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    The Race of My Personal Life: A Transformation from a Boy to a Man
    The Race of My Personal Life: A Transformation from a Boy to a Man
    The Race of My Personal Life: A Transformation from a Boy to a Man
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    The Race of My Personal Life: A Transformation from a Boy to a Man

    By Dr. Marcel A. Hetu

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    The Race of My Personal Life is a collection of beautiful poems that cover such topics as faith, hope, mortality, happiness, and love. The poems are written with emotion, care, and insightfulness. The readers will be able to personally relate to all of the topics from their own experiences while at the same time understanding what Dr. Hetu has so compassionately experienced. The book is a true example of a person going through introspection which has helped him over time transform from a boy to a man every single day.

    My dearest friend and coaching colleague has put together a collection of the most beautiful poems that come from his heart. He has the ability to make each poem unique and they all show his compassion for others and his passion for life.
    Jim Santos,
    United States Olympic track and field coach

    My father shows his love for God and people through his poem and his ability to help people understand that life is worth living and that it can be better every single day of our lives.
    Dr. Yesenia F. Hetu

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherWestBow Press
    Release dateNov 1, 2013
    ISBN9781490812281
    The Race of My Personal Life: A Transformation from a Boy to a Man
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    Dr. Marcel A. Hetu

    Dr. Marcel A. Hetu currently serves as director of West Hills College in Coalinga, California. He has been a national and Olympic coach for Saudi Arabia and a US Olympic Sports Festival coach. Dr. Hetu also was director of outreach for Special Olympics, International in Washington, DC. Marcel was also the California State Junior College Mile Champion in 1965. He and teammate Ralph Likens broke the 2-man 10 mile relay national record in high school in 1962, and in 1964 they broke the same relay national record in junior college. It was the fastest time in the world. Hetu was also an All-American cross country runner at San Jose State College in 1963.

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      The Race of My Personal Life - Dr. Marcel A. Hetu

      The Race of

      My Personal Life

      A Transformation from a Boy to a Man

      DR. MARCEL A. HETU

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      Copyright © 2013 DR. MARCEL A. HETU.

      All rights reserved. No part of this book may be used or reproduced by any means, graphic, electronic, or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, taping or by any information storage retrieval system without the written permission of the publisher except in the case of brief quotations embodied in critical articles and reviews.

      WestBow Press books may be ordered through booksellers or by contacting:

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      Because of the dynamic nature of the Internet, any web addresses or links contained in this book may have changed since publication and may no longer be valid. The views expressed in this work are solely those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of the publisher, and the publisher hereby disclaims any responsibility for them.

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      ISBN: 978-1-4908-1229-8 (sc)

      ISBN: 978-1-4908-1228-1 (e)

      Library of Congress Control Number: 2013918569

      WestBow Press rev. date: 10/31/2013

      Contents

      Dedication

      About the Author

      Introduction

      Acknowledgments

      Faith and Belief: God’s Wish

      Thoughts

      Happiness with Yourself and with God

      The Pursuit of Your Happiness Has to Be with God!

      From Mortality to Love

      A Beautiful Transition with God

      Love for You from God

      The Pursuit of Love: God’s Decision

      The Course of Life

      Epilogue

      Dedication

      I dedicate this book first to God, my Savior, and to my daughter, Yesenia. Both have been my love and inspiration forever.

      I give special thanks and love to all of my coaches, teammates, opponents, mentors, teachers, and dear friends who have always believed in me … and sometimes more than I have believed in myself. God bless all of them. Amen.

      About the Author

      Dr. Marcel A. Hetu is the author of The Race of My Running Life, published in 2013. He currently serves as an educational administrator for West Hills Community College in the Central Valley. Marcel also served as an administrator for various private and public colleges and taught at the elementary, high

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