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Day 1600: Love is…….

Love is action – that’s what I realized this morning.

It’s 12 : 12 PM on day 1600 of my journey towards independence and I’ve managed to brush my teeth, pray, read Jeremiah 17, publish my Disability of the Day feature, learn one new thing –Since weightlessness causes the spine to expand and straighten, astronauts may measure up to two inches taller in space than they do on Earth – promote my Educate Generations campaign–yesterday Robin Schwartz donated $20, Marlene Hester donated $10 and Jim Mahar donated $50 (thanks SO MUCH Robin, Marlene and Jim I’m so grateful to all three of you) which brings my total raised to $1 730 only $770 more to raise to reach goal 🙂 – feed myself French toast and a banana with peanut butter for breakfast and continue promoting my campaign – still on $1 730 but I’m grateful to be this far so far 🙂

This morning I realized love is action love is my mother waking up early every morning before work to make breakfast, love is my dad carrying me out of bed and putting me on my wheelchair even when his back hurts, love is my sister editing my work in her dorm room on the other side of the country even though she’s probably got a lot of studying to do, love is my brother getting my laptop charger for me when he’s in the middle of doing his homework……… love is my family.

Day 1587: Live, Love, Serve and Be Proud of the Person You Become

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I’m not perfect but I’m trying my best to live, love and serve – that’s what I realized today.

It’s 12 : 22 PM on day 1587 of my journey towards independence and I’ve managed to brush my teeth, pray, read Jeremiah 4 ,publish my Disability of the Day feature, publish my Kid of the Week feature, feed myself a peanut butter and banana sandwich for breakfast, answer blog interview questions for Peter Yobo’s new blog, The Powered Life – my friend, Peter Yobo, generously offered to feature me on his new blog, The Powered Life, which will launch in February 2015 (thanks Peter for featuring me) – learn one new thing – The popsicle was invented by an 11-year-old in 1905 – and promote my Educate Generations campaign– someone who prefers not to be named on social media or on this blog donated $20 today which brings the total raised to $1 370 (I’m so grateful 🙂 ).

Today after answering Peter’s blog interview questions I realized I’m not perfect but I’m trying my best to live, love and serve which made me, in a non-arrogant way, proud of the person I had become. Are you trying your best to live, love and serve?

Day 1554: Real Love or Fake Love?

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“Everyone wants to ride with you in the limo, but what you want is someone who will take the bus with you when the limo breaks down.”― Oprah Winfrey

It’s 12 : 06 PM on day 1554 of my journey towards independence and I’ve managed to brush my teeth, go back to sleep, pray, read Isaiah 39, publish my Disability of the Day feature, promote my Educate Generations campaign– on $1 190 – feed myself Chapati – an Indian flat-bread – with egg curry and a banana for breakfast and continue promoting the Educate Generations campaign – still on $ 1 190 I am grateful (she repeats to herself).

This morning I realized that the people who really love you are not the ones who are there for you when you’re rich and famous but the ones who are there for you when you’re poor and unknown.

Day 1451: You are my person

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“If we have no peace, it is because we have forgotten that we belong to each other.”- Mother Teresa

It’s 12 : 00 PM on day 1451 of my journey towards independence and I’ve managed to brush my teeth, go back to sleep, pray, read Psalm 139, publish my Disability of the Day feature, answer emails, stretch my hamstrings,practice sitting up straight to strengthen my core muscles, have a feet massage and hang out with my sister.

Recently I was having a chat with someone which made me realize the world’s problems would be solved if we saw each other as our people regardless of differences in race, religion, nationality or sexual orientation so from today onwards I don’t have any people no matter what race, religion, nationality or sexual orientation you are know that you are my person.

Day 1363: Life and Death

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“Birth and death were easy. It was life that was hard.”― Tom Robbins, Jitterbug Perfume

It’s 1 : 07 PM on day 1363 of my journey towards independence and I’ve managed to brush my teeth, pray, feed myself bran flakes for breakfast, read Psalm 50, publish my Disability of the Day feature, stretch my hamstrings and promote my Eradicate AIDS campaign – still no donation so far.

Two days ago my paternal grandmother came to stay with us for the weekend usually I would spend all the time that I could with her but now it’s hard for me to be around her there’s nothing worse than watching someone you love slowly slip away and being powerless to stop it.

