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Day 1409: The 7 Words My Brother Uttered That Moved Me

“Don’t forget, a person’s greatest emotional need is to feel appreciated.” ― H. Jackson Brown Jr., Life’s Little Instruction Book: 511 Suggestions, Observations, and Reminders on How to Live a Happy and Rewarding Life

It’s 12 : 33 PM on day 1409 of my journey towards independence and I’ve managed to pray, brush my teeth, feed myself bran flakes for breakfast, read Psalm 96, publish my Disability of the Day feature, practice sitting up straight to strengthen my core muscles and stretch my hamstrings.

Last night my thirteen-year-old brother saw me preparing for my upcoming campaign and he said something along the lines of you work harder than mommy and daddy I was so moved that he noticed all the effort that I was putting in to help others usually even the people who love me more than life itself introduce me by saying this is Nisha she does things on the computer and because I know how it would sound if I said actually I blog and raise money for different charities I don’t correct them. Do you appreciate the things that people in your life do?

Day 1408: Does the world define you by your challenges because you do?

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The world will stop defining you by your challenges when you do – that’s what I realized this morning.

It’s 12 : 20 PM on day 1408 of my journey towards independence and I’ve managed to pray, brush my teeth, read Psalm 95, publish my Disability of the Day feature, feed myself oats with banana for breakfast, stretch my hamstrings, practice sitting up straight to strengthen my core muscles and do research for my upcoming campaign – did you know that 66 million girls are out of school globally that’s shocking can you imagine what would happen if all those girls had an education they could and would break the cycle of poverty.

This morning I realized the world will stop defining you by your challenges when you do there was a time in my life when I would introduce myself on social media by saying I’m Nisha – a twenty-two-year-old with Cerebral Palsy looking back on those days I cringe now I don’t mention that I have Cerebral Palsy unless somebody asks me about it not because I’m ashamed of it but because it doesn’t define who I am as a person. Does the world define you by your challenges because you do?

Day 1405: A lesson taught to me by a “poor” man

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You don’t need money to make a difference – that’s what a “poor” man taught me.

It’s 12 : 00 PM on day 1405 of my journey towards independence and I’ve managed to pray, brush my teeth, read Psalm 92, publish my Disability of the Day feature, feed myself oats with bananas for breakfast and go visit people.

Yesterday I watched a video in which a guy went around asking for food to see if people would give him food and to my surprise it was a “poor” man who was willing to share what little he had with the man who claimed to be hungry this video proved to me that you don’t need much to make a difference. Watch This Will Change The Way You Think below:

Day 1404: Eradicate AIDS campaign over

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Great things can be achieved with perseverance and the help of a lot of friends – that’s what fundraising has taught me.

It’s 12 : 53 PM on day 1404 of my journey towards independence and I’ve managed to pray, brush my teeth, read Psalm 91, publish my Disability of the Day feature and feed myself bread with egg curry for breakfast and serve for upwards of 67 minutes in honour of Mandela Day – I promoted some of my favorite international charities on Twitter and with our housekeeper’s help I made sandwiches for kids in her neighborhood.

Today my Eradicate AIDS campaign ended in the 185 days that the fundraising page was accepting donations 33 donations were made to help me raise $1 088.84 for the Elton John AIDS Foundation (UK). Thanks again to each and every one of you who supported this campaign I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again if I am great it’s only because I’m standing on the shoulders of giants.

Day 1403: Serve the world for 67 minutes on Mandela Day 2014

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“At the end of life we will not be judged by how many diplomas we have received, how much money we have made, how many great things we have done.
We will be judged by “I was hungry, and you gave me something to eat, I was naked and you clothed me. I was homeless, and you took me in.” ― Mother Teresa

It’s 12 : 00 PM on day 1403 of my journey towards independence and I’ve managed to brush my teeth, pray, read Psalm 90, publish my Disability of the Day feature, feed myself bran flakes with milk and banana for breakfast and promote my Eradicate AIDS campaign – still on 108% with a day to go.

