I pâʻani varsity basketball ma ke kula kiʻekiʻe. A i ka olelo oiaio loa (ke ole oe puʻe wale maiʻoe iaʻu e hoakaka i ka olelo hula). I hele he uuku kekahi kula, a ina oe ua i ka papa kiʻekiʻe oe i ke kahi ma luna o ka varsity hui. I aloha i ka holoholona hihiu o ka basketball, aka, I Like, he hailona maikai i kiai ana ia ma mua o pāʻani ia. I hiki hahau âlapa pôhili, ae hoʻonui hoʻi "E 'eleu!"Ma referees me na mea a pau-hoku akamai. Aka, i ka hiki i ka mea hele. Koʻu kula i keia na rula e pili ana i maoli pāʻani haʻuki ma ka mea i puka, nae, pela au i puʻe wale aku ai hoopii ai, ae kau aku i kuu poo me ka hilahila kela Friday po.
Na ke kū i ua mau piha no ka hale pāʻani. hoike ae pīhoihoi mākua, a me nā haumāna-he nui wale o lakou i makamaka o ka mine- e kokua i ka hui. ke kaumaha, lakou paha i hanaʻia e like me ka nui o ka likeʻole i loko o ka holoholona hihiu e like me kaʻu i hana ai. I makemake ļ 'i loko o ka bleachers kela manawa keia manawa, o ka naau o na kanaka a pau i manaʻo i ka mea, ka oi aku koʻu makuakāne. I manao oia ike pono ilaila i elua o makou i ke kiai, aka, i koʻu hiki ai e loaa i ka maikai ae noho.
Ka mea wale no manawa aʻu maoli i ia mea ma luna o ka papahele, ua i ka hope loa o ka me-oe ike, i ka wa a lakou i loko o na kā lākou i manao ino no ka mea,. I makemake e hai aku noʻu iho lakou i hoʻopakele mai iaʻu no ka poe hope loa kekona i I ke hoʻopakele iaʻu i ka lanakila '. E like me ka makou i lulu lima me ka poe e keʻakeʻa i hui mahope iho o ka buzzer hope loa, I manao e like me ka aha i snickering i loko o ka wa a lakou i nana ia mai iaʻu, i mai la, "E ke koa hihiu."
I ka wa au i waho, mai ka ia nā waihona ukana lumi ma hope o koʻu auanei, ʻaʻole makemake i ke kiʻi me au. Kekahi o na keiki waenakonu kula nana mai ai iaʻu,. 'Aʻohe ma kekahi hui iā iaʻu. No ke aha mai? No ka mea, ua oi aku SPIKE Lee mamua o Michael Ioredane. I he peahi aahu i ka Jersey. I o ke kanaka nana ole i ia mea i loko o ka holoholona hihiu, a me 'Aʻohe envies ka benchwarmer.
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I hiki ole loa hoomanao KoʻOlau pana i hookohukohu iho la lakou ea jumper, ae kahea aku i ka inoa o ka ike a Ma¯noa Hawaii. Mau kā ua malie Oihana, aka, ina oe e makemake oe ke kalepa wahi me ka basketball Hawaii, ua hookuu i ka me ka, ke kanaka ka mea, mai laila mai Kōkua 'Ōlelo-aku i hope buzzer. Oukou e loa poina i ka wa Ioredane kuapo lima ma ka midair ole i ka wa Ray Allen pa i ekolu ma ka buzzer. O ka poe na kāʻoukou makemake e lilo. Lakou i makou i ka hana i mau ki kekahi manawa,, aole wale spectating. Aka, no ka mea, kekahi kumu e hana kakou i ke ku pono i ka wa e hiki mai ai i ke ola. Ke makemake e lilo i benchwarmer.
He aha lā ke olelo nei au ma ka mea? Inā 'oe i hoike mai i ka KOLOHE kulanui pā kula a nīnauele nā haumāna e pili ana i ko lakou mau pahu hopu no ka mea, o ke kau, oe i hoolohe nui e pili ana i noho ana no ke alii. Oe Kuahiwi lohe hou e pili ana i noho nanea leʻaleʻa ma mua o ka hookanikani ana i ke kūlana o ke Kiure moʻolelo. Malia o oe Kuahiwi O hiki e hoʻolohe i kekahi 7:00 a.m. kūpili. I Ka makemake e lawe oe Kuahiwi loaa like pane ma ke kula kiʻekiʻe 'ole ka' oihana hale. A pau o kakou i pahu hopu, a me na kuko, aka, ke Akua ka mea, aole e mau ana i loko o ia mau.
