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4 MIDWEEK SEPTEMBER 22, 2021
HAWAI‘I’S FAVORITE MEDIA SURVEY By Kelli Shiroma Braiotta If you could have a new skill instantly,
what would you choose?
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t’s not lost on me that many people view my column as an opportunity for me to complain about my wife and sometimes my daughter. With all sincerity, I do it out
of love and truly believe my antics are somewhat relatable to all the other “Ron Nagasawas” out there. Here’s another rant but, spoiler alert, there’s a twist at the end of this story.
Not unlike most of you, my wife and I have had a pretty nonexistent social life this past year. Still, in an attempt for some normalcy and before the peak of the “variant,” we managed to have dinner with some friends from the mainland.
DEVON HOWLAND
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“A new skill I would want is seemingly a challenge to obtain — in the Bible, it says that ‘Jesus did everything well.’ I’d like to be what I need to be in every situation.”
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“I would like to be insanely smart. Being smart is awesome and I would be able to do so much more in life with more knowledge.”
ALEX MICHEL
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“Know what God is thinking about anything at any moment.”
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“To speak multiple languages fluently. This would be so helpful in my nursing career and in travel.”
The arrangements were made weeks in advance. First, I checked with my wife, of course, and told her the exact date, time and location of the dinner. I then put it on our kitchen whiteboard calendar, which hangs on our refriger- ator. No way anyone misses that, as the refrigerator is the family Grand Central Station.
As we approached the date, I put out verbal reminders to her that it was coming up. I think she was getting irritated that I brought it up so often, but I was relentless.
A MINDFUL MOMENT
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Past Decisions
It’s natural to look back and wonder what you were thinking when you made the decisions that you did. Sometimes it’s funny as in, “OMG, what was I thinking wearing that?” Other times, it’s not so funny because your decision caused you to lose money or even a friendship.
Questioning past decisions is natural, but don’t blame yourself for not knowing then what you know now. This is because every decision you made along the winding path of your life was based on what you knew and where you were at that time.
As we journey through life, we grow and evolve. Who you are today might have made a dif- ferent decision back then, but what if you are the person you are today because of the decisions you made back then?
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On the day of the dinner, I took care of all the housework so that she would have a clear mind and relax until it was time to get ready. Early on, I announced the exact time that we would be leaving the house in order to be on time for our dinner reservation. As we approached launch time, I showered and changed. I promised myself I would not pressure my wife by checking on her readiness status. So, I went and drank a cup of coffee. About 15 minutes before we were supposed to leave, my wife still did not emerge from our room.
I had to go in and see what was going on. She was stand- ing in front of her open closet and told me, “I don’t know what to wear.” It took everything I had not to say anything. I know this because I had completely bitten through my tongue.
At that point, anything I said would have seemed sarcas- tic or adversarial. I know how this plays out, for as soon as she selects what to finally wear, her search will commence for matching shoes and jewelry.
Amazingly, she was dressed in minutes and we were only five minutes past the time I wanted to leave. As we headed to the car, and because of the coffee, I had to make a quick trip to the bathroom. Our daughter who was watch- ing all the action said, “Why does Dad always rush us but is always the last one to leave the house?”
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