Hopefully ‘Build a Ku Project’ will help you find what you have to offer the world, but I think you are already doing a solid job by serving the community as a firefighter and being a leader of example in Lua.

Much Aloha!

As I read the first part, I thought to my self of those days. I must say that I am a guilty for giving you a hard time with your speech and hearing. I guess at that age some of us don’t think on that level. In my defense though, we’ve had our share of “brotherly love.” But now, as we are much older, we can definitely look back and laugh about certain things. “MLILK”… couldn’t resist.

Anyways, thinking more about your “cause and effect” point, I can relate big time. My self confidence was close to nonexistent for most of my life. I have constantly had to battle things within my mind to figure out how to deal with it. Sometimes those thoughts got the best of me and its like an eruption of frustration. You’ve all seen that and know me very well for it. Although those battles still are going on within me, I have tried and seem to be quite successful so far at keeping a lid on it. Your 4 keys hit it right on the head on how I’ve been able to do so. As I was reading them I couldn’t help but smile. I didn’t know until now of why I feel better about myself, and my self confidence has definitely started to escalate.

I’m happier because I love my career as a firefighter and I love donating my free time to Lua whenever possible. How can I not be so happy doing these things? Both deal with helping people and making lives better. Its awesome. I am surrounded by people who live positively in and out of work. Our values in not only the fire department and Lua but also in our immediate family hold a place in my heart that can’t be forgotten.

For now, that will have to be it. I’m still searching within myself and my surroundings of what more I have to offer to the world. I have many thoughts in my mind of where I’d like to be, and like I’ve told you before, the things that you write are definitely the thoughts that I have in my head but I have a difficult time bringing it out into the world. I guess you can add that stuff to my inner values. Its good for me, I don’t have to say it or write it, just live it and be an example of it.

Keep it up!