Day 838

I don’t fit and it has nothing to do with the fact that I have Cerebral Palsy– that’s what I learned today It’s  4 : 04 PM on day 838 of my journey towards independence and I’ve managed to brush my teeth, feed myself a baked bean sandwich for breakfast, go to the mall, prepare and publish my Disability of the…

Day 559

What happens on your birthday is a reflection of what has happened your whole life – that’s what I learned today It’s 7: 30 PM on day 559 of my journey towards independence and I’ve managed to prepare and  publish my Disability of the Day feature,prepare and publish my Kid of the Week feature,   feed myself a  uzhunnu vada–a…

Day 558

Unless you try to do something beyond what you have already mastered, you will never grow. – Ralph Waldo Emerson  It’s 6 : 27  PM on day 558 of my journey towards independence and I’ve managed to brush my teeth, tweet about my 21 For 21 Campaign - no luck - prepare and publish my Disability of the Day feature, tweet…

Day 557

Extraordinary things can happen when ‘ordinary people’ came together with a common purpose – that’s what I was reminded of today It’s 5 : 57  PM on day 557 of my journey towards independence and I’ve managed to brush my teeth, prepare and publish my Disability of the Day feature,  work,  tweet about my 21 For 21 Campaign, …

Day 556

Sometimes you’ve got to do something for someone without worrying how it will be perceived – that’s what I learned today It’s 1 : 43  PM on day 556 of my journey towards independence and I’ve managed to brush my teeth, prepare and publish my Disability of the Day feature,   work, tweet about my 21 For 21 Campaign - thanks…

Day 555

Progress, far from consisting in change, depends on retentiveness. When change is absolute there remains no being to improve and no direction is set for possible improvement: and when experience is not retained, as among savages, infancy is perpetual. Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it. ~ George Santayana It’s 5…

Day 554

Passion shared is joy doubled – that’s what I learned today It’s 7 : 39  PM on day 554 of my journey towards independence and I’ve managed to brush my teeth, publish my Disability of the Day feature,  work,  tweet about my 21 For 21 Campaign - no luck – drink tea by myself,  feed myself a peanut butter…

Day 553

Multitasking is a myth– that’s what I learned today It’s 7 : 03  PM on day 553 of my journey towards independence and I’ve managed to brush my teeth, prepare and publish my Disability of the Day feature,  work,  feed myself a peanut butter sandwich for breakfast, work some more, tweet about my 21 For 21 Campaign - no luck - feed…

Day 552

The energy with which you do or say something is just as important as what you do or say– that’s what I learned today It’s 5: 27 PM on day 552 of my journey towards independence and I’ve managed to prepare and  publish my Disability of the Day feature, publish my Kid of the Week feature,  work,  brush my teeth,   feed myself…

Day 551

You live in dysfunction for an extended period of time and pretty soon that becomes your normal – that’s what I learned today It’s 4: 27 PM on day 551 of my journey towards independence and I’ve managed to brush my teeth,   feed myself a peanut butter sandwich for breakfast, drink tea by myself,  prepare and  publish…