Humility

Day 699

Overcoming people’s perceptions of me is harder than living with Cerebral Palsy– that’s what I keep learning It’s 7 : 38 PM on day 699 of my journey towards independence and I’ve managed to brush my teeth,  feed myself scrambled eggs, sausage and bread for breakfast, drink coffee by myself  prepare and publish my Disability of the Day feature,…

Day 692

Once you think you’ve mastered something that’s when life knocks you down– that’s what I keep learning  It’s 3 : 20 PM on day 692 of my journey towards independence and I’ve managed to brush my teeth, feed myself rice and curry for lunch and exercise my right hand. Today I tried picking up a knife with my…

Day 690

Nothing is as big as we make it out to be – that’s what I keep learning   It’s 2 : 12 PM on day 690 of my journey towards independence and I’ve managed to brush my teeth, feed myself All Bran Flakes for breakfast and work. Today (August 3rd ) when I found out I wouldn’t be able to…

Day 360

I have found that the imagination does not work to its full potential when we are lying on the couch doing nothing, but when we are with like-minded people. – David DeNotaris It’s 7: 53 PM on day 360 of my journey towards independence and I’ve managed to brush my teeth, compile a post for Youth…

Day 260

Fairest and best adorned is she whose clothing is humility. – James Montgomery It’s 7: 01 PM on day 260 of my journey towards independence and I’ve managed to brush my teeth, tweet about my Clean Water For All Campaign –no luck – read Jude: The Diary of a baby and a stroke and visit…

Day 173

By constant self-discipline and self-control you can develop greatness of character. –  Grenville Kleiser  It’s 11: 25 PM on day 173 of my journey towards independence and I’ve managed to brush my teeth, feed myself a chili-omelet – or at least what was intended to be an chili-omelet – for breakfast – my brother made it…