Woodpecker - Yellow Bellied Sapsucker

Woodpecker

The yellow bellied sapsucker was a frequent visitor to our backyard shed.  He regularly drilled holes and awakened us with hit rat-tat-tat hammering.   Just yesterday we heard a loud thump at the front door, which looking through the front glass you can see our Christmas tree.  When I went to the door, there was the beautiful red headed woodpecker lying on the ground.  For whatever reason, maybe he was being chased, the bird flew head first into the door. 

Coincidentally, our friend recently sent a picture of a woodpecker in their backyard and my good friend just sent an Audubon society Christmas card that had drawings of woodpeckers and a quote from Ralph Waldo Emerson stating,

 "Nature always wears the colors of the spirit".

Godspeed my friend.

With Love,

Coach K

Tom Kaufmann

 

Heal Yourself

Healing

We have the amazing capacity to heal ourselves.  With some very simple changes we can restore our health and vitality without the damaging side affects of pills and drugs.  The first step is to acknowledge the miraculous machine known as your body.  

We have our bodies we are far superior than any car or machine, yet we often fill them with junk food and chemicals.  We let them sit around on the couch and rust away instead of taking them for a spin around the block.  We take them for granted instead of treating with the respect and dignity deserving of the divine you. 

Begin to look at yourself as the new car, dress, or pair of shoes you just purchased.  You baby the car or dress, you treat them with TLC.  Time to treat our bodies with a little Tender Loving Care. 

We have the incredible power with simple changes to shift our health and well being in a dramatic immediate way.  Simply increasing our intake of vegetables and fruits will improve our health, I started blending spinach, beets, apples, and carrots once a week as a way to try and eat better.  Replacing soda with water can eliminate diabetes and reduce the risk of cancer, and other debilitating diseases.  

Look to incorporate power foods or supplements into your daily nutrition. Inexpensive power foods like cod liver oil, apple cider vinegar, lemon juice, coconut oil, and so many others can rejuvenate and restore your health.  Once you get started, the snowball simply grows with momentum.

Begin a simple exercise program.  Just walk whenever you can or do jumping jacks while you watch TV. Grab one of those inexpensive resistance bands to help build and maintain your muscle tone.  I am a big fan of the jump rope, and after jumping for 35 years can attest to the amazing power of helping me overcome asthma.  

Nutrition and exercise have amazing restorative healing powers.  Before you reach for those pills, give power foods and simple exercise a try.   You are your best doctor, no one cares more about your health than you.  

Begin today and give yourself the everlasting gift of good health.

With Love,

Coach K

Tom Kaufmann