Day 3003 : December 3-10 Goals

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Some days are better than others  but be grateful all the days– that’s my message to the world

 

It’s 2: 35 PM on day 3003 of my journey towards independence and I managed to pray, read a Bible verse and do some work

 

Last week I set some goals and today I will again be evaluating myself to measure my progress and I’ll be setting some goals for the coming week as well. Take a look:

 26 November – 3 December Goals Review

  1. Continue to be kind, honest and generous (give more, do more and be more) [tried]
  2. Be the best Supersidekick to my Superhero Catherine Constantinides [tried]
  3. Spend time outside as often as I can [I did]
  4. Finish reading Flow: The Psychology of Optimal Experience by Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi Learn 7+ new things [not done]
  5. Write done 7 beautiful moments of the week [did often]
  6. Try new things [not done]
  7. Use social media to showcase the ability of differently-abled people and teach that Different IS COOL! [tried]

 

Highlights of the Week

  • My brother getting his driver’s licence
  • Finishing reading Flow: The Psychology of Optimal Experience by Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi – Finally after weeks of reading i finished reading Flow: The Psychology of Optimal Experience by Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi it’s a book that describes the state of Flow – basically that in-the-zone feeling when you’re doing something and everything else fades into the background – and how we can all achieve it.. Flow: The Psychology of Optimal Experience is by far the most intellectual book i’ve ever read so if you open this book best be prepared to concentrate for a sustained period.
  • Speaking to Superhero yesterday morning wishing her happy holidays
  • Seeing the beautiful inscription Superhero wrote in the book she sent me a few months ago – I only opened the book today so I only saw the inscription today (it was heartwarming surprise)
  • Finding out my Superheroes were safe after a horrific incident – I love South Africa but the crime is traumatizing (My Superheroes are safe THANK THE LORD but this crime is too much too bloody much)
  • Doing some good

 

December 3-10 Goals

  1. Continue to be kind, honest and generous (give more, do more and be more)
  2. Be the best Supersidekick to my Superhero Catherine Constantinides
  3. Spend time outside as often as I can and appreciate the little-big things
  4. Finish reading Unedited by Jane Raphaely
  5. Learn 7+ new things
  6. Write done 7 beautiful moments of the week
  7. Try new things
  8. Use social media to showcase the ability of differently-abled people and teach that Different IS COOL!

 

 

Day 3002 : Flow: The Psychology of Optimal Experience by Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi

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“Contrary to what we usually believe, moments like these, the best moments in our lives, are not the passive, receptive, relaxing times—although such experiences can also be enjoyable, if we have worked hard to attain them. The best moments usually occur when a person’s body or mind is stretched to its limits in a voluntary effort to accomplish something difficult and worthwhile. Optimal experience is thus something that we make happen. For a child, it could be placing with trembling fingers the last block on a tower she has built, higher than any she has built so far; for a swimmer, it could be trying to beat his own record; for a violinist, mastering an intricate musical passage. For each person there are thousands of opportunities, challenges to expand ourselves.”

― Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi, Flow: The Psychology of Optimal Experience

 

It’s 12: 29 PM on day 3002 of my journey towards independence and I managed to pray, read the  Bible and do some work

 

Yesterday after weeks of reading I finished reading Flow: The Psychology of Optimal Experience by Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi it’s a book that describes the state of Flow – basically that in-the-zone feeling when you’re doing something and everything else fades into the background – and how we can all achieve it. Flow: The Psychology of Optimal Experience is by far the most intellectual book I’ve ever read so if you open this very interesting book best be prepared to concentrate for a sustained period of time.

Day 3001 : Hello December

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Time is something you cannot get back so do use it wisely– that’s my message to the world

 

It’s 10: 47 AM on day 3001 of my journey towards independence and I managed to pray, read the  Bible and do some work

 

Today is the first day of December and all I can say is WOW time waits for no person and as we close off 2018 and head into 2019 my heart is filled with the upmost gratitude for the remarkable people I’ve met and the things I’ve learned (about myself and the world) – I’ll never ever forget the extreme pain of having the surgical stitches on my arm taken out (on a pain scale of one to a billion that afternoon my pain was a billion and one) needless to say I now know I can survive almost anything (touch wood).

Day 3000 : To the I’ll-pray-for-you people

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The people you unconsciously pity might be living great lives – that’s my message to the world

 

It’s 1: 49 PM on day 3000 of my journey towards independence and I managed to pray, send time outside, read a Bible verse and do some work

 

Today my thoughts turned to the I’ll-pray-for-you people: To the I’ll-pray-for-you people you may be surprised to know that I don’t even pray for me (I mean I do but not for the reasons one might think – I pray to be good, kind and honest even when it’s hard) I mostly pray for other people I pray for children in hospitals, for the elderly in their autumn years, for the babies at Breath of Life to be adopted by families as loving as the Riellys or reunited with capable relatives, for people in Syria and the #WesternSahara, for the health, happiness and success of my family, friends and my Superheroes too…i don’t pray to walk because the fact that I can’t walk is not the centre of my life nor is it the definition of me.

