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My journey from utter helplessness to independence

Day 2542: God Backs Me and I Back Me

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“She wants to make the impossible possible.” – my dad (referring to me in an interview)

 

 

It’s 12 : 32 PM on day 2542 of my journey towards independence and I managed to pray, read Job 38:4-7, have breakfast  and promote my 50 New Feet Campaign benefiting MiracleFeet –Yesterday Pearl Shongwe donated $50  (thanks so much  Pearl  your support means the world to me <3) which brings the total raised to $3 290 only $9 210 more to raise  by June 17, 2018 to help 50 kids with clubfoot.

 

Today I got this idea into my head I don’t know if it’s the safest thing to do but  I’ve decided to believe in the possibility of all my dreams until somebody tells me the pursuit of certain dreams would be the signing of my death warrant  (I believe in this soul on fire living in a body that doesn’t match her personality. I back this girl every day in every way…. I believe in God and me because if I don’t I have not a hope in hell of making others believe in me).

Day 2541: A Million Small Breaks

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A big break is made up of a million small breaks– that’s what I keep realizing

 

It’s 11 : 54 AM on day 2541 of my journey towards independence and I managed to pray, read Psalm 19:1, have breakfast  and promote my 50 New Feet Campaign benefiting MiracleFeet –New Media Specialist Adel D Meyer donated $10  (thanks so much  Adel ) which brings the total raised to $3 240 only $9 260 more to raise  by June 17, 2018 to help 50 kids with clubfoot.

 

 

This morning I was reminded that in the quest to achieve our goals we sometimes strive to blow a giant-size hole in the wall that stands between us and that which we desire but sometimes all we can manage is to make the tiniest cracks and that’s okay because a big break is made up of a million small breaks

Day 2540: Some Days I just Want To Be Like You

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The not-so good days makes you appreciate the great days – that’s what I keep realizing

 

It’s 1 : 03 PM on day 2540 of my journey towards independence and I managed to pray, read Revelation 1:7, have breakfast  and promote my 50 New Feet Campaign benefiting MiracleFeet – raised to $3 230 only $9 270 more to raise by June 17, 2018 to help 50 kids with clubfoot .

 

 

Today I wake up and all was well until out of the blue I had tummy troubles which can be humiliating when you can’t get to the bathroom fast enough (at least I now know it’s impossible to die from humiliation) the people in my life are so nice they try to make me feel better about it which only adds to my humiliation I know that by giving me Cerebral Palsy God wanted to show people  that He can work through anyone but being the tool in that plan is at times most heartbreaking some days I just want be like you who can feel the grass underneath your feet when you step outside,  you who has a choice whether to use the elevator or the stairs,   you who doesn’t have a designated parking spot in every public place,  you who can enter and leave a place without being noticed…. some days I just want to be like you and I feel so guilty because I know how blessed I truly am to be me.

Day 2539: A Superhero’s Life Through A Supersidekick’s Eyes. Happy Birthday Catherine Constantinides

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“A mentor enables a person to achieve. A hero shows what achievement looks like.” – John C. Mather

 

It’s 11 : 54 AM on day 2539 of my journey towards independence and I managed to pray, read Zechariah 2:11, have breakfast  and promote my 50 New Feet Campaign benefiting MiracleFeet –Lisa Dewberry  donated $25  (thanks so much  Lisa ) which brings the total raised to $3 230 only $9 270 more to raise  by June 17, 2018 to help 50 kids with clubfoot.

 

Today is my Superhero Catherine Constantinides’s birthday and for her who humbly serves the world every day in every way I made a movie entitled A Superhero’s Life Through A Supersidekick’s Eyes-   A Tribute to Catherine Constantinides I made the movie because I wanted to show her what she looks like through my eyes today and every day. Happy Birthday Superhero thanks for all that you are, all that you do and all that you’ve taught me but most of all thanks for always always showing up for me I still can’t believe you excused yourself from a meeting with some of the country’s most influential names to come paragliding with me  I can’t tell you how much it meant to me to be chosen by you nobody ever picks me when something comes up I’m usually the first thing to be dropped but you chose me and continue to choose me every time you include me in all the moments of your life….. THANK YOU I will always love you to the moon and more than the stars.

Day 2538: The Little Things Add Up

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The little things we choose to do and not do make a big difference– that’s my message to the world.

 

It’s 11 : 49 AM on day 2538 of my journey towards independence and I managed to pray, read Isaiah 6: 3, have breakfast  and promote my 50 New Feet Campaign benefiting MiracleFeet – raised to $3 205 only $9 295 more to raise by June 17, 2018 to help 50 kids with clubfoot .

 

Today I reminded that the little things we choose to do and not do make a big difference so smile, be kind, unplug when you’re done using appliances, turn off lights when leaving the room…all those little things add up.

