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Day 1746: The Secret Life of Walter Mitty

“Walter Mitty: To see the world, things dangerous to come to, to see behind walls, draw closer, to find each other, and to feel. That is the purpose of life.” ― James Thurber

It’s 12 : 23 PM on day 1746 of my journey towards independence and I’ve managed to brush my teeth, pray, read Zephaniah 1, publish my Disability of the Day feature, learn one new thing – he phenomenon commonly called a shooting star is actually the visible trail of a meteor as it enters Earth’s atmosphere. Scientists believe that up to 10,000 tons of meteors fall to the Earth every day, most no bigger than a speck of dust– feed myself baked beans with bread for breakfast, promote my Educate Generations campaign – $3 145 raised so far – and hang out with my sister.

Yesterday my sister and I watched The Secret Life of Walter Mitty – a movie about an average Joe who goes to Iceland to find a missing photograph negative and the photographer – it was a nice movie that reminded me of the book The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho.

Day 1745: Success, Failure and Work

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How successful you are is directly proportional to how hard you work – that’s what I realized yesterday.

It’s 12 : 25 PM on day 1745 of my journey towards independence and I’ve managed to brush my teeth, pray, read Habakkuk 3, publish my Disability of the Day feature, learn one new thing – With an area of 40,852 square miles, Cuba is the largest island in the Caribbean. The island is mostly flat, with the Sierra Maestra Mountains anchoring the southeast.– feed myself egg with bread for breakfast, promote my Educate Generations campaign – $3 145 raised so far so grateful – and hang out with my sister.

Yesterday evening seeing me work someone I love said to me you’re always playing on the laptop morning, noon and night I said nothing and continued working I know that how successful I will be is directly proportional to how hard I work.

Day 1744: Focus on what’s important

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I can’t make other people focus on what’s important all I can do is focus on what’s important– that’s what I realized yesterday.

It’s 12 : 05 PM on day 1744 of my journey towards independence and I’ve managed to brush my teeth, pray, read Habakkuk 2, publish my Disability of the Day feature, learn one new thing –Unlike other sea turtles, hawksbills are specialist eaters. They avoid deep waters and stick to coastlines where sponges—their preferred food—are abundant. – feed myself peanut butter and banana sandwich for breakfast, promote my Educate Generations campaign – $3 145 raised so far – and hang out with my sister.

Yesterday after my rant about the pointless and crass things some people post on social media I realized that I can’t make other people focus on what’s important all I can do is focus on what’s important.

Day 1743: Life, Judgement and Compassion

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People do the best they can with what they have – that’s what I’ve realized recently.

It’s 12 : 20 PM on day 1743 of my journey towards independence and I’ve managed to brush my teeth, pray, read Habakkuk 1, publish my Disability of the Day feature, feed myself egg with bread for breakfast, learn one new thing –Despite its name, the polecat is a member of the weasel family, Mustelidae. Mustelids, which also include otters, minks, and honey badgers, are the largest, most successful family of carnivores.- promote my Educate Generations campaign – $3 145 raised so far (thanks guys 🙂 ) .

Recently I’ve realized that people do the best they can with what they have which has made me a less judgmental person when I was younger I used to think my elders had all the answers and get really disappointed when they fell short of my expectations but now I know that everybody’s just feeling their way through life.

Day 1742: A Salute to South African Music

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Music transcends language and geography – that’s what I know.

It’s 12 : 15 PM on day 1742 of my journey towards independence and I’ve managed to brush my teeth, pray, read Nahum 3, publish my Disability of the Day feature, publish my Kid of the Week feature, learn one new thing –About one in ten spirit, or Kermode, bears is born white. Though the white members of the species are sometimes mistaken for polar bears or presumed to be albino, the Kermode bear is actually a genetic variation of a black bear. Legend says the ghostly coloration of the white bears is a reminder of the time when ice covered the Earth.– and go to church.

Today I am going to share with you some of my favourite South African music you probably won’t understand the lyrics of some of the songs because they are not in English but I am sure you’ll still like them because I know music transcends language and geography. Listen to the best of South African music below:

Day 1741: Life and Time

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No matter how much time we save by doing things in advance we will never do the things we want to do unless they are a priority – that’s what I realized yesterday.