I manaolana oukou i hoomaopopo i ka mea au e olelo ana e like me judgmental hoohewaia'na. I au i ka maikam kiʻiʻoniʻoni trashing i kaʻino; I Like He kākoʻo actor e ho'āʻo e loaa i koʻu mau laina pololei oi aku. I Ke Kuahiwi O e moe ana, ina au i olelo aku hahai Iesu mau mea i hoopii. Pono, aole ia e mau haha pono.
I no ka manawa, koke mahope iho o koʻu hui pu i ke kookoo ma koʻu ekalesia, i ka wa i koʻu mau hoaaloha a pau i hele i ka hana i ka mea hiki ole mele ahaaina. I makemake e noho ma laila hanaʻino wale, aka, aole au hiki ole ia ia mea, no ka mea, hina iho la ma ka hebedoma mua o koʻu 'oihana hou. I i ke kaua i ka huahua i loko o koʻu naʻau. Oi loa aku hoi, i ka wa au i ike ia lakou memo slike online, o ko lakou mea kupaianaha pilikino.
I kekahi manawa makou e haha i ala me ke ola. He oluolu i ka huāhuā kekahi, oi loa aku hoi, i ka wa a lakou huli hana mea nui e like me koʻu mau hoaaloha i hana. Aka, i ka wa a makou i ike na kanaka a pau e noho hewa, kakou i kekahi manawa, loaa ia makou iho hoʻi e ake ana e hui ia lakou. A o ka mea e hana i ka hahai ana ia Iesu haha aku e like me ke kii ia lawe ai mailoko mai o ka manu, aole Kaniak subbed ma. Aka, no ke aha la makou e ae huāhuā, ae lawe kakou huli nalowale aku i kekahi mea?
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Hanakimi ko kakou mau pilikia o ka mea i hiki ia makou ke ike wale no i ka pono i mua o ka kakou. Makou kuisa me ka nui kiʻi. Ua like ia me ka pahupaʻiwikiō i ka wa o na mea a pau, ma ke alo iloko o pulakaumaka, a me na mea a pau ma ke kua o ua blurry. Pono kākou e hoʻomaʻa ko kakou lenses i ka holoʻokoʻa kiʻi, e lilo maopopo.
Ka I i kekahi kanaka ma keia honua i mea ole aumeume e ike akaka. ItʻO kekahi o na hopena o ko kakou hewa naau. Aka, i ka wa oukou e hoolei youthfulness i loko o ka helu kaulike, ka mea, kō aʻela i ka hewa. Hookahi-makahiki-Olds aumeume e hele pono, a me ka iwakālua- aumeume Hoʻohana i kahi e ike pono.
It Ka mea hoʻopūʻiwa. It O kekahi hapa o ka mea ia ia hoʻi, e lilo opiopio ma o ka haule honua. Ko kakou mau ola ua pōkole a me ka makou wale no i ike ei ka nui. He paakiki i manao wale i ka pau Puzzle i ka wa au i ike wale no na apana ekolu. aole anei o keia olelo kakou e flog ia kakou iho iloko o ka hilahila; aka, he ano olelo kakou e e makaala, no ka mea, hewa shortsightedness ke alakai i ka hewa.
Oe i ike ai hookolokoloia e hoohauhee ana i loko o ka snowstorm? Ka Noel mahope iho o kuu keiki mua, ua hanau, he snowstorm weliweli ku e like me kaʻu wahine, a kipaku akula au iā hoʻi iā DC mai Pittsburgh. Ka hau hookiia na headlights maluna o ko kakou SUV, a haule iho la no ka hoʻokēʻai, i hiki ole mālama i ka windshield wipers me ia. Koʻu pepehi 'ae i ke keokeo e like me kaʻu nervously pūliki pono i ka huila; Iʻike ihola i na ola o kaʻu wahine, a me ke keiki e noho ana i loko o koʻu mau lima.
I ua Makamae. I hiki wale ike i kekahi mau iniha ma ke alo o koʻu maka, pela au literally, aole i ike i kahi aʻu i hele. Aole au i ike i ka mea i mua, a I wale i e manaolana ia e pau hana mai. Ka mea, aole he manao maikai. I hiki ole ike ina he he kaʻa papani iho la i mua, a me ka mea holoi iho la i kona mau puka makani ma loko o ka holo ana, a-hele kalepa.
Au i na alanui slick ahiahi i oleloia nae. Hitting ko oukou wawahi iho la ke ano o ko oukou kaʻa slid e like me ke kao keiki aahu socks ma luna o ka pōhakuʻula palaoa. Oe ke maopopo ke kumu ia o koʻu uuku punahele a holo loa. I ua shortsighted, a ma kahi i pahee wahi.
Oe i ike ai manao no ka disastrous shortsightedness e hiki ai ia iloko o ko kakou mau ola? Ina kakou wale nō e hoʻoholo ma ka mea ka pono i mua o ka kakou, makou āu e hoʻopaʻa ai e holo iloko o ka pilikia. Nui loa o ka makou e imi nei i ola ko kakou mau ola me ka nānāʻoleʻia i ka hana hope.
Kaniak inu ma ka aoao e mea e like me ka maikai manaʻo i loko o ka manawa, aka, he mea hoinoino ai i ke Akua, a hiki aku i ka naʻaupō kēia manaʻo hoʻoholo. Moe me kou boyfriend ole Nalohia i mea e like me ka lanakila 'ana ma o ka manawa, aka, aole i keia ano o ka intimacy ua mea la e e nanea kaawale mai ka hanana hui ana o ka mare.
Kakou e luu iloko o ia i kēia mauʻano o nā hoʻoholo hou e like me kakou e hele ma waena o ka buke, aka, o ka mea nui, kakou e manao nui kiʻi. Kela olelo hooholo makou hana no kekahi apana o ka nui Puzzle. A me ka nana ole i ka nui kiʻi i maopopo nä haumäna, makou e kau i ka'āpana incorrectly kela manawa. He lono kaumaha i ka waiwai na ke sekona i ka manawa ma mua o ka wā e ola holoʻokoʻa.
*This is an excerpt from the third chapter of Trip’s new book, ala. Mai poina, i ka wa ia oe ka mālama 'kauoha Rise ma Ianuali 26, oe e loaa i pūpū o na makana no ka mea, me, me ka Pele i i hana ia mea ma ka Album. Eia nā lāliʻi a pau e hoolapanai mai i ko oukou mau makana: http://risebook.tv/preorder
I am a big music fan of yours but I had no idea you could write so good. May God keep bless you> Btw I am from Suriname. Bless up
You have an amazing way with words man. E mālamaʻoukou ia i!
The last sentence got me. Its tragic to treasure a moment in time more than an entire lifetime. The former is almost always a product of envying where otheres are in life. Let’s thank God for where we are. There’s a reason why we are there. nae, we need to acknowledge him through it all.
Wow!!.Can’t wait to get this book but how do we get them down here in #uganda Africa
Wow…!!! love this as your music always inspires me and just can’t wait gettin to this but how down here in Uganda Africa!.May the lord bless you
This excerpt made me think of alot of choices that I nade in my life.
enjoyed the excerpt real creative and very much inspiring #stayblessed.
Oh!God if I can only have this book…this piece is awesome and now I’m imagining the big picture(buke)..#moreblessingsToU
WOW! found answers!!! Thank you mayne! GBU! Greetings from Germany!
huakaʻi Lee, I lost my way along my Journey serving the lord. I grew up a Christian, but moved away from its teachings. It wasn’t until I listened to your Good Life album and couple of sermons of youtube that steered me back in the direction of the Lord. I want to say thank you my brotha.
Dearest Trip. A fine leader. Your story reminded me of the beauty I’ve found in my relationship with Jesus and how important the tiny decisions will continue to frame my destiny. We are destined to be a reflection of Royal Jesus. May every reader find the treasures in this royal treasure box called RISE. Prayers all the way from Cape Town, ʻApelika Hema.