Tomorrow is Mandela Day let’s serve our communities for 67 minutes it’s the least we can do Nelson Mandela spent 67 years of his life fighting for social justice.

Day 1401: Feeling deeply

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You can’t change who you are – that’s what I realized this morning.

It’s 12 : 00 PM on day 1401 of my journey towards independence and I’ve managed to stretch my hamstrings, practice sitting up straight to strengthen my core muscles, brush my teeth, pray, read Psalm 88, publish my Disability of the Day feature, feed myself a peanut butter sandwich for breakfast and promote my Eradicate AIDS campaign – still on 1 088.84.

This morning I was thinking about how I tend to fall in platonic love with people when I meet people I really like I talk about them constantly meanwhile they forget about me the moment I leave the room it’s a bit of a dent to my ego but that’s okay I wouldn’t change the fact that I feel deeply for anything because that’s part of what makes me who I am. Are you embarrassed by the fact that you feel deeply about people and things?

Day 1399: Perspective and Cerebral Palsy

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Perspective – that’s what Cerebral Palsy has given me.

It’s 2 : 17 PM on day 1399 of my journey towards independence and I’ve managed to brush my teeth, feed myself Appam and beef curry for breakfast, publish my Disability of the Day feature, publish my Kid of the Week feature, pray, read Psalm 86, and promote Eradicate AIDS campaign – still on 108% with 5 days to go.

Yesterday something happened that made me realize Cerebral Palsy has given me a great perspective on life while other people cry about getting crappy clothes I am grateful because getting crappy clothes is not the worst thing to ever happen to me. Do you have a great perspective on life because of everything you’ve been through?

Day 1398: Return of mom and brother

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Absence truly makes the heart grow fonder – that’s what I keep realizing.

It’s 4 : 05 PM on day 1398 of my journey towards independence and I’ve managed to brush my teeth, pray, read Psalm 85, publish my Disability of the Day feature, go to the airport to fetch my mom and brother, feed myself rice and curry for lunch and go with my sister to drop stuff off at her friend’s house.

This morning my mom and my brother returned from their trip to India I really have missed them we don’t realize how much the people in our lives add to our lives until they are not part of our lives.

Day 1397: $20 Homeless Backpack Care Kit

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It doesn’t take much to make a difference – that’s what I keep realizing.

It’s 3 : 15 PM on day 1397 of my journey towards independence and I’ve managed to stretch my hamstrings, practice sitting up straight to strengthen my core muscles, brush my teeth, pray, read Psalm 84, publish my Disability of the Day feature, feed myself a bread with eggs for breakfast, promote my Eradicate AIDS campaign – still on $1 088.84 with 7 days to go – made sandwiches as part of Virginia’s Sandwich Run and go get a haircut – my hair was long I had it cut short to make it easier to manage maybe I’ll show you guys before and after photos of my hair in tomorrow’s post.

A couple of months ago I came across $20 Homeless Backpack Care Kit – a video about a couple helping the homeless by creating $20 homeless care backpacks – I loved the idea of $20 homeless care backpacks if I had an extra $20 every month I would do it. Watch $20 Homeless Backpack Care Kit below:

Day 1395: Unconditional Love

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There’s no love like unconditional love – that’s what I keep realizing.

It’s 2 : 32 PM on day 1395 of my journey towards independence and I’ve managed to stretch my hamstrings, practice sitting up straight to strengthen my core muscles, brush my teeth, pray, read Psalm 82, publish my Disability of the Day feature, promote my Eradicate AIDS campaign – still on 108% – and go grocery shopping with my dad and sister

This morning I got emotional thinking about how the people in my life break their backs to help me – I have to be carried from my bed into my wheelchair and from my wheelchair onto the toilet – without so much as a complaint I don’t know if I would be as understanding or as helpful if I were in their shoes but I guess when you love someone there isn’t anything you wouldn’t do for them.