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Day 1987: How I see myself, how others see me and maintaining my self-perception

How you see yourself shouldn’t change no matter how people see you– that’s my message to the world.

It’s 12 : 49 PM on day 1987 of my journey towards independence and I managed to pray, read Titus 2, learn one new thing –A phenomenon called the Wind Chill factor makes us feel colder in winter than the air temperature really is. This is due to the interaction of air temperature and wind on the human body that is already giving off heat. Both temperature and wind cause heat loss from body surfaces. -have breakfast and work on my 25 Smiles Campaign – raised $2 972 only $3 278 more to raise by 10 Jan 2017 (SO SO SO GRATEFUL to everyone who has supported this campaign so far ).

Yesterday someone described to me how she saw me as a human being and it was truly humbling although I will always see myself as just a girl trying her best every day to make a difference.

Day 1986: Me and God – a two-way street

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Our relationship with God is a two-way street– that’s what I’m realizing.

It’s 12 : 28 PM on day 1986 of my journey towards independence and I managed to pray, read Titus, learn one new thing – More than 1,500 fish species live on the reef, including the clownfish, red bass, red-throat emperor, and several species of snapper and coral trout. About 5,000 species of mollusks live on the reef. –have breakfast and work on my 25 Smiles Campaign – yesterday Joyce donated $25 (thanks SO MUCH Joyce for your support it means the world to me ) which brings the total raised to $2 972 only $3 278 more to raise by 10 Jan 2017 (SO SO SO GRATEFUL to everyone who has supported this campaign so far ).

This morning in the car heading to church my mom goes I told you it was raining to which I said God didn’t forget to wake us up because it was raining our relationship with God is truly a two-way street we can’t just be faithful when it’s convenient for us.

Day 1985: Teamwork and Me

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Teamwork is very underrated – that’s what I’m starting to realize.

It’s 12 : 15 PM on day 1985 of my journey towards independence and I managed to pray, read 2 Timothy 4, learn one new thing – Anders Celsius was a Swedish astronomer who built the Uppsala Observatory and invented the Celsius (or centigrade) thermometer scale. Anders Celsius was born on November 27, 1701 in Uppsala, Sweden. He was a Swedish astronomer who taught at the University of Uppsala. –have breakfast and work on my 25 Smiles Campaign – yesterday Anatoli donated $10 (thanks SO MUCH Anatoli for your ongoing support it means the world to me ) which brings the total raised to $2 947 only $3 303 more to raise by 10 Jan 2017 (SO SO SO GRATEFUL to everyone who has supported this campaign so far ).

Today I really got the value of teamwork having a team is not saying that you can’t do things by yourself it’s inviting people to be a part of your journey and letting them share in your joys and sorrows.

Day 1984: Taylor Swift’s speech at the 2016 Grammy Awards

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“As the first woman to win Album of the Year at the Grammys twice, I want to say to all the young women out there, there are going to be people along the way who will try to undercut your success or take credit for your accomplishments or your fame, but, if you just focus on the work and you don’t let those people sidetrack you, someday when you get where you’re going you’ll look around and you will know that it was you and the people who love you who put you there. And that will be the greatest feeling in the world. Thank you for this moment.” – Taylor Swift

It’s 12 : 00 PM on day 1984 of my journey towards independence and I managed to pray, read 2 Timothy 3, learn one new thing –it is true that they are mammals, but dolphins only have hair when they are first born. This hair is found on the top of the rostrum, which is the dolphin’s mouth, and falls out within two weeks. Dolphins do not grow any other hair for the rest of their lives.–have breakfast and work on my 25 Smiles Campaign – raised $2 937 only $3 313 more to raise by 10 Jan 2017 (SO SO SO GRATEFUL to everyone who has supported this campaign so far ).

