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Day 1013: Have a little faith

Have a little faith– that’s what I learned today

It’s 1 : 36 PM on day 1013 of my journey towards independence and I’ve managed to brush my teeth, feed myself a boiled egg and All Bran Flakes for breakfast, pray, read Deuteronomy 30, publish my Disability of the Day feature, tweet and Facebook about my campaign – no luck – and practice typing with both hands

This morning I awoke thinking of the future but instead of laying awake and fretting about it like I usually did I went back to sleep subconsciously deciding to do what I can and leave the rest up to God after all God has been taking care of me thus far and my life hasn’t turned out too bad. Do you have enough faith to do what you can and let do the rest?

Day 881

Being Christian, if you take it seriously, is no joke – that’s what I learned today

It’s 4 : 12 PM on day 881 of my journey towards independence and I’ve managed to brush my teeth, put on a new t-shirt, pray, read Exodus 1, go to church – the kids from Sunday School came to visit us it was too precious for words lots of singing and dancing I strive to live life with child-like faith children believe in God just because – feed myself Chapati and potato curry for breakfast, drink coffee by myself, publish my Disability of the Day feature, publish my Kid of the Week feature, practice typing with both hands and practice sitting up straight to strengthen my core muscles.

This morning was drab and dreary and I really didn’t feel like going to church but I got up and went anyway I figured it was the least I could do for all God has done for me when I was younger I only used to pray and read The Bible when my life was going badly but now I realize that being Christian is reading The Bible when you’d rather be doing something else, praying even when you feel like God has gone on vacation, turning the other cheek when you’d rather punch someone out… being Christian is a commitment you make to put God first every moment of your life regardless of whether your life is going well or not. Do you take your faith seriously?

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Day 797

When you see yourself as a representative of God it’s pretty hard to do the wrong thing – that’s what I learned today

It’s 4 : 45 PM on day 797 of my journey towards independence and I’ve managed to stretch my hamstrings, brush my teeth, publish my Disability of the Day feature, publish my Kid of the Week feature, practice typing with both hands, go to church and go with my sister and her friends to watch Breaking Dawn Part 2 – I really like that they added a few surprises while staying true to the book I give it 8/10 only because I feel like they skipped through some of the scenes a little too quickly (I read the books so I couldn’t help comparing the books to the movies).

This morning while people were singing in church I realized that it’s hard for me to do the wrong thing because I see myself as a representative of my family, my community and God when you see yourself as a representative of God you tend to think twice before you do or say things because you know that whatever you do or say reflects on God. Is it hard for you to do the wrong thing because you believe what you believe?

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Day 770

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Having Cerebral Palsy has brought me closer to God – that’s what I learned today

It’s 1 : 33 PM on day 770 of my journey towards independence and I’ve managed to stretch my hamstrings, brush my teeth,publish my Disability of the Day feature, practice typing with both hands, practice sitting up straight to strengthen my core muscles, feed myself All Bran Flakes for breakfast and watch TV.

Today while exercising I realized that having Cerebral Palsy has brought me closer to God I pray every morning, every night and whenever I need someone to just listen my parents try their best to fix things for me but sometimes they can’t and I don’t want them to feel helpless so I go into my room, lay on my bed staring at the ceiling and talk to God until I have nothing left to say it really helps some people pray a night before they need something and I have to bite my tongue to keep from asking why do you only pray when you need something faith is an all or nothing deal you can’t just pray when you need something and expect God to give you what you want when you want it. Have challenges in your life brought you closer to your higher power?

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Day 762

Faith is an important part of life – that’s what I keep learning

It’s 3 : 51 PM on day 762 of my journey towards independence and I’ve managed to brush my teeth, publish my Disability of the Day feature, publish my Kid of the Week feature, go to church – the sermon was titled Worthy of Love the reverend said something I will never forget as long as I live he said some things are loved because they are worthy others are worthy because they are loved – feed myself All Bran Flakes and an apple for breakfast, spend time with family and visitors, feed myself rice and curry for lunch and listen to music.

Today sitting in church before the service started I tried to imagine what my life would be like if I thought everything happened at random and I realized I would go crazy it’s because of my faith that I’m able to deal with anything life throws at me I believe that a person who lives life without believing in something is feeling their way through life hoping they’ll end up where they’re supposed to. Is faith an important part of your life?

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Day 747

There’s a reason for everything– that’s what I keep telling myself

It’s 1 : 04 PM on day 747 of my journey towards independence and I’ve managed to brush my teeth, feed myself an egg sandwich for breakfast, drink water by myself, publish my Disability of the Day feature, watch a movie with my brother and sister and listen to music.

Last week I had difficulty swallowing and today my voice is so hoarse that my family has ordered me not to speak I KNOW God is trying to teach me something but for the life of me I can’t seem to figure out what that something is oh well I’m going to try and get through the day without speaking and pray I get better by tomorrow. Do you now see the reason for all the hardships you’ve faced in the past?

