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4 MIDWEEK JANUARY 4, 2023
AThis Only Happens To Me
What are your goals for 2023?
s I look back at 2022, I decided that I am no longer going to worry about or try to change things I can’t control. It was always a futile effort in stress
and, while I will not be apathetic, I just can’t complicate my life worrying about things I can’t change by my desire to “will” them away.
I often feel like I’m the only one in the world who has to deal with these issues. Check out my list and see if you agree that I’m the only man on the planet that loses sleep over these “problems.”
MARICAR AMURO
Web and Social Media Manager, Makakilo
“To be more mindful and intentional on how I spend my time, to have more intentional conversations, relationships and moments. Life is just too short not to.”
AARON KENT
Engineer, Honolulu
“To spend more time with friends and family.”
MAIA MAYESHIRO
Musician, Honolulu
“Last year’s goal was to practice mindfulness; to piggy-back off of that, I’ve made one of my goals for 2023 to journal every day.”
JAMES MARTIN
Business Owner, Kahuku
“I’d like to be more present in my kids’ lives and be more of a family man, not so focused on the business, but just enjoy life with
my family and have more work-life balance.”
• When I’m in the middle passing lane on the freeway, I’m always behind the car that is traveling 5 miles per hour slower than the posted speed.
• I am also always behind cars that don’t use their blinker signal.
• I can’t get out of a parking lot because everyone has to back their vehicle into the stall.
• The grocery store self-service checkout lines are now longer than the regular ones.
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What’s Coming
In 2023?
Iwear many hats, and the one that I love wearing most is as a translator of planetary themes. In the same way the tides are influenced by the moon, I’ve gained an understanding of how the other planets influence life on Earth.
Some words to describe the energy of the upcoming year are “reflection, introspection and self-discovery.” I am calling 2023 “The Year of Connection.” Due to the increased chaos and shifts, we will see in the collective that is out of our control, and the direction for our individual focus is best served by cultivating
a deeper connection to ourselves.
Just as a tree survives turbulence by rooting deeply for
stability, by metaphorically doing so this year, we will be able to thrive and expand in unprecedented ways.
alice@yourhappinessu.com
• The Christmas and New Year holidays fall on my gar- bage collection day, and those are the two holidays when we accumulate the most trash. Because that happens two weeks in a row, the vehicle line at the trash transfer station is like trying to get into the parking structure for a Univer- sity of Hawai‘i Rainbow Wāhine volleyball game.
• Although we have a billion of them, I can never find a water flask, as they are all on the floor of my wife and daughter’s cars.
• In church, the mobile phone that rings during the ser- mon always has the same ring tone as mine, so everyone thinks it’s me when I check my phone.
• The pen at the bank teller window never has ink.
• Every time I go to a lab for a blood test, I pull a service number like No. 27 but they’re currently servicing No. 3. • Those compostable takeout food containers literally
become compost by the time I get home with them.
• Whenever I eat in a sit-down restaurant, the occupants of the table who come in and order after me always gets
their order before I do.
• When I’m in line at the drive-thru coffee shop, the car
in front of me is a coffee “virgin” and has to ask how they make every drink on the menu.
• I’m looking for mineral supplements at Longs Drugs, and they happen to be on the same shelf as natural OTC erectile dysfunction products for men. That’s when a reader walks up and says, “Hey! You’re Ron Nagasawa!”
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