Recently I watched Taylor Swift’s acceptance speech at this year’s Grammys I loved the power and class with which she dealt with Kanye West’s claim that he made her famous (in his new song “Famous” Kanye basically said he made Taylor famous). Watch Taylor Swift’s speech at the 2016 Grammy Awards below:

Day 1983: True Love

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“To love and be loved is to feel the sun from both sides.” – David Viscott

It’s 12 : 20 PM on day 1983 of my journey towards independence and I managed to pray, read 2 Timothy 2, learn one new thing – Elephants are the only land mammals that cannot jump. Unlike all other mammals on earth, Elephants do not have kneecaps. Therefore, they are unable to bend their legs and acquire the needed propulsion to leave the ground. –have breakfast and work on my 25 Smiles Campaign – yesterday ‘My Paper Parties’ (2) donated $25 (thanks SO MUCH 🙂 [I know who you are]) which brings the total raised to $2 937 only $3 313 more to raise by 10 Jan 2017 (SO SO SO GRATEFUL to everyone who has supported this campaign so far ).

Recently I realized loving someone with everything you have and expecting nothing in return is true love.

Day 1982: Christianity Simplified

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People make Christianity more complicated than it has to be all you need to do is believe, do the right thing and treat others well – that’s what I’ve realized.

It’s 12 : 13 PM on day 1982 of my journey towards independence and I managed to pray, read 2 Timothy 1, learn one new thing – Jupiter is the most massive planet in our Solar System, meaning it also has the highest gravity. If you stood on Jupiter – you cannot because it does not have a solid surface – than you would weigh two and a half times what you would on Earth.–have breakfast, and work on my 25 Smiles Campaign – yesterday Duane donated $250 (thanks SO MUCH Duane your ongoing support means the world to me I know I’m a bit of a bottomless pit LOL thanks for putting up with me) which brings the total raised to $2 912 only $3 338 more to raise by 10 Jan 2017 (SO SO SO GRATEFUL to everyone who has supported this campaign so far ).

This morning I was thinking about what I’ve learned after reading the Bible almost every day for more than a year and I realized people make Christianity more complicated than it has to be all you need to do is believe, do the right thing and treat others well.

Day 1981: #RAK16

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Kindness in words creates confidence. Kindness in thinking creates profoundness. Kindness in giving creates love. – Lao Tzu

It’s 12 : 10 PM on day 1981 of my journey towards independence and I managed to pray, read 1 Timothy 6, learn one new thing – When you cut an onion, it releases a gas called, ready for this, Propanethiol S-oxide. When mixed with certain enzymes in the onion, it creates a sulfur gas. These gases then get to your eyes and create a mild acid which irritates the eyes. – watch Morning Live – yup you guessed it my hero without a cape Catherine Constantinides was on the show talking about her win at the Ubuntu Awards and her work with the #SaharawiPeople (my family often jokes that I only switch on the TV when Catherine’s on and I can’t even deny it because it’s the truth at this point i’m not even ashamed of it anybody who’s not a fan of Catherine’s has some serious problems LOL 🙂 I sincerely aspire to her humility and character) – have breakfast, and work on my 25 Smiles Campaign – yesterday Catherine Cook donated $25 (thanks SO MUCH Catherine your ongoing support means a lot ) which brings the total raised to $2 662 only $3 588 more to raise by 10 Jan 2017 (SO SO SO GRATEFUL to everyone who has supported this campaign so far ).

Recently I took part in #RAK16 started by Brent Lindeque – the concept of RAK is simple: Do a good deed, post it on social media and nominate your friends to do good deeds too using #RAK16 at the end of your social media postings – my family (asked by me) handed out apples to the car guard and the lady who sells toothpicks outside our local frozen foods store. I nominate all you reading this to go out there and do random acts of kindness.