Day 2999: Outdo Yourselves in Kindness

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Even if all you do in life is love you’re living well – that’s my message to the world

 

It’s 12 : 45 PM on day 2999 of my journey towards independence and I managed to pray, send time outside, read a Bible verse and do some work

 

Today I was reminded that even if all you do in life is love you’re living well – my favourite thing to do daily is be kind and spread love (sometimes it costs money but most times it doesn’t ) it makes me feel good inside to outdo myself in kindness. Outdo yourselves in kindness

Day 2998: “Rewrite the Stars” by Anne-Marie & James Arthur

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And how do we rewrite the stars?
Say you were made to be mine
And nothing can keep us apart
‘Cause you are the one I was meant to find
It’s up to you, and it’s up to me
No one could say what we get to be
And why don’t we rewrite the stars?
Changing the world to be ours

– Anne-Marie & James Arthur, “Rewrite the Stars”

 

It’s 12: 20 PM on day 2998 of my journey towards independence and I managed to pray, send time outside, read a Bible verse and do some work

 

Recently I heard “Rewrite the Stars” by Anne-Marie & James Arthur I love the whole song but my favourite part is And why don’t we rewrite the stars? Changing the world to be ours that’s what I try to do every day – rewrite people’s stars so that the world can belong to all of us equally. Listen to “Rewrite the Stars” below:

Day 2996: 26 November – 3 December Goals

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“When life gives you Monday, dip it in glitter and sparkle all day. ” -Ella Woodward

It’s 3: 05 PM on day 2996 of my journey towards independence and I managed to pray read a Bible verse  and do some work

 

Last week I set some goals and today I will again be evaluating myself to measure my progress and I’ll be setting some goals for the coming week as well. Take a look:

19 – 26  November Goals Review

  1. Continue to be kind, honest and generous (give more, do more and be more) [tried]
  2. Be the best Supersidekick to my Superhero Catherine Constantinides [tried]
  3. Spend time outside as often as I can [I did]
  4. Finish reading Flow: The Psychology of Optimal Experience by Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi [not done yet]
  5. Learn 7+ new things [not done]
  6. Write done 7 beautiful moments of the week [did often]
  7. Try new things [not done]
  8. Use social media to showcase the ability of differently-abled people and teach that Different IS COOL! [tried]

 

Highlights of the Week

  • Watching my brother walk out the door for his last day of high school – as I watched my brother walk out of the house for his last day of high school with a bag full of his uniforms to be donated to schools my heart was filled with pride and love because I realized he has grown in heart as well as knowledge.
  • Spending time with special friends
  • Doing some good
  • Seeing purple Jacarada flowers scattered all over the grass – it was truly beautiful

 

 26 November – 3 December  Goals

  1. Continue to be kind, honest and generous (give more, do more and be more)
  2. Be the best Supersidekick to my Superhero Catherine Constantinides
  3. Spend time outside as often as I can and appreciate the little-big things
  4. Finish reading Flow: The Psychology of Optimal Experience by Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi – I’m determined to finish the book this week
  5. Learn 7+ new things
  6. Write done 7 beautiful moments of the week
  7. Try new things
  8. Use social media to showcase the ability of differently-abled people and teach that Different IS COOL!

 

 

Day 2995: To the people who believe differently-abled people should be left to die

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Ignorance is alive and well in the 21st century– that’s what I keep realizing

 

It’s 11: 53 AM on day 2995 of my journey towards independence and I managed to pray, read a Bible verse and do some work

 

Yesterday I read a tweet which suggested that a parent of a differently-abled child with health issues should LET THE CHILD DIE I was SHOCKED and heartbroken to be reminded that in the 21st century there still exists people in the world who believe people like me don’t deserve to live simply because our lives are hard. To the people who believe differently-abled people should be left to die: My life is difficult but IT’S MINE please don’t infringe ON MY RIGHT TO LIFE!

Day 2994: The Illusion of Perfection

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Not everything needs to be done perfectly – that’s my message to the world

 

It’s 1: 47 PM on day 2994 of my journey towards independence and I managed to pray, read a Bible verse and do some work

 

Today is madness in my house the carpenter is her fixing the ceiling, mom’s in a frenzy cooking for her relatives arriving tomorrow, trying to make sure the house is tidy  and everything’s  perfect but the truth of our lives is that nothing is ever perfect or easy but mom tries her best every day to mask that because she really wants us to be like other families only we are – other families struggle and they aren’t perfect either but they too choose not to share that thus giving the world an illusion of perfection. We would all be a lot less tired if we just gave up trying to maintain the illusion of perfection I hope there comes a day when mom realizes that not everything has to be perfect for her to be perfectly happy (she must be exhausted!)

Day 2993: Living the Moments

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Some moments are meant to be lived not captured – that’s what I keep realizing

 

It’s 10: 53 AM on day 2993 of my journey towards independence and I managed to pray, read a Bible verse and do some work

 

Yesterday as I sat under my favourite Jacaranda Tree trying to teach our temporary housekeeper how to use my phone to take a picture of me sitting under the tree I had an epiphany not all moments have to be captured some are lived and become memories  needless to say we abandoned the photography mission and I just enjoyed the sights and sounds it was nice actually