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Day 2558: I Try

Being proud of yourself and being arrogant are two very different things– that’s what I keep learning

It’s 12: 16 PM on day 2558 of my journey towards independence and I managed to pray, have breakfast, read 1 John 5:13-14 and promote my 50 New Feet Campaign benefiting MiracleFeet – raised to $3 452 only $9 048 more to raise by June 17, 2018 to help 50 kids with clubfoot .

This morning looking at my bank statement I had to acknowledge quietly just to myself (and to you apparently LOL ) that although I’m far from perfect I do try to be a good human being sometimes I succeed, most times I fail miserably but every day I do try to be the kind of person I can be proud of.

Day 2557: The Obligation to Get Up and Never Give Up

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Sometimes the classy thing to do is to stay in bed but as long as you’re still breathing it’s your obligation to get up and keep trying – that’s my message to the world.

It’s 12: 41 PM on day 2557 of my journey towards independence and I managed to pray, have breakfast, read Jude 1:21 and promote my 50 New Feet Campaign benefiting MiracleFeet – raised to $3 452 only $9 048 more to raise by June 17, 2018 to help 50 kids with clubfoot .

This morning I felt like staying in bed forever and a day (sometimes I wake up extremely tired I don’t know if it’s a Cerebral Palsy thing, a human thing or a combination of both) no matter what I’m feeling I choose to get up every morning and keep trying because with the gift of every day comes the obligation to get up and make something of it.

Day 2556: A Night in the Life of An Average South African Woman

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The life I’m living is someone else’s dream– that’s what I keep being reminded of.

It’s 1 : 35 PM on day 2556 of my journey towards independence and I managed to pray, have breakfast, read 2 Thessalonians 3:10 and promote my 50 New Feet Campaign benefiting MiracleFeet – raised to $3 452 only $9 048 more to raise by June 17, 2018 to help 50 kids with clubfoot .

This morning I was reminded that the life I’m living is someone else’s dream -our housekeeper told me she barely slept last night because her neighbour threatened to pour acid on her while she slept I was horrified for her I asked why she didn’t report her neighbour to the police and she basically told me the police is tied up in bureaucracy – every day I’m thankful for the problems I don’t have and the prayers I don’t have to pray sometimes I wish I could invite every person living in every township in South Africa to come stay at my house nobody deserves to live in a place filled with rats and roaches afraid that someone will break in to their dwelling, rape them or kill them in their sleep (President Zuma how about you invite some of the people who voted for you to stay in your Nkandla home you did pay for it using state money – the lack of moral fibre in my country’s current “leadership” absolutely breaks my heart and shatters my spirit).

Day 2555: My Best Friend Perseverance

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Perseverance is everything – that’s what I keep realizing.

It’s 12 : 42 PM on day 2555 of my journey towards independence and I managed to pray, have breakfast, read Psalm 128:2 and promote my 50 New Feet Campaign benefiting MiracleFeet – raised to $3 452 only $9 048 more to raise by June 17, 2018 to help 50 kids with clubfoot .

Today I was reminded that perseverance is everything I live in the knowledge that if I choose not to quit (even when I feel like quitting) I will somehow eventually succeed.

Day 2554: What is Evil?

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“Evil is corrupted goodness” – Mervyn Griffith

It’s 12 : 27 PM on day 2554 of my journey towards independence and I managed to pray, have breakfast, read 1 Thessalonians 1:3 and promote my 50 New Feet Campaign benefiting MiracleFeet – raised to $3 452 only $9 048 more to raise by June 17, 2018 to help 50 kids with clubfoot .

Yesterday at church I heard Mervyn Griffith say evil is corrupted goodness I’d never heard it put like that before but it even makes common sense all of us were created for good but things happen to some of us along the way that corrupts our goodness.

Day 2552: The One Thing I Do Most Days That Makes Me Happy

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Every day strive to serve – that’s my message to the world.

It’s 12 : 31 PM on day 2552 of my journey towards independence and I managed to pray, have breakfast, read Psalm 127:1 and promote my 50 New Feet Campaign benefiting MiracleFeet – raised to $3 452 only $9 048 more to raise by June 17, 2018 to help 50 kids with clubfoot .

Today it occurred to me that I’m happy most days because I serve most days I always make sure I’m giving something to someone whether it’s a compliment, my money or my time and I do so (most of the time) without any expectation that it will be repaid which is a good thing because most of the time I am ignored (it’s okay I understand people are busy I’m just a girl in a small town who presses a few buttons all day).

Day 2551: Me and My Wide Range of Interests

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A diverse range of interests makes one an interesting person– that’s what I’m realizing.

It’s 12: 16 PM on day 2551 of my journey towards independence and I managed to pray, read Ecclesiastes 5:18, have breakfast and promote my 50 New Feet Campaign benefiting MiracleFeet – Sarah donated $100 (thanks so much Sarah) which brings the total raised to $3 452 only $9 048 more to raise by June 17, 2018 to help 50 kids with clubfoot.

Today as I was reading a website about stocks I realized that my wide range of interests makes it possible for me to converse with and relate to people from all walks of life (when I’m doing something I try to be 100% focused on that but I also try never to be one dimensional).

Day 2549: Please World Think OUT OF THE BOX

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Think outside the box – that’s my plea to the world.

It’s 1 : 04 PM on day 2549 of my journey towards independence and I managed to pray, read Revelation 7:17, have breakfast and promote my 50 New Feet Campaign benefiting MiracleFeet – raised to $3 352 only $9 148 more to raise by June 17, 2018 to help 50 kids with clubfoot .

Recently I contacted a hot-air-ballooning company asking them if they’d be willing to take me on a ride they sent me a really polite reply saying that because they can’t put a chair in the balloon (for safety reasons) they would strongly advise against me going on a hot-air balloon ride and I’m thinking who says I have to be on a chair at all… why can’t a big guy just carry me and crouch with me in his arms during landing people always work on the assumption that people who use wheelchairs are always in their wheelchairs (it’s not true I sleep, go to the bathroom, travel, etc) I wish the general population thought out of the box more often because truly there’s always more than one way to do something and society’s limited way of thinking is really raining on my parade. Note: I emailed the company again asking if it would work if someone carried me they have yet to respond.

Day 2547: The Dust of my Dreams

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The dust of my dreams will be the foundation of my life– that’s what I’m determined of.

It’s 12 : 41 PM on day 2547 of my journey towards independence and I managed to pray, read Psalm 128:1-2, have breakfast and promote my 50 New Feet Campaign benefiting MiracleFeet – I donated $11.78 (t’s the money i was going to use to buy Freedom Child by The Script but that can wait treating clubfoot is more important).which brings the total raised to $3 302 only $9 198 more to raise by June 17, 2018 to help 50 kids with clubfoot .

Recently I’ve been hit with a series of disappointments but I push forward determined that the dust of my dreams will be the foundation of my life.

Day 2546: The Best Pick Me Up

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The best pick me up is to pick someone else up– that’s my message to the world.

It’s 2 : 06 PM on day 2546 of my journey towards independence and I managed to pray, read Psalm 5:12, have breakfast, promote my 50 New Feet Campaign benefiting MiracleFeet – raised to $3 290 only $9 210 more to raise by June 17, 2018 to help 50 kids with clubfoot – and spend time with family.

Yesterday I was feeling lousy and so I opened my Skype directory, picked a name and called someone just to say I was thinking of her and that I hope she having a good evening it lifted my mood considerably (the next time you need a pick me up try picking someone else up – it works every single time).