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Day 2014: The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People by Stephen Covey

“Habit 1: Be Proactive
Habit 2: Begin with the End in Mind
Habit 3: Put First Things First
Habit 4: Think Win/Win
Habit 5: Seek First to Understand, Then to Be Understood
Habit 6: Synergize
Habit 7: Sharpen the Saw”
― Stephen R. Covey, The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People

It’s 12 : 15 PM on day 2014 of my journey towards independence and I managed to pray, read 2 Peter 2, have breakfast, learn one new thing – The air that is inhaled is about 20-percent oxygen, and the air that is exhaled is about 15-percent oxygen, so about 5-percent of the volume of air is consumed in each breath and converted to carbon dioxide. Therefore, a human being uses about 550 liters of pure oxygen (19 cubic feet) per day. – go to church, have breakfast and work on my 25 Smiles Campaign – yesterday Zak Ebrahim, author of The Terrorist’s Son: A Story of Choice, donated $100 (thanks SO MUCH Zak you inspire me to be a better human I aspire to exercise my freedom of choice like you do [really no joke]) which brings the total raised to $3 462 only $2 788 more to raise by 10 Jan 2017 (SO SO SO GRATEFUL to everyone who has supported this campaign so far ).

Two days ago I finished reading The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People by Stephen Covey I would recommend this book to anyone serious about making a success of their lives this book teaches you all the habits you need to have in order to live a happy, successful and well-balanced life.

Day 2012: 2016 Reading List

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“Reading is a basic tool in the living of a good life.” – Joseph Addison

It’s 1 : 12 PM on day 2012 of my journey towards independence and I managed to pray, read 1 Peter 5, have breakfast, learn one new thing – Oxygen was discovered in 1774 by Joseph Priestley in England and two years earlier, but unpublished, by Carl W. Scheele in Sweden. Scheele heated several compounds including potassium nitrate, manganese oxide, and mercury oxide and found they released a gas which enhanced combustion. – and work on my 25 Smiles Campaign – yesterday Ellyn Harris donated $25 (thanks SO MUCH Ellyn your support means a lot to me ) which brings the total raised to $3 362 only $2 888 more to raise by 10 Jan 2017 (SO SO SO GRATEFUL to everyone who has supported this campaign so far ).

Today I was thinking of all the books I want to read this year (my goal is to read 20 or more books this year) and to make things easier for myself I made a list (I’m a big fan of lists LOL 🙂 ). Take a look:

2016 Reading List

~~The Magic Strings of Frankie Presto by Mitch Albom~~
~~Out of Sorts: Making Peace with an Evolving Faith~~
~~by Sarah Bessey~~
~~The Terrorist’s Son: A Story of Choice by Zak Ebrahim~~
~~Now and Then by Mira Lyn Kelly (Note: This book is for ADULTS ONLY [if you’re under 18 don’t even think about buying this book lest your parents think i’m a bad influence on you LOL 🙂 ])~~
What I Love About You by Rachel Gibson (again probably for adults only [I shudder to think what you must be thinking of me right now LOL 🙂 ] )
Lord of the Flies by William Golding (my 15-year-old brother said it’s good which is astonishing because he rarely talks about books so I’m going to read it)
One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel García Márquez
~~Night (The Night Trilogy #1) by Elie Wiesel~~
A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens
Imtiaz Sooliman and the Gift of the Givers: A Mercy to All by Shafiq Morton

(Note: I might not read the books in this particular order it depends totally on the availability of the books)

Are they any books you want to read? Let me know in the comment section below and who knows I might read your pick and review it 🙂

Day 2011: The “How” Also Matters

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How you choose to do things matters just as much as what you do– that’s my message to the world.

It’s 12 : 49 PM on day 2011 of my journey towards independence and I managed to pray, read 1 Peter 4, have breakfast, learn one new thing –The tides are due to the gravitational pull of the Moon and the Sun on the Earth. Because the gravitational force decreases as the distance squared, the part of the Earth that is closer to the Moon or the Sun is pulled a little extra and a bulge is created.– spend time outside -it’s such a beautiful day I feel blessed to be alive to see it -and work on my 25 Smiles Campaign – raised $3 337 only $2 913 more to raise by 10 Jan 2017 (SO SO SO GRATEFUL to everyone who has supported this campaign so far ).

Yesterday I wanted to do something and I knew of an easy way to do it but if I chose to do it that way I would have been using someone I care very deeply about so I chose not to do it that way because I believe how you choose to do things matters just as much as what you do I’m going to achieve all my goals but I’m determined to do it without lying, cheating, stealing or using anyone.

Day 2009: Words and Intentions

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Hear what is said with the intention with which it was said – that’s what I’m learning.

It’s 12 : 03 PM on day 2009 of my journey towards independence and I managed to pray, read 1 Peter 2, learn one new thing – A jazz musician named Teri Pall invented a version of the cordless phone in 1965 but could not market her invention, as its 2-mile (3.2 km) range caused its radio signals to interfere with aircraft communications. In 1968, she sold her rights to the cordless phone to a manufacturer who modified it for practical use.–have breakfast and work on my 25 Smiles Campaign – yesterday Catherine Cook who has donated to this campaign twice before donated $25 (thanks SO MUCH Catherine your ongoing support means the world to me I really don’t deserve you ) which brings the total raised to $3 337 only $2 913 more to raise by 10 Jan 2017 (SO SO SO GRATEFUL to everyone who has supported this campaign so far ).

A couple of months ago someone new entered my life and every day she teaches me to hear what is said with the intention with which it was said sometimes people say things and we feel like they are attacking us but if we take our egos out of it and think she’s just stating a fact she’s not attacking me as a person then suddenly the sting is taken out of all that is said.

Day 2008: My Parents, The Real Stars of my Story

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The love of parents is the truest love of all – that’s what I keep realizing.

It’s 12 : 17 PM on day 2008 of my journey towards independence and I managed to pray, read 1 Peter 1, learn one new thing –Bones, stop growing after puberty and muscle and fat cells also stop dividing. But cartilage – that’s the plastic-like stuff in ears and noses – cartilage continues to grow until the day you die. Not only does cartilage grow, but the earlobes elongate from gravity.–have breakfast and work on my 25 Smiles Campaign – raised $3 312 only $2 938 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 how sad it was that most people will never get to meet my parents, the real stars of my story, people see what I do but nobody sees my father who wakes me up every morning, puts me in my wheelchair and gives me water or my mother who sometimes has to take leave from work to stay with me because our housekeeper didn’t show up for work…nobody sees that but really behind this girl who aspires to be great are two extraordinary parents who love all their children with everything they have I hope one day I will love humanity the way my parents love me and my siblings. To mommy and daddy (dad I know you will see this because you’re always stalking me on Facebook LOL and for once I’m grateful because it will spare me the embarrassment of having to send you a link to this post): It’s not anybody’s birthday or anniversary but I just wanted you both to know that I appreciate the things you do for all three of us every day because of the two of you I know that love is a verb.

Day 2006: Regret, Embarrassment and Life

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Embarrassment lasts a few moments regret lasts a lifetime – that’s my message to the world.

It’s 12 : 25 PM on day 2006 of my journey towards independence and I managed to pray, read James 4, learn one new thing – Poison Ivy is also a food source for animals. White-tailed Deer, Muskrat, and Eastern Cottontail eat the leaves and stems. Many birds, including crows, bluebirds, and turkeys eat the fruit. Insects munch on the leaves.–have breakfast and work on my 25 Smiles Campaign – raised $3 297 only $2 953 more to raise by 10 Jan 2017 (SO SO SO GRATEFUL to everyone who has supported this campaign so far ).

Yesterday I realized it’s okay to embarrass myself for the things I believe in and care about embarrassment lasts a few moments regret lasts a lifetime.

Day 2005: Character and Wealth

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To be of character is a human being’s greatest wealth – that’s what I realized today.

It’s 12 : 05 PM on day 2005 of my journey towards independence and I managed to pray, read James 3, learn one new thing – The name Pluto was suggested by Venetia Burney, an 11-year old school girl in England. She was interested in ancient mythology, and thought that Hades, the Greek god of the underworld, made a good name. She suggested Pluto, to match the Roman god names given to the other planets.–have breakfast and work on my 25 Smiles Campaign – raised $3 297 only $2 953 more to raise by 10 Jan 2017 (SO SO SO GRATEFUL to everyone who has supported this campaign so far ).

Today I found myself thinking I would be okay even if I wasn’t rich as long as I was of character but then I realized to be of character is a human being’s greatest wealth.

Day 2004: 25 Smiles Campaign Two Months Later

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“If everyone is moving forward together, then success takes care of itself.” – Henry Ford

It’s 12 : 29 PM on day 2004 of my journey towards independence and I managed to pray, read James 2, learn one new thing – Generally, the horse has 205 bones (54 vertebral column, 36 ribs, 1 sternum, 34 skull, 40 front legs, 40 hindlegs). The number of tail coccygeal vertebrae is usually 18 but can also vary. –have breakfast and work on my 25 Smiles Campaign –yesterday Anishchachen donated $50 (thanks SO MUCH again chachen your support means the world to me 🙂 ) which brings the total raised to $3 297 only $2 953 more to raise by 10 Jan 2017 (SO SO SO GRATEFUL to everyone who has supported this campaign so far 🙂 ).

Today marks the two month anniversary of my 25 Smiles Campaign benefiting Smile Train so far forty-eight people (including me and my family) have made donations to this campaign and between us we’ve donated $3 297 I am SO GRATEFUL and BLOWN AWAY (you guys honestly make me want to be a better human being). Thank you Sneha Abraham, Frank Burns, Gaynor Young and Barbara Royce, Justine Perry, Madalyn Sklar, Catherine Cook, @Maewmb, David Boutin, Sarah Britten, Jim Mahar, Nancy, Rema aunty, Paul and Juliet Merrell of Big Planet Radio, Bev Bern, Julie and Don Faughnan, Amit Abraham, Benjamin and Amelia, Athira Issac, Liesel, Priyachechi, Joubert Botha, LA Janssens, Anatoli, Arun Babu, Stan Faryna, My Paper Parties, Happy Odd Girl, Adam Butler, Deepuchachen, Tinuchachechi and Jerynchachen, Duane, My Paper Parities 2, Joyce Childers, Jacqui Mackway -Wilson of Go Social SA, Kevin B (on behalf of Lesley), Meg Guegan, Susanchechi, Reshma Jacob, uncle Abraham Matthew, Debbie McMannis, Anish Krishnankutty and everyone else who chose to donate anonymously for your generous donations. Thank you Jacqui Cooks, Caryn Gootkin, Jacqui Mackway-Wilson, Stephanie Young, Susannah Schaefer, Britt Michaelian, Pamela Eapen, Gaynor Young, Barbara Royce, Joubert Botha, Sue-Ann Allen, Jessica Ilunga, Lillian Chang, Lakshmi Pillai, Akhil Tomy, Jasminechechi, Preethachechi, Susanchechi, Saluchechi, Meera, Vishnu, Thara, Anjali, Neethu, Balu, Juliet Merrell, Kevin, Nadine Stander,Magdel Steyn, Shobha aunty, Rema aunty, Ruby aunty, Sharanya, Mitra and everybody else for helping spread the word about this campaign. ‏

[Update January 12, 2017: Campaign ended 2 days ago. Final total raised is $10 317.04 [enough money to sponsor 41 smiles]]

Day 2003: “Drop Your Stone” by Chris August

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If we’re pointing the finger

Three are pointing back at us, back at us

Do you not remember

Where we were before His love, before his Love?

Whatever you were gonna throw

Now’s the time to let it go, drop your stone

– Chris August, “Drop Your Stone”

It’s 12 : 08 PM on day 2003 of my journey towards independence and I managed to pray, read James 1, learn one new thing –Interestingly, there is also a lot of oxygen on Venus and Mars, which is perhaps not surprising, since they are the closest planets to Earth and probably formed in similar conditions. In their cases, however, most of the oxygen is there in the form of carbon dioxide.–have breakfast and work on my 25 Smiles Campaign – raised $3 247 only $3 003 more to raise by 10 Jan 2017 (SO SO SO GRATEFUL to everyone who has supported this campaign so far ).

Yesterday I heard “Drop Your Stone” by Chris August I loved the overall message of non-judgement although the part in the song that seemed to be judging gay people sort of contradicted the whole message of the song so I have mixed feelings about it. Listen to “Drop Your Stone” by Chris August below: