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Back in the early 1990’s I worked as waiter for Pappasito’s, a Tex-Mex restaurant in Austin, Texas. It was after I graduated from Baylor with a degree in Philosophy, with not a clue as to what I wanted to do with my life. Kind of ironic that I got the very degree which keeps asking [...]
Continue reading...Using Trauma and Challenges as Positive Catalysts to a Happier Life
17. December 2007
resilient |riˈzilyənt| (of a substance or object) able to recoil or spring back into shape after bending, stretching, or being compressed. (of a person or animal) able to withstand or recover quickly from difficult conditions Some time ago, I met a woman* who shared with me her life story. She grew up very poor and was working [...]
Continue reading...The Role of Self-Importance in the Pursuer-Distancer Relationship
12. December 2007
self-im·por·tance (sělf’ĭm-pôr’tns) n. Excessively high regard for one’s own importance or station; conceit. Years ago, I met a woman who was always “so busy.” It didn’t matter what time of the day, month or year - she was always really busy. In fact, it was difficult to imagine just how “busy” her life was considering [...]
Continue reading...How to Control Your Life Instead of It Controlling You - Part 2
9. December 2007
Rock bottom is good solid ground, and a dead end street is just a place to turn around. ~Buddy Buie and J.R. Cobb, “Rock Bottom” (song) In Part 1, I asked the readers to think about several questions: “Am I controlling my life or is my life controlling me?” “Do I want to steer my way through life [...]
Continue reading...How to Control Your Life Instead of It Controlling You - Part 1
8. December 2007
“This life is yours. Take the power to choose what you want to do and do it well. Take the power to love what you want in life and love it honestly. Take the power to walk in the forest and be a part of nature. Take the power to control your own life. No [...]
Continue reading...Yelling
18. September 2007
I love my nephew Zidane. He’s the cutest kid ever. For the past few weeks, Miwa and I have taken him to soccer practice to help my sister out since she gets off work late. We really enjoy taking him and have become his soccer team’s biggest fans! The players range from 1st to 2nd [...]
Continue reading...The Busyness of Life
15. September 2007
My wife and I have now been back here in Dallas 59 days. All I know is that life in Dallas got in a hurry real fast during the time that I was gone. I’m still trying to catch my breath as I’m watching the busyness of life flash by. I’m not sure why or [...]
Continue reading...In Crisis Mode
4. September 2007
I was eating lunch today with Miwa, my sister Christine, and her husband Tony at Red Robin, a popular hamburger joint here in the Dallas area. For about 60 minutes, I was curiously watching two waitstaff as they went about their tasks of taking care of their tables and its customers. I was drawn to [...]
Continue reading...Some Parting Words for PSS and the CNMI Community
3. July 2007
I wrote this at the end of yesterday’s blog entry but realized that it needed to have its own entry considering (in my opinion) its importance. I ran into many people within the past few days who read the Saipan Tribune’s article [June 28th], “PSS’ Steve Nguyen bids Saipan goodbye.” It was a great article in [...]
Continue reading...April 30, 1975: The Fall of Saigon
30. April 2007
Photo: Reuters A North Vietnamese tank crashes through the gates of the Presidential Palace in Saigon on April 30, 1975. The taking of the palace marked the fall of the U.S.-backed south and the end to a decade of fighting. To many of my friends in the CNMI and the rest in the U.S., April 30 isn’t [...]
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26. January 2008
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