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Day 737

When you don’t know, trust – that’s what I keep learning

It’s 10 : 48 AM on day 737 of my journey towards independence and I’ve managed to brush my teeth, drink milk by myself and publish my Disability of the Day feature.

Two weeks ago in a sermon our reverend quoted someone who said I don’t know therefore I trust which is exactly what I am doing I still have difficulty swallowing so I’m going back to the doctor hoping he will refer me to an ENT (ear, nose and throat specialist) who will tell me there’s nothing seriously wrong. When you don’t know do you trust in a higher power or fear?

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Day 297

A few hours can make a huge difference – that’s what I learned today.

It’s 7: 29 PM on day 297 of my journey towards independence and I’ve managed to brush my teeth, feed myself leftovers from last night’s barbecue for breakfast, watch TV, tweet about my Clean Water For All Campaign – no luck – listen to music, tweet about my campaign some more – still no luck – and feed myself rice and curry for dinner.

Last night while listening to music I thought that the best way for me to pray was through my actions but today as I awoke to the overpowering smell of urine – my grandma had urinated on our bedroom floor yesterday morning – I realized that there was nothing I could do to fix her so I prayed Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name. Thy Kingdom come, thy will be done, on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. For thine is the kingdom, the power and the glory. for ever and ever. Amen. I am sorry for every bad thing I’ve ever done please help my grandma surely all my good deeds count for something. Has a few hours changed your whole life?

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If you’ve given to my cause or you can’t give now, please help me by sharing my cause with others. You can tweet about it like my friend Stan Faryna. This is the tweet he uses: @Nisha360 is a brave, smart young woman trying to make a better world for us all. Please help her do an amazing thing. http://bit.ly/hC7vOu

Stan’s very sweet for saying so, but feel free to write what reflects you best.

Thanks to all my friends out there who are helping me make my dream come true: to make a better world for all of us!

Day 255

Everybody is a microcosm of their country – that’s what I learned today

It’s 6: 32 PM on day 255 of my journey towards independence and I’ve managed to brush my teeth, started prepare my Kid of the Week feature for Sunday, feed myself a polony sandwich for breakfast, tweet about my Clean Water For All Campaign –no luck –practice wheeling myself around – I could have made it over the small ramp that separates the kitchen and the dining room but I thought the wheelchair would topple over and fall and since I didn’t want to ruin my pretty face LOL I thought it would be better to do it when my parents were around – exercise for fifteen minutes, watch TV, feed myself rice and curry for lunch, watch some more TV, feed myself Pizza for dinner and brush my teeth once more.

Today while I was exercising I heard our housekeeper, Nandipha, singing and it almost brought tears to my eyes because I knew that nowhere else in the world would I find a woman singing while she was scrubbing the toilet when you witness something like that it really makes you think about the possibilities of your own life. Are you a fair reflection of your country?

Are we connecting on Twitter? If not, say hi at http://www.twitter.com/nisha360

if you’ve given to my cause or you can’t give now, please help me by sharing my cause with others. You can tweet about it like my friend Stan Faryna. This is the tweet he uses: @Nisha360 is a brave, smart young woman trying to make a better world for us all. Please help her do an amazing thing. http://bit.ly/hC7vOu

Stan’s very sweet for saying so, but feel free to write what reflects you best.

Thanks to all my friends out there who are helping me make my dream come true: to make a better world for all of us!

Day 233

Spiritual teachers come in all forms – that’s what I learned today.

It’s 9: 01 PM on day 233 of my journey towards independence and I’ve managed to brush my teeth, feed myself a banana for breakfast, tweet about my Clean Water For All Campaign for a few hours – no luck – feed myself rice and curry for lunch, continue reading A Purloined Life – the first of two books in Stella Cameron‘s Charmed – watch TV, feed myself Batura – deep fried bread – for dinner and watch some more TV.

As you know religion is a huge part of my life but it wasn’t until I ‘met’ Brennan – a ten-year-old boy who is dying of cancer – that I truly understood the meaning of faith every Sunday he goes to church which I find quite astonishing considering the fact that there was a time in my life that I refused to go to church because I was mad at God for ‘taking away my legs’ with that said I would like to thank Brennan for teaching me that faith is choosing to believe in a higher power even in our darkest hour. Has somebody you least expected taught you a lesson that you will never forget?

Are we connecting on Twitter? If not, say hi at http://www.twitter.com/nisha360

if you’ve given to my cause or you can’t give now, please help me by sharing my cause with others. You can tweet about it like my friend Stan Faryna. This is the tweet he uses: @Nisha360 is a brave, smart young woman trying to make a better world for us all. Please help her do an amazing thing. http://www.firstgiving.com/fundraiser/nisha-varghese/nishavarghese

Stan’s very sweet for saying so, but feel free to write what reflects you best.

Thanks to all my friends out there who are helping me make my dream come true: to make a better world for all of us!