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Day 2381: Being Present and the Gift of our Full Presence

Being present makes every moment more beautiful – that’s what I keep realizing,

It’s 11 : 25 AM on day 2381 of my journey towards independence and I managed to pray, read Psalm 27: 4 , have breakfast and learn a new word – Pernicious (per·ni·cious) adj Having a harmful effect, particularly in a gradual or subtle way. “The hostile takeover will have a pernicious effect on the business.”

Yesterday someone came by to visit and in that moment I chose to put my laptop away and be in that moment with him and it actually added something to the interaction I believe when people make an effort to show us that we matter to them the least we can do is give them our physical, mental and emotional presence. The world is alone together let’s stop the epidemic of disconnection by making and maintaining connections in real-life.

Day 2378: Beautiful Interruption

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Be a beautiful interruption in someone’s day – that’s my message to the world.

It’s 12 : 40 PM on day 2378 of my journey towards independence and I managed to pray, have breakfast, read 2 Thessalonians 2:15 and learn a new word – Genteel (gen·teel) adj. 1. Refined in manner; well-bred and polite. 2. Free from vulgarity or rudeness. 3.Elegantly stylish: genteel manners and appearance.

Last year on a day when I was sick Catherine Constantinides called to check on me I was so touched by that (in that moment I knew how sick kids felt when Batman or Spiderman called) and ever since then at least once a month I call someone I love or someone who has helped me in some way just to hi or thank you I’ve spoken to people from all walks of life and it was interesting to note their similar reactions to my phone calls all of them were so touched that I called I think because my phone call was proof that they mattered to someone. Be a beautiful interruption in someone’s day make a call just to say hi or thank you.

Day 2377: Flow with Life

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Sometimes you’ve got to flow with life and stop trying to make life flow with you – that’s what I learned today.

It’s 12 : 40 PM on day 2377 of my journey towards independence and I managed to pray, have breakfast, read 3 John 1: 4, go grocery shopping, spend time outside and learn a new word – Epicurean (ep·i·cu·re·an) adj. Devoted to the pursuit of sensual pleasure, particularly the enjoyment of gourmet food.

Today I had a plan about how things were going to go and although I still achieved my goal things didn’t exactly go the way I planned and from that I learned that sometimes I’ve got to flow with life and stop trying to make life flow with me.

Day 2375: Flexible in Method

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All of us can do anything once we let go of wanting to do it like everybody else– that’s what I’ve realized.

It’s 11 : 14 AM on day 2375 of my journey towards independence and I managed to pray, have breakfast, read Psalm 1: 1 and learn a new word – Definitions for code-switching
1. the modifying of one’s behavior, appearance, etc., to adapt to different sociocultural norms: For many female Muslim students, code-switching from their home environment to that of school requires forgoing the hijab.

This morning I realized that all of us can do anything once we let go of wanting to do it like everybody else does it I for the longest time wanted to do everything the way people who could walk did it and sometimes it still breaks my heart that I can’t but I have come to accept that if I am to live the full life that I want to live I have to be committed to my goals but flexible in my methods.

Day 2374: The Bi-Products of Kindness

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The good we try to do somehow always always comes back to us– that’s what I’ve realized

It’s 10 : 35 AM on day 2374 of my journey towards independence and I managed to pray, have breakfast, read 2 Corinthians 4:6, make birthday videos for people – i make a huge deal of everyone’s birthday everyone just wants to know they matter and they do if only to God, me and their families – and learn a new word – Nexus (nex·us) n. A means of connection; a link or tie: “The nexus between the mob and gambling.” 2. A connected series or group. 3. The core or center.

Yesterday I had any epiphany and that was that every good thing that has happened to me so far has been a bi-product of me trying to do something good or kind for others without expecting anything in return.

Day 2373: The Quality of your Every Day

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The quality of your day depends entirely on you – that’s what I’ve realized

It’s 12 : 31 PM on day 2373 of my journey towards independence and I managed to pray, have breakfast, read Number 6: 24-26 and learn a new word – Definitions for arithmancy
divination by the use of numbers, especially by the number of letters in names. Also arithmomancy.

This morning I was feeling not-so great but I am choosing to say pain be damned discomfort be damned I’m going to make the best of this day every day, even those that are not our best, is a gift and I refuse to spend my days whining about how much pain I’m in or how uncomfortable I happen to be when I have so much to be grateful for and so many opportunities and platforms to make a positive contribution to the world.

Day 2372: Reflection on my life so far

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“Women need real moments of solitude and self-reflection to balance out how much of ourselves we give away.” – Barbara De Angelis

It’s 11 : 56 AM on day 2372 of my journey towards independence and I managed to pray, have breakfast, read Samuel 22: 4 and learn a new word – Definitions for heart-whole 1.not in love.
2. wholehearted; sincere.

This morning I was laying on my bed quietly reflecting on the almost twenty-six years of my life and unsurprisingly I found out that it’s the people I’ve met and the experiences that I’ve had along the way that mean the most to me (life really isn’t about things or money it’s about the connections we create with others and their stories that become woven with ours – I will never forget the man who thought to donate to one of my campaigns in the midst of grieving the loss of his wife and raising two young sons or the university student who somehow always has the money to help me make a difference (these people and many others are forever a part of my story and I am forever grateful to be a small part of theirs)).

Day 2368: A Beautiful Life Is…

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A beautiful life is made up of a lot of small, meaningful moments strung together – that’s what I’ve come to believe.

It’s 11 : 47 AM on day 2368 of my journey towards independence and I managed to pray, have breakfast, read Ephesians 3:16-21 and learn a new word – Definitions for newspeak
(sometimes initial capital letter) an official or semiofficial style of writing or saying one thing in the guise of its opposite, especially in order to serve a political or ideological cause while pretending to be objective, as in referring to “increased taxation” as “revenue enhancement.”

Recently I was taking a look at my Moments Journal – a journal in which I am recording all the awesome moments of 2017 (thank you to Nisha Kotecha for giving me the idea) – and I noticed that most of the moments that I considered awesome were either moments of kindness (done by me or done in honour of me) or they were moments during which I chose to be fully present and appreciate the simple things which leads me to believe a beautiful life is made up of a lot of small, meaningful moments strung together.

Day 2365: God, Me and Thieves

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You’ve got to thank God for the close calls and near-misses – that’s what I’ve realized.

It’s 12 : 05 PM on day 2365 of my journey towards independence and I managed to pray, read Proverbs 14: 27, have breakfast, and learn a new word – Contemporaneous (con·tem·po·ra·ne·ous) adj. Originating, existing, or happening during the same period of time: “The contemporaneous court cases for the two defendants.”

Yesterday there was a break-in somewhere in our neighbourhood and the thieves escaped by jumping over our fence I think someone from the security company even fired a shot thankfully nobody was hurt and I was inside all I saw was the security guy running across our yard and returning to ask my mom to open the gate it has gotten me thinking though I have this habit of sitting outside enjoying nature but yesterday at the time I was inside on my laptop I know that was God watching out for me (thanks God I promise to make the most of this life).

Day 2361: Honesty, Being Uncomfortable and My Moment of Character

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Be honest even when it’s uncomfortable – that’s my message to the world.

It’s 11 : 33 AM on day 2361 of my journey towards independence and I managed to pray, have breakfast, read Philippians 2:3 and learn a new word – Definitions for malfeasance
1. Law. the performance by a public official of an act that is legally unjustified, harmful, or contrary to law; wrongdoing (used especially of an act in violation of a public trust).

A few days ago somebody asked me about the books she had given me a few weeks ago and although it made me uncomfortable in the moment I answered honestly and rather sheepishly I donated one of them to the library (I knew I was never going to read it because books about history aren’t really my thing so I donated it to the library) I am so proud that I didn’t lie my way out of discomfort that was one of my moments of character.