Dream - Van Gogh

 I dream my painting and I paint my dream. - Van Gogh

We all should dream our painting and paint our dream. 

 

With Love,

Coach K

The Princess Peach

The Princess Peach

Arrived today

Looking for fun

And ready to play

 

With eyes of blue

And hair of gold

The peach was only

Five months old

 

She is an Angel

You can see her wings

Listen closely    

As she gently sings

 

The Princess Peach

Is a beautiful toy

We Praise the Lord

For our Mallory Joy

 

With Love,

Coach K

 

Depression and Anxiety - The Antidote

 An easy antidote to what ails us.  Depression and anxiety are prevalent especially among the youth. And the answers lie within each of us. My experience has led me to a few simple ideas that hopefully will be helpful.

•  Connect to your Spiritual source. With God all things are possible.  And we are told by Jesus, "to ask and it shall be given unto you" or ask and receive. Start by just asking.
• Reduce your exposure to the negative news flow.  Negative sells. We choose what to focus on and what we focus on expands.  Focus on the good the good, the possibilities, and all you will achieve in life. No matter where you are today
• Get outdoors and soak in nature every day. We spend 99% of our time indoors. The house, office, car, gym, parties, restaurants, movies. 
• Soak in the sunshine. Natural sunlight provides the good Vitamin D that we need and stays in our bodies much longer than synthetic vitamins. Morning sun, evening sun, soft sun soak it all in it does a body good. 
• Fresh air. The fresh air will soothe and calm you. When something is bothering you just step outside and take a deep breath and see how your challenge washes away. The crisp air is so delicious you can just taste it. 
• Walk barefoot in the grass also known as grounding.  Plugging into the grass or Grounding connects our electrical bodies, the heartbeat is an electrical pulse, to the electromagnetic waves of the earth helping reduce inflammation. Give it try. 
• Family, friends, mentors.  Surround yourself with people that support you that care and nurture you.  If they are not available, stay true to yourself and be patient you will attract these people into you life with a  good attitude.
  
• Take care of your body with good nutrition and exercise. When we get outdoors and exercise we can feel our moods lift and just some simple nutrition changes like less soda and a daily walk can be life changing.

 To Your Health!

With Love,

Coach K

 

The Power of Nature

 The best thing you can do for your health is to get OUTDOORS! The emphasis is on purpose and after all my years in health and fitness I have come to Know that getting fresh air, sunshine, and exposure to nature every day is so beneficial for your health that it can eliminate the need for blood pressure, anxiety, and antidepressants meds. 

I was fortunate to live in the age before ubiquitous screens.  We spend 99% of our time indoors we've become house cats.  We go from our homes, to the office, to the gym, to dinner, to movies, to parties, and all using our car. Think about it we are constantly indoors and without our realizing the impact to your health has been drastic.  And the corollary is that we are continuously tethered to our screens phones, Pc's, Tv's, video games again keeping us indoors.  

The great Elon Musk just mentioned that the significant achievement of Full Self Driving or FSD is that now you will be able to text while the car drives itself.  Great safety feature but a sad comment on society. The safety of driving is nice but we must have Texting!

Get outdoors take deep intentional breaths, eat the fresh air, soak up the sunshine, immerse yourself in nature, and walk barefoot in the grass or Ground and chance you get. These simple steps will transform your health.  

 

To Your Health!

With Love,

Coach K

St. Francis of Assisi

 "Start by doing what is necessary; then do what's possible; and suddenly you are doing the impossible"

St. Francis of Assisi 

 

With Love, 

 Coach K

Vincent Van Gogh

" I have put my heart and my soul into my work, and have lost my mind in the process"

Vincent Van Gogh

 

Wheatfield Under Thunderclouds

America America!

 America the Beautiful

O beautiful for spacious skies,
For amber waves of grain,
For purple mountain majesties
Above the fruited plain!
America! America!
God shed His grace on thee
And crown thy good with brotherhood
From sea to shining sea!

The first stanza of the beautiful poem by Katharine Lee Bates.  The melody belongs to Samuel Ward. We have much to be thankful for this Memorial Day Weekend where we celebrate our the tremendous sacrifices of our military.  Thank you all. 

God Bless all who serve. 

With Love,

Coach K