WAIPA IN REAL LIFE: YKHC "WALK FOR LIFE - SUICIDE PREVENT" 5K RUN IN BETHEL, ALASKA!!!

MY INTRO

ALOHA AND WELCOME TO MY PERSONAL BLOG!!! I THOUGHT WHY NOT SHARE MY PERSONAL GAINS & STRUGGLES THAT LIFE PUTS OUT TO EACH AND ONE OF US. I FEEL THAT THROUGH THE GIFT OF "GIVING & SHARING", THERE IS NO WAY BETTER THAN START THIS BLOG WHICH IS ALL ABOUT ME, MY OHANA (FAMILY), HOALOHA (FRIENDS), AND EVEN ENEMIES WHICH ARE THE VERY ONES I NEED TO LOVE AND ACCEPT.

I'LL SAY THIS STRAIGHT UP, I DON'T HOLD BACK MY FEELINGS FOR ANYONE AND IT'LL COME OUT OF MY MOUTH ON HOW I FEEL ABOUT YOU AND OTHERS. I DON'T GO BEHIND ANYONE'S BACK AND START RUMOURS WITH HOPES THAT IT WILL CIRCLE AROUND AND FINALLY HIT ITS TARGET. WHY TAKE THE LONG ROUTE WHEN I CAN GO STRAIGHT TO THE POINT. PERSONALLY, I THINK THAT IS THE "REAL" WAY OF LIVING LIFE, "BE REAL" AT ALL TIMES EVEN WHEN THE WORLD IS WATCHING.

ON THE OTHER NOTE, "I AM" THE MOST BEAUTIFUL PERSON IN THE WHOLE UNIVERSE FROM THE WAY "I SEE IT". I AM NOT SPEAKING FROM OTHER PEOPLE'S FEEDBACK OR "CONCEITEDNESS". "THIS IS" WHAT I CHOOSE TO SEE MYSELF EVERYDAY WHEN I WAKE UP FROM MY BED AND THANK "AKUA" (GOD) FOR GIVING ME ONE MORE DAY TO LIVE, REGARDLESS OF REGRETS FROM THE "YESTERDAYS" TO THE FEARS OF "TOMMOROWS".

IN MY EYES, LIVING A "BEAUTIFUL LIFE" CAN ONLY BE ATTAINED BY "CHOICE" AND IT REQUIRES "INTEGRITY", "HONESTY", "UNCONDITIONAL ACCEPTANCE", "FORGIVENESS" AND MOST IMPORTANTLY, "LOVE".

AS MY BEAUTIFUL ANCESTORS HAVED ALWAYS BELIEVED:

'Ike aku, 'ike mai, kokua aku kokua mai; pela iho la ka nohana 'ohana.

WHICH MEANS, RECOGNIZE OTHERS, BE RECOGNIZED, HELP OTHERS, BE HELPED; SUCH IS A FAMILY RELATIONSHIP.

SO ONCE AGAIN, "WELCOME TO MY BEAUTIFUL LIFE!!!"

AWWWRITE!!!

WAIPA

Sunday, May 19, 2013

YKHC "WALK FOR LIFE - SUICIDE PREVENT" 5K RUN IN BETHEL, ALASKA!!!

ALOHA "TEAM AWWWRITE!!!"

I'M HAPPY TO SAY THAT "TEAM AWWWRITE!!!" ONCE AGAIN DID ANOTHER 5K RUN FOR "YKHC'S 3RD ANNUAL 'WALK FOR LIFE' SUICIDE PREVENTION!!!"

ALSO... IT WAS OUR COACH CHRISTI'S FIRST OFFICIAL RUN IN BETHEL, ALASKA... IT'S ABOUT TIME... COACH!!!

AND WE FINISHED... WITH BETTER TIMES THAN LAST WEEK'S... EXCEPT FOR COACH... LOL!!!

BUT I SPEAK FOR EVERYONE HERE, "SUICIDE" IS A VERY SERIOUS SUBJECT AND IT TAKES ALOT OF PROCESS TO ENDURE THE AFTERMATH AS I MYSELF LOST TWO RELATIVES TO SUICIDE. I CAN ONLY PRAY AND CONTINUE TO SEND OUT STRONG MESSAGES OF HOPE AND ENCOURAGEMENT TO EVERYONE OUT THERE WHO HAS SUFFERED THE TRAUMAS.

I AND "TEAM AWWWRITE!!!" SENDS OUT OUR PRAYERS AND CONDOLENCES TO ALL WHO HAVE LOST LOVED ONES THROUGH THESE SAD AND TRAGIC EVENTS.

AS I ALWAYS LIVE BY THESE WORDS:

"LIVE STRONG!!!"

AT EXACTLY NOON TIME, THE SUN CAME OUT AND SHINES IT'S BRIGHTEST AND I COULD FEEL THE WARMTH ALL OVER ME. BEFORE WE TOOK OFF TO RUN, WE STARTED WITH A PRAYER AND MESSAGE OF HOPE. AND RIGHT AFTER THAT... OFF WE RUNNERS WENT!!!

THE RUN WAS A BEAUTIFUL ONE... THE TRAILS WAS A BEAUTIFUL SCENERY TO RUN THRU. AS I WAS APPROACHING ANOTHER RUNNER, FEMALE RUNNER WAS PUSHING HER TWO BABIES ON A CART AND SHE WAS PUSHING STRONG AND AS I WITNESSED HER DETERMINATION AND STRENGTH... I ALL OF SUDDEN HAD THIS BOOST OF ENERGY AND INSPIRATION!!! I HAD "NO EXCUSES" FOR MY SORE LEGS AND OUT OF BREATHS MOMENTS. IF SHE CAN DO IT... I CAN DO IT!!! AND I CONTINUED ON AND EVERY TIME I FELT LIKE STOPPING AND TAKING A BREAK, THAT RUNNER CAME TO MY HEAD AND I WOULDN'T STOP AND I CONTINUED TO RUN NONSTOP ALL THE WAY TO THE FINISH LINE!!!

I BEAT LAST WEEK'S TIME BY 4 MINUTES!!! I COULDN'T BE ANY PROUDER THAN THAT!!!

AS I WAS ENJOYING MY VICTORY, HERE CAME MY "INSPIRATIONAL RUNNER" CROSSING THE FINISH LINE!!! AS SOON AS I SEEN HER... I HAD TO GET A PICTURE WITH HER.

YOU GO... WAHINE!!!

RIGHT AFTER WE ALL FINISHED OUR RUNS, I BROUGHT OUT MY "GUAVA CHIFFON CAKE" THAT I MADE THE NIGHT BEFORE WITH MY FRIEND, LINDSEY.

I SHARED IT WITH MY "TEAM AWWWRITE!!!" AND FRIENDS THAT CAME BY. IT WAS A HIT!!! A GOOD HIT!!! EVERYONE LOVED IT, I ALMOST COULD HAVE SOLD IT AND MAKE MONEY... LOL!!! BUT I DIDN'T AS IT WAS OUR REWARD FOR FINISHING A RACE WITH MY FRIENDS.