INTERNATIONAL DAY OF ACCEPTANCE

20th January, observed as International Day of Acceptance since 2009, is a day for humankind to accept and embrace their tribulations, while sparing a thought for the specially-abled in addition...

The day commemorates the life of Annie Hopkins (6 Oct 1984 - 20 Jan 2009) who, despite ailing from Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA), displayed enormous zeal and commitment for life in the face of discrimination within society during her short span...

Annie founded "3E Love", a social media face with “Wheelchair Heart" as it's symbol. Her elder brother Stevie, also a SMA afflicted, began this Day in Annie’s memory. The 3 E’s stand for Embrace, Educate, Empower...

In this fast and increasingly materialistic world, acceptance could be said to be something of a desirable trait, which many of us could be deficient in, for a stress-free living. When difficult situations confront us we tax our minds about it, invariably without much results...

We need to understand the importance of time in our hands. Our sojourn is really short, every minute and hour taking us closer to our finality. Realization of that should prevent waste of time, thus leading to workable solutions...

Problems are a part of life. One can't give up just because of hurdles, which are certainties. Often one has to let go of one's thoughts on life, and learn to find joy in the story that unfolds.Going ahead with confidence, with trust in the Almighty almost always works out...

Dispelling comparison and hate, let us treat others as good as we are, without worrying about the past or future, our difficulties, and without expecting anything in return for our efforts...

Let us, in Annie's spirit, accept, educate, and empower each other in ways that the 'Wheelchair Heart' forever remains a global symbol of love, strength and hope...

🙏🙏

https://www.abilities.com/community/buzz/buzz61-annie-hopkins.html

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