Monthly Archives: January 2009

Thursday, January 29, 2009

Doctor Recruitment and Retention Action Plan 2009

Yesterday morning, I woke up from a dream I had about my sister Lara (6 1/2 years younger than me) and she appeared to be between 5 and 7 years old.  In the dream, I was hanging out with her.  At the ending of the dream, my mom and I dropped her off at school.  We were a distance away from the classroom, and we looked and saw her outside of the classroom waving goodbye.

When I was in high school up until my first year in college, I had three recurring dreams.  In the first dream, I am running in pitch black darkness from something chasing me.  In my second dream, I looked back and saw a big shadow chasing me and it was much closer.  In my third and final dream of the series, I tripped and fell, and a giant warrior placed a spear against my throat.  At times, I feel like “death” is like the warrior that was chasing me in my dream.  I have to do all I can now, just in case tomorrow comes sooner than I want.

I am constantly thinking, analyzing, and strategizing on how to better our society or how to resolve some of our most controversial issues.  Every night I can’t sleep until late because of all the thoughts that are racing through my mind.  Instead of avoiding the most difficult issues, I face it head on.

Our world is filled with people that have love and compassion, however, there are many who are full of hate and discrimination.  People are constantly judging others.  We must try to eliminate or at least minimize our shallow judgments on what we see physically before us.  Body is emptiness and emptiness is body.  We need to look deeper and see or feel the soul.  The soul can radiate love and compassion, or it can radiate hate and discrimination.  Instead of judging others, we need to look within our own soul and better ourselves.  Are we radiating love and compassion or hate and discrimination?

In my role as Chairman of the Judiciary Committee, I am going to do my best to change some of the laws to bring balance.  I am also going to do all I can to resolve many of the controversial issues.  The details will be revealed in time.

Last Sunday, I shot 38 caliber and 45 caliber pistols, 38 caliber rifles, and various shotguns at the firing range.  The last time I fired guns was when I was in the Boy Scouts when I was around 13 years old (I shot 22 caliber rifles and a 9 mill. handgun).  Like lifting weights, running, strategizing and meditating, firing guns was a way for me to release negative energy sent against me from many negative individuals.  In a dream world, guns would only be used for sports such as target shooting.  However, there will alway be the duality of good and evil.  There would be less evil, if evil was not done in the name of good.  At times, “good” has no idea that it is evil.

Let’s do all we can to keep the balance tipped towards the positive.  We only have a limited time in this world.  We need to be faster than “death.”  We have to say what we need to say and do what we need to do before it catches up with us because sooner or later, it will.  We can only do the best we can before our destiny is revealed to us.

1.  Won my fourth election to Hawaii State House of Representatives and saw U.S. Senator Barack Obama become President of the United States on November 4, 2008.

2.  My great uncle Roy Okubo, my grandma Bessie Karamatsu’s younger brother who served in the 522nd Artillery of the 442nd Regimental Combat Team.  He passed away on December 2, 2008.

3.  My last conversation with Rep. Bob Nakasone before the elections.  He passed away on December 7, 2008.

4.  Bob Shimoda, a friend of my late grandpa Maurice Karamatsu who was active with Jodo Shu and Kotake Shokai.  He passed away on October 19, 2008.

5. Released my strategy for compassion and peace on 08/08/08.

6.  Several of my bills became law in the Spring and Summer of 2008: Criminal impersonation, bonds for a solar renewable energy plant, and requiring a tow truck to release your vehicle if you arrive at the scene before they move it.

7.  Being surprised with an award, the “2008 Champion of Small Business” from the National Coalition for Capital at the National Conference of State Legislatures held in New Orleans from July 22 to 27, 2008.

8.  Finished the Honolulu Marathon with my sisters Mia and Lara on December 14, 2008.

9.  Going to Okinawa with family in October 2008.

10.  Finding the strength to be at peace within myself despite the attacks from so many people such as the Republicans, dissident Democrats, media, individuals who don’t know me, and political opponents running against me.  My mistake revealed everything to me.

I hope you had a great Christmas, and I wish you the very best in 2009!