Looking Ahead

Jenina, Guam. ♥

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[jeninamika]

Don't let anyone abuse you. You weren't born to be abused.

Grandma C.

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God always has something for you, a key for every problem, a light for every shadow, a relief for every sorrow & a plan for every tomorrow.

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[jeninamika]

2015 Pacific Games

It has pretty much been a month since I left home and began the travels representing Guam in swimming. I spent the first two weeks of July in Papua New Guinea for the Pacific Games assisting the head coach and managing my athletes. It was a last minute trip and I was given four days to get paperwork and everything prepared before departing the island. In those two weeks I learned more about my athletes but I learned a lot about myself. This time around, I didn’t attend as a swimmer, but as an assistant coach/team manager. I was more patient, understanding, and catered to the needs of my athletes. I valued my athletes more than myself. They came before me. I saw and reflected upon myself and I can say I’m proud of myself. It definitely wasn’t an easy trip but everything about the experience was worth the early mornings, late nights, long lines to eat, and nightly meetings. I couldn’t be prouder of my athletes and all they accomplished and I couldn’t be part of a better team, my home, Guam! 

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Surround yourself with those who see greatness in you, even when you don’t see it in yourself.

TheDailyPositive.com (via thedailypozitive)

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It’s important to wake up everyday and remind yourself what you’re working towards. You create your own life, it’s not set out there for you.

Shay Mitchell (via creatingaquietmind)

[jeninamika]

Third time's the charm, they say.

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Above all else, guard your heart, for it is the wellspring of life. -Proverbs 4:23

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[jeninamika]

I've been craving for your touch and the hardest thing is accepting that I can't have that.

[jeninamika]

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Take a moment to acknowledge just how much progress you have made.

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[bernadettelogue]

Always be kinder than you feel.

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[jeninamika]

I remember that day clearly when my brother called me in panic but didn't tell me what was going on. I knew it was a serious matter and that I had to stop coaching!  He drives himself down to the pool to get me out of the water. As we walked out together, he broke the news to me that she had terminal cancer and had three months to live. I've never seen my brother so distraught with such glassy eyes. As I drove up to the hospital, I had nothing but tears in my eyes.  She lived five months more than she was told. I thought the day we saw her off to Okinawa would be the last time I saw her. I was so sure that would be the last time we'd see her alive.  Two weeks ago, we saw her at the lowest point in her life. I could see how much it hurt her to see us. I knew that she didn't want us to see her like that. However, it was her reassurance that she needed before she could go in peace. She waited for us. We lived to her expectations and grew as individuals.  Pierson and I both had to hold it together as we knew this last time we saw her in Okinawa in hospice care would definitely be the last time we'd see her alive. That last goodbye killed me. I broke down immediately but I was so glad I had my brother there with me.  Bachan, you're in a much better place now and definitely at peace. You can watch over Pierson and I. I love you. Thank you for raising me to become the woman I am today. RIP. <3

[jeninamika]

No one can take me out of my element, not even myself. 🏊

[jeninamika]

You'd capture any woman's heart with that voice!