A song for those of you facing difficult challenges. Do your best to bring balance to yourself and the world.

Rep. Jon Riki Karamatsu being interviewed by KITV4 television news in February 2009.

In my life, I have experienced a lot of challenges.  I have my faults and have made my share of mistakes.  Many people took advantage of me for their gain when I made my DUI mistake.  There are things I wish I did differently in my personal life.  I have seen a lot of anger and had numerous threats against me. 

There is good media and bad media.  The bad media has personalities that are rude, twist your words, and misstate the facts.  Even activists incorrectly spin policies that we are working on.  For example, we tried to fix the campaign finance laws on the limitation corporations can donate to noncandidate PACs because the court struck down the law, and Common Cause spins things in their own way to the media and on their websites.  We try to expand equality to all people and get threatened by those who say they live by compassion.  Within elected politics, there is power-tripping, jealousy, and the dilemna on what one feels is the right thing to do versus what will keep one elected. 

Among all this, I have lost some of my patience and compassion.  I have to do my best to bring back balance to myself and not get upset from all the negativity. 

This song is for everyone facing difficult challenges.  Do your best to bring balance to yourself and the world.  Take it to the next level!

Coldplay ft. Jay-Z – “Lost”

[Coldplay] “Lost” Lyrics

Just because I’m losing
Doesn’t mean I’m lost
Doesn’t mean I’ll stop
Doesn’t mean I’m across

Just because I’m hurting
Doesn’t mean I’m hurt
Doesn’t mean I didn’t get what I deserved
No better and no worse

I just got lost
Every river that I tried to cross
Every door I ever tried was locked
Oh and I’m just waiting ‘til the shine wears off

You might be a big fish
In a little pond
Doesn’t mean you’ve won
‘Cause along may come
A bigger one

And you’ll be lost
Every river that you tried to cross
Every gun you ever held went off
Oh and I’m just waiting until the firing stop
Oh and I’m just waiting ‘til the shine wears off

[Jay-Z]
Aha, I gotcha, uh…
With the same sword they knight you, they gon’ good night you with
S!@#, that’s only half if they like you
That ain’t even the half what they might do
Don’t believe me, ask Michael
See Martin, see Malcolm
See Biggie, see Pac, see success and its outcome
See Jesus, see Judas
See Caesar, see Brutus, see success is like suicide
Suicide, it’s a suicide
If you succeed, prepare to be crucified
Media meddles, n!@#$% sue you, you settle
Every step you take, they remind you you’re ghetto
So it’s tough being Bobby Brown
To be Bobby then, you have to be Bobby now
And the question is, “Is to have had and lost
Better than not having at all?”
Because I’m…

Oh and I, just waiting ‘til the shine wears off
Oh and I, just waiting ‘til the shine wears off

Just because I’m losing
Doesn’t mean I’m lost