Day 913

It is well to give when asked, but it is better to give unasked, through understanding. ― Kahlil Gibran, The Prophet It’s 3 : 19 PM on day 913 of my journey towards independence and I’ve managed to take off my dirty t-shirt and put a clean t-shirt on, stretch my hamstrings, practice sitting up straight to strengthen my core muscles, brush my teeth, pray,…

Day 832

It’s the thought that counts– that’s what I learned today It’s  7 : 24 PM on day 832 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, feed myself an egg  sandwich for breakfast, go shopping and watch The Life of Pi – the movie starts of with a…

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 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…

Day 550

Don’t take life too seriously. You’ll never get out of it alive. ~ Elbert Hubbard It’s 6 : 33  PM on day 550 of my journey towards independence and I’ve managed to prepare and publish my Disability of the Day feature, brush my teeth,  feed myself avocado for breakfast, work, feed myself rice and curry  for lunch,  tweet about my 21…

Day 549

Us human beings make things more complicated than the really are– that’s what I learned today It’s 8 : 43  PM on day 549 of my journey towards independence and I’ve managed to brush my teeth, prepare and publish my Disability of the Day feature, work, drink tea by myself, feed myself an avocado sandwich for brunch, tweet…