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Day 1833: 21 Icons season 3 episode 3: Thulani Madondo

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“People need to be reminded that they are powerful and they can still achieve whatever they want to achieve, because at the end of the day you are what you think you are.” – Thulani Madondo

 

It’s 12 : 29  PM on day 1833  of my journey towards independence and I’ve managed to pray, read Luke 23,    publish my Disability of the Day feature,  learn one new thing –Grasses are technically called “graminoids” and are usually herbaceous plants with narrow leaves that grow from their base. To break it down even further—there are 3 different types of grasses: Juncaceae (Rushes), Cyperaceae (Sedges, Bullrushes), and Poaceae (Grasses).. – and   promote my Educate Generations campaign – $5 025 raised so far with 12 days still to go till the end of the campaign (thanks SO MUCH everyone i REALLY appreciate your support 🙂 ).

 

Yesterday I watched season 3 episode 3 of 21 Icons featuring Thulani Madondo I feel like I discovered Thulani first since I wrote about him on this blog years ago when he was named one of CNN’s Top Ten Heroes Thuluni co-founded the Kliptown Youth Program through which he provides education for 400 kids from his community (23 of them have finished school and are now in university).  Watch season 3 episode 3 of 21 Icons featuring the fantastic Thulani Madondo below:

Day 1832: $5 000+ raised for the Educate Generations campaign so far

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Some people of the world are generous beyond belief – that’s what I know.

 

It’s  12 :  21  PM on day 1832 of my journey towards independence and I’ve managed to brush my teeth, pray,  read Luke 22, publish my Disability of the Day feature, publish my Kid of the Week feature, learn one new thing –Fractious [frac·tious] adj. (1) Easily irritated; bad-tempered: “they fight and squabble like fractious kids.” (2) (of an organization) Difficult to control; unruly.– and promote my Educate Generations campaign – yesterday   Bruce Sallan donated $65 and Priyachechi donated $20 (thanks so much Bruce and chechi I really appreciate the support from both of you 🙂 ) which brings my total raised to $5 025 with 13 days still to go.

 

Yesterday “my” (it’s not just my campaign anymore it’s our campaign) Educate Generations campaign benefiting the Malala Fund surpassed the $5 000 mark I can hardly believe it the world’s generosity has left me speechless (which is a very difficult thing to do just ask my family LOL) and deeply touched thank you so much to everyone who has adopted this campaign and made it their own your support means more to me than you’ll ever know. The campaign only ends on October 3 2015 so if you still want to donate you can visit https://www.classy.org/EducateGenerations and do so.

[Update October 3 2015: Campaign over. Final total raised is $5 285]

Day 1831: Rugby 101

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“Rugby is great. The players don’t wear helmets or padding; they just beat the living daylights out of each other and then go for a beer. I love that.” – Joe Theismann

 

It’s 1 : 00  PM on day 1831  of my journey towards independence and I’ve managed to pray, read Luke 21,    publish my Disability of the Day feature,  learn one new thing – The Pacific is not only the biggest but also the deepest ocean with the deepest trenches. The average depth is about 3,800 m. – hang out with people and promote my Educate Generations campaign – $4 940 raised so far (thanks SO MUCH everyone for your support ).

 

Yesterday the Rugby World Cup 2015 commenced and in honour of that I want to teach those who live in countries where rugby is not that popular what rugby is and how it is played. Good luck to the Springboks you can do it boys make us 3-time World Champions. Watch “Rugby 101” below:

Day 1830: Being the Best Supporting Actress and the Star

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It is just as important to be the best supporting actress in other people’s lives as it is to be the star in your own – that’s what I have realized recently.

 

It’s 12 :  00 PM on day 1830  of my journey towards independence and I’ve managed to brush my teeth,  pray, read Luke 20,    publish my Disability of the Day feature, learn one new thing –Avarice [av·a·rice] n. Immoderate desire, greed for wealth: an unreasonably strong desire to obtain and keep money. “His life was consumed by ambition and avarice.”  –  have breakfast, make sandwiches for Cynthia’s (our housekeeper’s) neighborhood with Cynthia’s help as part of Virginia’s Sandwich Run – (thank you sisi Cynthia  for all your help today) –     and  promote my Educate Generations campaign –  Jim Mahar donated $40 yesterday (thanks SO MUCH Jim I so appreciate your ongoing support :) ) which brings my total raised to $4 940 (only $60 more to raise in 15 days to get to $5 000 I know it is already done because God is conspiring to make it happen I can feel it even though I can’t see it).

 

This morning I was thinking about how some women compete with each other I feel like some people feel like there’s not enough of anything so they feel the need to fight for everything trampling on people in the process which is sad because I know that there is enough of everything for everybody I always look to be the best supporting actress in other people’s lives while still being the star in my own (I stand on the balcony of everybody’s life cheering for them it makes me feel so good inside 🙂 ).

Day 1829: “My Inner Life with Asperger’s” by Alix Generous

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“Mild autism can give you a genius like Einstein. If you have severe autism, you could remain nonverbal. You don’t want people to be on the severe end of the spectrum. But if you got rid of all the autism genetics, you wouldn’t have science or art. All you would have is a bunch of social ‘yak yaks.’ “- Temple Grandin

 

It’s 12 : 13  PM on day 1829  of my journey towards independence and I’ve managed to pray, read Luke 19,    publish my Disability of the Day feature,  learn one new thing – The temperature of the Indian Ocean makes it difficult for phytoplankton to grow in most areas, which is required as a food source to support life in the ocean. This is one of the main reasons for the limited marine animal life in the Indian Ocean when compared to the world’s other oceans. – and promote my Educate Generations campaign – $4 900 raised so far (thanks SO MUCH everyone).

 

Yesterday I watched “My Inner Life with Asperger’s” – a Ted Talk by Alix Generous about her life with Asperger’s Syndrome and how she is helping others on the Autism spectrum through the technologies created by her company, Autism Sees – it takes a lot to make me laugh but I was laughing the whole time I was watching this talk I absolutely love Alix’s sense of humour. Watch “Life with Asperger’s” below:

Day 1828: Rethinking Homelessness

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Everybody has a story – that’s what I keep realizing.

 

It’s 12 : 05  PM on day 1828  of my journey towards independence and I’ve managed to pray, read Luke 28,    publish my Disability of the Day feature,  learn one new thing –In general, young salmon eat insects, invertebrates and plankton; adults eat other fish, squid, eels, and shrimp. Unlike all other salmon, the sockeye salmon has a diet that consists almost entirely of plankton. – and   promote my Educate Generations campaign – yesterday Catherine Cook donated $20 and today  Wayne Mansfield  donated $50 (thanks firstly to God [I knew you would show up for me I just didn’t expect it to be this fast LOL] and then to Catherine and Wayne thanks so much for the ongoing support you guys I know I’m a bottomless pit LOL but it’s for an amazing cause 🙂 ) which brings my total raised to $4 900 only $100 more needed to get to $5 000.

 

Yesterday I read Rethink Homelessness – a poignant blog post by Brent Lindeque about homelessness in South Africa – before reading that blog post I, like most people, assumed that all the homeless people and panhandlers I saw on the side of the road were either drug addicts, alcoholics or just plain lazy  I feel so bad about it because I was making assumptions about those people without knowing anything about them just like people often do to me I vow never again to judge people on the label that society puts on them.

Day 1827: Winners and Winning Attitudes

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Winners have a winning attitude – that’s what I want the world to know.

 

It’s 12 : 23  PM on day 1827  of my journey towards independence and I’ve managed to pray, read Luke 17,    publish my Disability of the Day feature,  learn one new thing – Guile [guile] n. Treacherous cunning; skillful deceit. Particular skill and cleverness in tricking or deceiving people. “Considerable guile was involved in the transaction.”  – and   promote my Educate Generations campaign – $4 830 so far (thanks SO MUCH everyone I don’t know what I did to deserve such generosity I will be sure to pay it forward) only $170 more to raise in 18 days to get to $5 000 I know it can be done I believe God is conspiring for me to succeed (I know you won’t let me down God you haven’t so far and don’t worry I’m willing to wait because I know you’ve got bigger problems to deal with).

 

This morning I was thinking about attitude and achieving goals when I set my mind to something I know it’s mine because I am willing to work harder for longer and do things that few people are willing to do in order to get it …. It’s like I have tunnel vision nothing except an act of God can stop me.

Day 1826: 21 Icons season 3 episode 2: Jes Foord

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“I haven’t let what happened to me define me. I’ve let it help me in my future. It’s taken me on a different path, but I haven’t let it destroy me. I’ve let it empower me.” – Jes Foord

 

It’s 12 : 00  PM on day 1826  of my journey towards independence and I’ve managed to pray, read Luke 16,    publish my Disability of the Day feature,  learn one new thing – Frogs don’t need to drink water as they absorb it through their skin. – and   promote my Educate Generations campaign – my cousin, Vinita, donated $100 yesterday (thanks SO MUCH for the support chechi and chachen appreciate it (from Rumpelstiltskin to money I just get more demanding with age LOL [when I was little I was obsessed with Rumpelstiltskin I used to ask her to tell me the story over and over and over again]) and I also have to thank my friend  Bruce Sallan who wrote #Charity Comes to #DadChat Thursday – #MalalaFund as a prelude to his Twitter Chat about the campaign taking place on Thursday (thanks Bruce appreciate your support as always 🙂 ).

 

Yesterday I watched season 3 episode 2 of 21 Icons featuring the strong and courageous Jes Foord in 2008 Jes was unfortunately raped by five so-called men but being the strong and courageous woman that she is Jes chose to use this horrific experience that happened to her to help others through the Jes Foord Foundation Jes has reminded me that we define our experiences our experiences don’t define us. Jes if you’re reading this please know that I am forever changed by you and your story now whenever I feel weak or afraid I will think of you and try to channel your strength and courage. Watch season 3 episode 2 of 21 Icons featuring Jes Foord below:

Day 1825: It’s Not My Fault

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It’s not my fault– that’s what I want the world to know.

 

It’s  1 :  20  PM on day 1825 of my journey towards independence and I’ve managed to brush my teeth, pray,  read Luke 15, publish my Disability of the Day feature, publish my Kid of the Week feature, learn one new thing –Innervate [in·ner·vate] v. To stimulate or supply nervous energy.–   have breakfast,  have a foot massage using a foot spa – (i have poor blood circulation in my feet so to get the blood flowing and get rid of dead skin (gross, i know) my doctor recommended that I usee the foot spa often and apparently he knows what he’s talking about because (touch wood) I haven’t had a foot infection  the whole year [last year and the year before I had foot infections] – and promote my Educate Generations campaign –  $4 730 raised so far (thanks so much for the support everyone).

 

Today I realized that due to overtiredness people who have differently-abled people in their lives can sometimes be resentful of the fact that said differently-abled people need so much help and while I understand that it is sometimes beyond exhausting catering to the needs of the differently-abled I hope everybody understands that people like me didn’t choose to be this way if I could snap my fingers and not be in need of so much help I would if only to make life easier on the people I love but I can’t and honestly it sucks but I’m trying to make the best of it so I ask everyone to please stretch themselves in compassion towards differently-abled people because I didn’t choose to be this way it’s not my fault.

 

Day 1824: United Nations Global Goals and “We The People”

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Working as one people we can change the world – that’s my message to the world

 

It’s 1 : 17  PM on day 1824  of my journey towards independence and I’ve managed to pray, read Luke 14,    publish my Disability of the Day feature,  learn one new thing – At around 1,392,000 kilometres (865,000 miles) wide, the Sun’s diameter is about 110 times wider than Earth’s. –  have breakfast, record and upload my “We The People” video clip – (see what I’m taking about in the next paragraph) – and   promote my Educate Generations campaign –  $4 730 raised so far (thanks everyone).

 

Yesterday I heard about the “We The People” film – ahead of the launch of the United Nations Global Goals taking place on 25 September 2015 all of humanity is being asked to record themselves echoing one of the 17 global goals or saying This is the plan. Let’s get to work. Let’s make it happen and upload it to the We The People website as a show of their support for the United Nations Global Goals – and since I’m game for anything that could even potentially make a difference of course I recorded and uploaded my video this morning. Show your support for the United Nations Global Goals record your video upload it to the We The People website.

“We The People” Promo