It’s 12 : 00 PM on day 1741 of my journey towards independence and I’ve managed to brush my teeth, pray, read Nahum 2, publish my Disability of the Day feature, feed myself Puri and chicken curry for breakfast, learn one new thing –A blue moon is a second full moon in a calendar month. Each year, the moon completes its final cycle about 11 days before the Earth finishes its orbit around the sun. These days add up, and every two and a half years or so, there is an extra full moon – go pick my sister up at the airport , promote my Educate Generations campaign – $3 145 raised so far 🙂 – and hang out with family..

Yesterday I realized that no matter how much time we save by doing things in advance we will never do the things we want to do unless they are a priority I always do most of my work in advance so I can use my free time to read but often I just end up doing more work during my free time there’s so much to do and only twenty-four hours in a day I feel like a hamster on a wheel I just hope to finish reading Animal Farm before the end of 2015.

Day 1740: “The Unmaking” by Nichole Nordeman

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This is the unmaking
The beauty in the breaking
Had to lose myself
To find out who You are
Before each beginning
There must be an ending
Sitting in the rubble
I can see the stars
This is the unmaking

– Nichole Nordeman, “The Unmaking”

It’s 12 : 50 PM on day 1740 of my journey towards independence and I’ve managed to brush my teeth, pray, read Nahum 1, publish my Disability of the Day feature, feed myself egg with bread for breakfast, learn one new thing – Seahorses have no teeth and no stomach. Food passes through their digestive systems so quickly, they must eat almost constantly to stay alive. – 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) – and promote my Educate Generations campaign – $3 145 raised so far so grateful

A while ago I heard “The Unmaking” by Nichole Nordeman and it was like hearing the story of my life in a song there was a time when my life looked to me like nothing but a pile of rubble if only I knew then that I would be sitting here years later with a life more meaningful than I could have ever dreamed of. Listen to “The Unmaking” by Nichole Nordeman below:

Day 1739: Doing Your Best, Results and God

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You just have to do your best and leave the results up to God – that’s what I’ve realized recently.

It’s 12 : 17 PM on day 1739 of my journey towards independence and I’ve managed to brush my teeth, pray, read Micah 7, publish my Disability of the Day feature, feed myself French toast for breakfast, learn one new thing – Tarantulas don’t use webs to ensnare prey. Instead they hunt—after pouncing, they inject paralyzing venom into their prey, and then dispatch the victims with their fangs. – and promote my Educate Generations campaign – $3 145 raised so far so grateful

Recently I’ve realized that you just have to do your best and leave the results up to God it’s been a liberating realization before I used to do things and expect a favourable result whereas now I do things and let the results be whatever they will be.

Day 1738: What I Wish President Jacob Zuma Would Stop Doing

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A crime against one human is a crime against all humans – that’s the stand we need to take.

It’s 12 : 07 PM on day 1738 of my journey towards independence and I’ve managed to brush my teeth, pray, read Micah 6, publish my Disability of the Day feature, feed myself a peanut butter and banana sandwich for breakfast, learn one new thing –All beaches are accumulations of sediments. Grains of basalt, a volcanic rock, create black-sand beaches. Crushed shells create white-sand beaches. – and promote my Educate Generations campaign – $3 145 raised so far 🙂

Recently I read Sudan’s Bashir Returns Home From South Africa and I was so disappointed and angry that the South African government basically let Omar al- Bashir flee from justice proving that they don’t even respect their own court rulings I really wish President Jacob Zuma would stop protecting these suspected criminals and dictators in the name of African solidarity because at the end of the day we are all human before we are African and a crime against one human is a crime against all humans.

Day 1737: Youth Day 2015

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“It is not possible for civilization to flow backwards while there is youth in the world. Youth may be headstrong, but it will advance it allotted length.” – Helen Keller

It’s 12 : 48 PM on day 1737 of my journey towards independence and I’ve managed to brush my teeth, pray, read Micah 5, publish my Disability of the Day feature, feed myself oat and banana pancakes for breakfast, learn one new thing – Garish [gar·ish] adj. 1. Marked by strident color or excessive ornamentation; gaudy. 2. Loud and flashy. “Garish makeup.” – and entertain visitors.

Today is Youth Day here in South Africa – a day that honours the youth of 1976 who fought against the introduction of Afrikaans as the medium of instruction in local schools – thinking about the youth of 1976 I am inspired to lead and to me to lead means to see problems and take steps to fix them.