January 2023
Happy Lunar New Year! This is the year of the rabbit. The rabbit is known as a symbol of peace, prosperity, and longevity. 2023 is predicted to be a year of Hope. Oftentimes the rabbit (foot) is associated with good luck. But if you really think about it, believing in good luck means you hope something will happen. But we all know that we cannot just wait for something good to happen. Stephen Hawking once said, “However bad life may seem, there is always something you can do and succeed at. While there's life, there's hope.” While it’s good to have dreams and ambitions, they mean nothing if you’re not willing to put in the effort to make it happen. And no matter what challenges and failures you encounter, as long as you continue to persevere, there will always be moving closer to your goals.
~ Aladdin Roque-Dangaran
President of the Kiwanis Club of Pearl Harbor