Day 1354: Love in the real world

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Love in the real world is compromise, sacrifice and hard work – that’s what I want the world to know.

It’s 12 : 11 PM on day 1354 of my journey towards independence and I’ve managed to pray, brush my teeth, read Psalm 41, publish my Disability of the Day feature, feed myself bran flakes for breakfast, promote my Eradicate AIDS campaign – still on $802.85- practice sitting up straight to strengthen my core muscles, stretch my hamstrings and continue promoting my campaign – this is really starting to get humiliating and believe me when I say I’m not humiliated easily I’ve asked every employed person I can think of to take a look at my campaign and they either say they can’t help or they ignore me completely (God I know your busy with more important things but when you have a moment I would appreciate it if you could bring into my life people who will help me help you make this world a better place. Please and thank you in advance).

Two nights ago after watching too many clips from the Hallmark Channel on YouTube I realized contrary to what you see you see in movies and read in books love is compromise, sacrifice and hard work. Have you come to realize that love in the real world is compromise, sacrifice and hard work?

Day 1350: Holding on to Virginia

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Unable are the Loved to die
For Love is Immortality
~ Emily Dickinson

It’s 12 : 10 PM on day 1350 of my journey towards independence and I’ve managed to pray, brush my teeth, read Psalm 37, publish my Disability of the Day feature, publish my Kid of the Week feature, promote my Eradicate AIDS campaign – on 80% – feed myself boiled egg on bread and a banana for breakfast and promote my campaign some more -still on 80% but I’ll keep trying to reach goal because I believe nobody should die of HIV/AIDS in this day and age.

Last night I found myself thinking about our late housekeeper Virginia whose face I was starting to forget and I realized my mind may forget what she looked like but my heart would never forget her.

Day 1275: Do you motivate through love or through fear and intimidation?

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You can motivate more through love than you can through fear and intimidation – that’s what I realized last night.

It’s 1 : 02 PM on day 1275 of my journey towards independence and I’ve managed to brush my teeth, feed myself egg with bread for breakfast, pray, read Job 9, publish my Disability of the Day feature, practice sitting up straight to strengthen my core muscles, stretch my hamstrings and promote my Eradicate AIDS campaign – nobody donated so far today but I’ll keep trying 🙂

Last night my brother was telling me about the endurance hike that he had to participate in today I could tell that he was slightly reluctant to participate so I said do the first 12.5 kilometers for me and the other 12.5 kilometers for yourself and guess what that’s exactly what he’s doing right now (SO PROUD of him) just goes to show you can motivate more through love than you can through fear and intimidation. Do you motivate through love or through fear and intimidation?

Day 1126: Perfect – a story about the transformative power of love

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Love has the power to transform– that’s what I learned yesterday.

It’s 1 : 35 PM on day 1126 of my journey towards independence and I’ve managed to pray, brush my teeth, read 1 Kings 5, feed myself boiled egg and Bran Flakes for breakfast, publish my Disability of the Day feature, publish my Kid of the Week feature, go to church, go visit people, continue reading House Rules by Jodi Picoult and tweet and Facebook about my campaign -$1020 raised 2 days to go.

Yesterday I came across Perfect – a story about Heath who writes a letter to his second daughter confessing that he wanted her to be aborted when he found she had Down Syndrome – what I love about this story is that it illustrates the transformative power of love here is this guy who wanted to abort his baby because she has Down Syndrome now walking around with Down Syndrome tattooed across his chest. Watch the heart-breaking yet heart-warming Perfect below:

Day 1083: A Letter From Fred

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When you love someone forever with them isn’t enough– that’s what I keep learning.

It’s 11 : 37 AM on day 1083 of my journey towards independence and I’ve managed to pray, brush my teeth, feed myself boiled egg and Bran Flakes for breakfast, read 1 Samuel 17, publish my Disability of the Day feature, go fetch my sister at the airport and tweet and Facebook about my campaign -nobody donated so far today on the plus side I only have $80 more to raise to reach goal 🙂

Two days ago I came across A Letter From Fred – *OFFICIAL DOCUMENTARY* “Oh Sweet Lorraine” An Amazing Song Written by Fred! – it’s a really sweet documentary about 96-year-old Fred who wrote a song for his late wife and had it professionally recorded – to spend 75 years with someone and still wish you had more time you must really love that person. Watch A Letter From Fred below: