promise days without pain, laughter without sorrow, sun without rain, but He did promise strength for the day, comfort for the tears, and light for the way.” – Unknown

It’s 12 : 26 PM on day 1346 of my journey towards independence and I’ve managed to brush my teeth, pray, read Psalm 33, feed myself boiled egg and 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 – I just can’t seem to get off 80% God help me.

Last night I felt really burdened by other people’s problems people tend to unload all their problems onto me and since I seldom have the heart to tell them to keep their problems to themselves they just keep piling it on but it’s fine my shoulders are strong enough to carry my problems and everybody else’s problems.

Day 1333: Do you make yourself look bad attempting to make other people look bad?

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How you treat people and what you say about them says more about you than it does about them – that’s what I keep realizing.

It’s 12 : 26 PM on day 1333 of my journey towards independence and I’ve managed to brush my teeth, pray, read Psalm 20, publish my Disability of the Day feature, feed myself bran flakes for breakfast and promote my Eradicate AIDS campaign – still on 60% I’m so frustrated I’m doing everything I know how to do and I’m still not getting any closer to goal.

Two days ago something happened that made me realize how you treat people and what you say about them says more about you than it does about them. Do you make yourself look bad attempting to make other people look bad?

Day 1316:Are you or have you met someone who criticizes people no matter what they do?

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Those who want to criticize will criticize you no matter what you do– that’s what I keep realizing.

It’s 12 : 00 PM on day 1316 of my journey towards independence and I’ve managed to brush my teeth, pray, read Psalm 7, publish my Disability of the Day feature, feed myself egg with bread for breakfast, promote my Eradicate AIDS campaign – no luck so far today but Niki Chiles donated $20 yesterday (thank you God for answering my prayers through Niki and thank you Niki for being the hands and feet of God) which brings my total raised to $602.85 only 397.15 more to raise in 84 days to reach goal – and hang out with family.

This morning I was thinking about something that happened yesterday and I realized those who want to criticize will criticize you no matter what you do. Are you or have you met someone who criticizes people no matter what they do?

Day 1306: Give people a chance

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Give people a chance they might surprise you – that’s what I keep learning.

It’s 12 : 00 PM on day 1306 of my journey towards independence and I’ve managed to pray, brush my teeth, feed myself All Bran Flakes for breakfast, read Job 40, publish my Disability of the Day feature, promote my Eradicate AIDS campaign – still no luck since Monday I know my voice matters and that I do have some influence I just feel like my voice isn’t loud enough to make people listen and act which sucks because there are people dying of AIDS as I sit here and type this – practice sitting up straight to strengthen my core muscles, stretch my hamstrings and hang out with my sister.

Yesterday a couple came to visit us and the aunty was talking to me like I was no different from anybody else (usually people who don’t know me are awkward around me) later she told me she has read this blog and seen my campaigns I think reading this blog is helping people in my real life see me and not my wheelchair which is funny because I hid this blog from them for about three years for fear that they wouldn’t understand. Have you ever opened up to people and been pleasantly surprised by their response?