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Video about #RAK16

Day 1980: 21 Icons season 3 episode 21: Simphiwe Dana

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“I use my music to heal, I use my music to inform, and I use it to bring out that warm feeling inside, so I think I’m doing quite well with my freedom.” – Simphiwe Dana

It’s 12 : 03 PM on day 1980 of my journey towards independence and I managed to pray, read 1 Timothy 5, learn one new thing – Cold weather will cause some trees to explode by freezing the sap, because it contains water, which expands as it freezes, creating a sound like a gunshot. The sound is produced as the tree bark splits, with the wood contracting as the sap expands. –have breakfast, and work on my 25 Smiles Campaign – yesterday Tinuchechi and Jerynchachen donated $250 (thanks SO MUCH chechi and chachen your support means a lot 🙂 ) which brings the total raised to $2 637 only $3 613 more to raise by 10 Jan 2017 (SO SO SO GRATEFUL to everyone who has supported this campaign so far ).

Last night I watched season 3 episode 21 of 21 Icons (the last episode of this season) featuring Singer and Song Writer Simphiwe Dana I love that Simphiwe endeavours to use her music to heal. Watch “21 Icons: Simphiwe Dana: Short Film” below:

Day 1979: Ubuntu Awards, Youth Diplomacy and Catherine Constantinides

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#Ubuntu is a verb, an action, a word that talks to spirit of serving others! A quality that includes essential human virtues! #UbuntuAwards – tweeted by Catherine Constantinides at the Ubuntu Awards last night.

It’s 12 : 20 PM on day 1979 of my journey towards independence and I managed to pray, read 1 Timothy 4, learn one new thing – That’s 3 main rings and 5 dusty rings for a total of 8 rings, 9 if you count the Cassini Division. But there are even more rings around Saturn. There’s the Janus Ring, the Methone Ring Arc, the Anthe Ring Arc and the Pallene Ring, as well as the Roche Division. –have breakfast, and work on my 25 Smiles Campaign – raised $2 387 only $3 863 more to raise by 10 Jan 2017 (SO SO SO GRATEFUL to everyone who has supported this campaign so far ).

Last night the second annual Ubuntu Awards were held in Cape Town – the event is hosted by the Department of International Relations and Cooperation and celebrates South Africans who are flying the South African flag high globally – my hero without a cape Catherine Constantinides won the Youth Diplomacy award I couldn’t be happier for her honest-to-God she works her butt off and does the right thing even when nobody’s watching (whenever I think of Catherine this Bible verse automatically comes to mind: the humble shall be exalted). Congratulations Catherine I’m SO SO SO proud of you and I love you forever and a day (if you don’t become President of South Africa one day my name is not Nisha-Benny Varghese 🙂 ).

In loving memory of Graham Michael Constantinides – I never had the honour of meeting you but in all three of your children I see what kind of human being you must have been and you were indeed A GIANT OF A MAN 🙂 . Rest in peace Mr. Constantinides.

Day 1978: “You Found Me” by The Fray

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Lost and insecure

You found me, you found me

Lyin’ on the floor

Surrounded, surrounded

Why’d you have to wait?

Where were you? Where were you?

Just a little late

You found me, you found me

– The Fray, “You Found Me”

It’s 2 : 00 PM on day 1978 of my journey towards independence and I managed to pray, read 1 Timothy 3, learn one new thing –While it is not technically a “heart,” the aortic arch of the earthworm performs a similar function and is commonly referred to as one for the sake of simplicity. An earthworm has five arches/hearts that are segmented and pump blood throughout its body.–have breakfast, go visit family, do my #RAK16 (more about that in an upcoming post) and work on my 25 Smiles Campaign – yesterday Adam Butler donated $5 and today Deepuchachen donated $250 (thanks SO MUCH Adam and Deepuchachen your support means the world to me ) which brings my total raised to $2 387 only $3 863 more to raise by 10 Jan 2017 (SO SO SO GRATEFUL to everyone who has supported this campaign so far ).

Yesterday I heard “You Found Me” by The Fray again after a long time there’s just something about that song that I absolutely love. Listen to “You Found Me” by The Fray below: