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Day 1422: Being me unashamedly

There will never be another me on planet earth – that’s what I realized this morning.

It’s 12 : 28 PM on day 1422 of my journey towards independence and I’ve managed to brush my teeth, pray, read Psalm 110, publish my Disability of the Day feature, feed myself oats with banana for breakfast, read and edit my sister’s university report – the report is about how the South African public healthcare sector can better serve children with chronic conditions admittedly I don’t read much academic literature and maybe I am biased but I really like the report 🙂 – practice sitting up straight to strengthen my core muscles and stretch my hamstrings.

This morning I realized there will never be another me on planet earth it’s pretty awesome being the only me on the planet although I didn’t always feel this way in my teenage years all I wanted to do was fit in but as time went on I came to realize that the people who succeed in the real world are the people who stand out. Do you embrace your uniqueness or do you try to be like everybody else?

Day 1421: Three German students surprise a homeless guy

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Our talents are the gift that God gives to us… what we make of our talents is our gift back to God – that’s what I keep realizing.

It’s 12 : 33 PM on day 1421 of my journey towards independence and I’ve managed to brush my teeth, feed myself bran flakes with banana for breakfast, pray, read Psalm 109, publish my Disability of the Day feature, practice sitting up straight to strengthen my core muscles,stretch my hamstrings and prepare for my upcoming campaign – i’m working on the campaign video so far it’s an epic fail maybe I should just record a video of me explaining who I am, what I’m doing and why I’m doing it but then again because I have CP some people can’t understand me when I speak so maybe I should just forget about the recorded video thing I’m so confused as to what to do.

Recently I saw a video of three German students helping a homeless man with nothing but a bucket and a guitar and although some people are saying the students helped the homeless man for monetary gain and fame I think what they did was really sweet at least they tried to make a difference which is more than some people can say. Watch “Three German students surprise a homeless guy” below:

Day 1420: “The Lazy Song” for a lazy Sunday

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Today I don’t feel like doing anything

I just wanna lay in my bed

Don’t feel like picking up my phone

So leave a message at the tone

‘Cause today I swear I’m not doing anything.

– Bruno Mars, “The Lazy Song”

It’s 1 : 45 PM on day 1420 of my journey towards independence and I’ve managed to brush my teeth, go back to bed, pray, feed myself oat pancakes with chicken for breakfast – in our church if your family member dies you’re not supposed to eat meat for 41 days I did the fast until my grandma’s funeral and chose not to continue because I have medical exemption – publish my Disability of the Day feature, publish my Kid of the Week feature, read Psalm 108 and hang out with family.

A couple of months ago I heard “The Lazy Song” by Bruno Mars which describes perfectly how I feel today. Listen to “The Lazy Song” by Bruno Mars below:

Day 1419: Evolving technology and the apparent disintegration of humanity

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“It has become appallingly obvious that our technology has exceeded our humanity.” – Albert Einstein

It’s 1 : 20 PM on day 1419 of my journey towards independence and I’ve managed to pray, feed myself bran flakes with banana for breakfast, read Psalm 107 and back up my files – the laptop I’m using right now is on its last hinges so I figured I better back up everything I need I’m not going to ask my parents for a new laptop because it’s a waste of money some people don’t even have food to eat I’m not going to ask my parents to spend R6 000 on a laptop when I could just use my brother’s laptop while he’s at school.

Today I realized humanity hasn’t evolved nearly as much as technology has just because we can share everything on the internet doesn’t mean we should some things should be kept sacred.

Day 1417: Sick Day

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In life there are good days and bad days you can’t have one without the other – that’s what I keep realizing.

It’s 10 : 35 AM on day 1417 of my journey towards independence and I’ve managed to stretch my hamstrings, practice sitting up straight to strengthen my core muscles, feed myself bran flakes with banana for breakfast pray and read Psalm 104.

Today has not been one of best days my grandma’s funeral is taking place in a couple of hours in India and on top of that I seem to have the mother of all colds I feel awful I’m giving myself a sick day after I publish this post I’m going to rest. Do you want the good days without the bad days?

Day 1416: The Pressure to Change

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You can’t nor should you want to change who you are – that’s what I keep realizing.

It’s 12 : 42 PM on day 1416 of my journey towards independence and I’ve managed to pray, read Psalm 103, publish my Disability of the Day feature, practice sitting up straight to strengthen my core muscles, stretch my hamstrings, feed myself oats with banana for breakfast and watch WOW 2014 | Malala Yousafzai – I love listening to Malala speak this girl actually has opinions and observations to share with the world unlike some people her age.

Recently people have been teasing me about my humanitarian ways but it is what it is and I am who I am I will try to change what I cannot accept as long as I am able. Have you ever felt the pressure to change yourself to be like everybody else?

Day 1415: Save 7 lives in less than 10 minutes. Find out how

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“Don’t think of organ donations as giving up part of yourself to keep a total stranger alive. It’s really a total stranger giving up almost all of themselves to keep part of you alive.” ~Author Unknown

It’s 9 : 58 AM on day 1415 of my journey towards independence and I’ve managed to pray, read Psalm 102, feed myself upumav and chickpea curry for breakfast and hang with family.
Yesterday afternoon I signed up to be an organ donor because I want to give a few people a second chance at life when I leave this world. If you live in South Africa and want to be an organ donor log on to http://www.odf.org.za/ , click PLEASE CLICK HERE TO REGISTER and fill in the form it’s really simple 1 organ donor can save 7 lives.

Day 1414: A time for everything

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There is a time for everything,
and a season for every activity under the heavens:

2          a time to be born and a time to die,
a time to plant and a time to uproot,
³    a time to kill and a time to heal,
a time to tear down and a time to build,
⁴    a time to weep and a time to laugh,
a time to mourn and a time to dance,
⁵    a time to scatter stones and a time to gather them,
a time to embrace and a time to refrain from embracing,
⁶    a time to search and a time to give up,
a time to keep and a time to throw away,
⁷    a time to tear and a time to mend,
a time to be silent and a time to speak,
⁸    a time to love and a time to hate,
a time for war and a time for peace.

– Ecclesiastes 3: 1-8

It’s 11 : 31 AM on day 1414 of my journey towards independence and I’ve managed to pray, read Psalm 201, feed myself upumav and chickpea curry for breakfast and hang with family.

Today and every day since my grandmother passed has been busy people have been calling and coming over it’s a sombre atmosphere at our house meanwhile I’m trying to celebrate all the days my grandmother lived instead of mourning the one day she died.

Day 1413: Life and Death

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Take each day and make it last
Cause you turn around and the future is the past
Here and now is all we have
The beginning and the end mean so little
What matters most is what’s in the middle

– Lauren Alaina, “The Middle”

It’s 12 : 41 PM on day 1413 of my journey towards independence and I’ve managed to feed myself chapati and chickpea curry for breakfast, read Psalm 100 and hang with family.

This morning I was thinking about life and death everybody who lives will eventually die so if we want to make our lives count for something we better do it while we still have the chance.

Day 1412: “Flashlight” by Hunter Hayes

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It’s a sunrise from a lonely night
Like a smile in a strangers eyes
It’s the moments that save my life,
nobody knows about like flashlights
there’s just enough hope when it shines,
to go one scared step at a time
When the world’s too dark I find, your flashlight, yeah

I’m glad nobody’s counting, I’m glad you don’t keep score
My prayers are all the same, it’s the ones I prayed before
Thank you, but forgive me, my rough around the edges heart is yours
And the moments where you swear I’m just screaming at the sky,
It’s the strangest conversation or a friend just stopping by
and it’s funny when I realize all the places that your miracles can hide

– Hunter Hayes, “Flashlight”

It’s 10 : 35 AM on day 1412 of my journey towards independence and I’ve managed to pray, read Psalm 99,publish my Disability of the Day feature, feed myself bran flakes for breakfast and start reading The Tipping Point: How Little Things Can Make a Big Difference by Malcolm Gladwell

Two days ago I heard “Flashlight” by Hunter Hayes which I think is no coincidence because I really need God to be my flashlight right now. Listen to “Flashlight” by Hunter Hayes below: