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Day 1252: Actions speak a lot louder than words

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Actions speak a lot louder than words– that’s what I’ve come to realize.

 

It’s 1  : 42 PM on day 1252 of my journey towards independence and I’ve managed to  pray, brush my teeth,  read Nehemiah 9,  feed myself All Bran Flakes for breakfast,   publish my Disability of the Day feature, publish my Kid of the Week feature,  promote my Eradicate AIDS campaign –   my brother’s so sweet he placed 4th in a chess tournament yesterday and offered to donate his winnings to Eradicate AIDS but I couldn’t take his money because I knew he probably wanted to use the money for something else.

 

Last night my mom and I were talking about how some people are all talk and no action some people pat you on the head and tell you how proud they are of you and all that you do but when you ask for their help suddenly they can’t get far enough away from you it’s so frustrating sometimes I feel like screaming at people WHAT MATTERS IN LIFE IS HOW MANY PEOPLE YOU HELP NOT HOW MANY PEOPLE LIKE YOUR FACEBOOK STATUSES OR HOW MANY FOLLOWERS YOU HAVE ON TWITTER. Do you get upset when people build you up with their words and let you down with their actions?

Day 1103: Looking at the intention behind words and actions

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See the intention behind the words and actions of others – that’s what I keep learning.

 

It’s 1  : 29  PM on day 1103 of my journey towards independence and I’ve managed to  brush my teeth, feed myself  All Bran Flakes  for breakfast,   pray, read 2 Samuel 6, publish my Disability of the Day feature, tweet  about my campaign – I am not able anything to do much of anything today I feel awful it’s so unfair I eat right, I exercise and I’m still left feeling sluggish meanwhile others eat all sorts of junk and they  are still fine the next day – and go pick up my new wheelchair – it’s like my old one except this one’s  lighter.

 

Two days ago something happened which made me realize I should take the words and actions of others as they were intended when people say stuff like you are in my prayers my first thought is something along the lines of just because I’m in a wheelchair doesn’t mean I need extra prayers meanwhile I’m sure they were just trying to be nice I hate the fact that I tend to add layers to the words and actions of others hopefully I’ll grow out of it someday. Do you try to see the intention behind the words and actions of others or do you always take things the wrong way?