 

Day 2537: Wired For Kindness

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Human beings are wired to be kind– that’s what I keep realizing.

 

It’s 10 : 23 AM on day 2537 of my journey towards independence and I managed to pray, read Isaiah 6: 3, have breakfast  and promote my 50 New Feet Campaign benefiting MiracleFeet – raised to $3 205 only $9 295 more to raise by June 17, 2018 to help 50 kids with clubfoot .

 

Recently I called someone to wish her a happy birthday and I think it made her day which made my day the whole day after that I was rolling on cloud nine I remember thinking with a smile in my heart I was kind today (we as humans are wired to be kind no amount of money or possessions in the world can give you the feeling you get when you make someone else feel like they matter).

Day 2536: Embracing Where I Am

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I am exactly where I’m supposed to be at this time in my life – that’s what I know.

 

It’s 12 : 15 PM on day 2536 of my journey towards independence and I managed to pray, read 1 Chronicles 16:10, have breakfast  and promote my 50 New Feet Campaign benefiting MiracleFeet –Yesterday Anonymous  donated $30 and My Paper Parties donated $50 (thanks so much to them) which brings the total raised to $3 205 only $9 295 more to raise  by June 17, 2018 to help 50 kids with clubfoot.

 

 

Today I realized that although sometimes I feel like I should be travelling the world and meeting new people I am exactly where I’m supposed to be at this time in my life literally there’s nobody else in the world doing what I do the way I do it (for the international non-profit work I do I never leave the house all I have is God, a laptop, an internet connection and a bit of time) if I didn’t live my story I would think the person who told it to me was either lying or completely insane.

Day 2535: Born A Crime by Trevor Noah

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“People thought my mom was crazy. Ice rinks and drive-ins and suburbs, these things were izinto zabelungu — the things of white people. So many people had internalized the logic of apartheid and made it their own. Why teach a black child white things? Neighbors and relatives used to pester my mom: ‘Why do this? Why show him the world when he’s never going to leave the ghetto?’

 

‘Because,’ she would say, ‘even if he never leaves the ghetto, he will know that the ghetto is not the world. If that is all I accomplish, I’ve done enough.”

 

― Trevor Noah, Born a Crime: Stories From a South African Childhood

It’s 12 : 38 PM on day 2535 of my journey towards independence and I managed to pray, read 2 Corinthians 12:9-10 have breakfast  and promote my 50 New Feet Campaign benefiting MiracleFeet – raised to $3 125 only $9 375 more to raise by June 17, 2018 to help 50 kids with clubfoot .

Yesterday I finished reading Born a Crime: Stories From a South African Childhood by Trevor Noah  the book is set just at the end of Apartheid and the beginning of Post-Apartheid South Africa it’s about race, faith, crime, family and South Africa but most of all it’s about an incredible woman’s love and determination to help her son break out  of the cycle of poverty (and she did- the boy who once had to eat Mopane Worms because there was no money for food now lives in a 10 Million Dollar Penthouse in New York City) I would recommend Born A Crime to all South Africans and anyone in need of hope.

Day 2534: Always Have A Backup Plan

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The key to avoid being crushed by life’s disappointments is to always have a backup plan – that’s what I’ve realized.

 

It’s 11 : 56 AM on day 2534 of my journey towards independence and I managed to pray, read , have breakfast, read James 2: 17 and promote my 50 New Feet Campaign benefiting MiracleFeet – raised to $3 125 only $9 375 more to raise by June 17, 2018 to help 50 kids with clubfoot .

 

Today I realized that the key to avoid being crushed by life’s disappointments is to always have a backup plan (it’s great to have a goal but as my father always says to me don’t put all your eggs in one basket )

Day 2533: Do Everything You Want To Unless There Are Reasons Not To

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Do everything you want to do unless there are compelling reasons not to – that’s my message to the world.

It’s 12 : 48 PM on day 2533 of my journey towards independence and I managed to pray, read John 8: 12 , have breakfast, read John 8: 12, continue reading Born A Crime by Travor Noah  and promote my 50 New Feet Campaign benefiting MiracleFeet – raised to $3 125 only $9 375 more to raise by June 17, 2018 to help 50 kids with clubfoot .

Recently I got into my head that Shark-Cage Diving would be a great idea but I have since reconsidered because firstly I found out that Shark-Cage Diving is detrimental to sharks and secondly because I found out from doctors in my family that it would be hard for me to breath underwater even with an oxygen mask on (if it was just about me I would have pushed through or died trying but I refuse to play any part in the harming of any animal or human – I have 2 rules for life 1) do no harm and 2) do good) I’ll just have to find another way to raise awareness about and money for my 50 New Feet Campaign benefiting MiracleFeet