Getting High

 All Natural

We see so many of us looking to get high from drugs, alcohol, and pills. Why is that when we know that while these may change the way we feel in the short term many of these products are unhealthy and do long term damage to our minds and bodies. 

A simple 20 minute walk can release all the feel good chemicals we need while benefiting our sense of well being and boost our health and longevity.  When we perform exercise, especially outside in the fresh air and soft sunshine, our bodies release the feel good chemicals of serotonin, endorphins, dopamine, and oxytocin, For higher intensity workouts we release IGF-1 which has a variety of health benefits.  Fresh air and deep breathing can increase our oxygen levels and reduce our stress and cortisol levels. Soft sunshine, that does not burn the skin, provides essential vitamin D. 

We have an innate ability to improve our mood, reduce stress, and improve our health and sense of well being.  Some simple lifestyle changes can provide a natural high that is everlasting and best of all free. When we sprinkle in a little spirituality we further enhance the benefits.  

These natural chemicals can transform our lives and improve our outlook and optimism but we need to take the initiative. Our bodies have everything needed to improve our health all we need to do is harness that God given gifts. God Bless. 

Time to get high on life.  You deserve the best!

With Love,

Coach K

Longevity

 Healthy Living

In a 2023 study by the Lancet, a leading medical journal, tracked a million participants to research the benefits of movement. The findings were astounding. 

• Simply moving 150 minutes per week or 2.5 hours, you can reduce your morality rate by 28%.

• When we increase our movement to 750 minutes per week or 12.5 hours, you reduce your mortality rate by 42%.

By just simply moving, we can dramatically improve our health.  We are not talking about lifting weights, running, or other types of strenuous exercise to achieve these results.  Just simply moving increases our lifespan. 

These days we spend most of our time indoors leading sedentary lifestyles, but by simply walking we can increase our overall health and quality of life. A step tracker does help incentivize you to keep moving and is a small investment in your health. 

To your health!

With Love,

Coach K

The Crowd

 Novak Djokovic

Tennis great Novak Djokovic had to retire from the 2025 Australian Open after sustaining a torn leg muscle in his dramatic victory over young phenom Carlos Alcatraz.  Novak was playing Alex Zverev in the semifinals when after losing in a closely contested first set 7-6 in a tiebreaker, he realized he couldn't continue and had to retire from the match.  

Novak has won 24 majors over his long distinguished career. He has won the Australian Open a record 10 times! At age 37 he continues to defy time with advance to the semifinals of the year's first major.  After battling Zverev and his leg injury in the semifinal, Novak could not go on and retired from the match.  Upon learning that Novak could not continue, some of the crowd proceeded to boo the 10 time champion. 

How does a crowd boo a 10 time champion that is 37 years old just winning a tough quarterfinal match and deciding to compete despite his injury. To be fair not everyone was booing but the crowd can make people do maddening things. While we are all a part of the crowd at times, we must remember to maintain our individuality and reason. 

A great champion that has devoted his life to the game of tennis and has sacrificed and endured the highs and lows of a long distinguished career deserves our respect even admiration. 

The crowd can make us do things we don't normally do but we can rise above all the noise and carry ourselves with class and dignity just like the great champions we are. 

With Love,

Coach K

Gasoline Taxes

 Pennsylvania Gasoline Taxes

Pennsylvania has the second highest gasoline taxes in the USA at $0.57 per gallon second to only California. High gas taxes hurt working class families, lead to higher costs of goods and inflation for all Pennsylvanians.  

The increased gas tax was instituted by one term Governor Tom Corbett in 2013. The average price of a gallon of gas in PA today is around $3.15 with $0.57 cents being a tax.  Just think of how a lower tax could benefit every day working families.  PA has slow growth economy and reducing the gas tax would help spur economic growth which would also increase government revenues.  

The ironic part is that Pennsylvania is the second leading natural gas producer and top 3 coal producer in the country. Why does the one of the leading energy producing states have one of the highest gasoline taxes that unfairly hurts its citizens. 

The high gas tax hurts the economically challenged the most. Time to repeal the high PA gasoline tax and let the people keep their hard earned money. 

With Love,

Coach K

Every Day Miracles

 Miracles Abound

We are surrounded by miracles everyday we have just lost sight of these daily occurrences.  Think about what happens to us and we live our lives.  We wake up from a restorative dream like sleep and begin the day with a breath.  A simply breath fills our lungs with the precise mix of Nitrogen, Oxygen, and Argon including other trace gases.  Think of how that breath provides the nutrients that fuel our blood, organs, brain, and body.  Remarkable. 

Now let's move to Sunshine that is essential for life and provide all the food and nutrients we need to survive. The Earth provides the soil to grow the plants and crops we need to sustain life. Think of our incredible bodies despite some flaws our complex eyes enable us to see and witness the magnificent universe.  Our heart is an incredible muscle that pumps our blood throughout the body to provide essential nutrients to our organs, muscles, tissues, and cells. 

Our brains are an amazing complex organ that surpasses any computer, regulating bodily functions, essential chemicals, and of course our ability to think, learn, and reason. We take for granted the amazing organism known as the human body. 

We just touched on the miracles that occur daily in nature.  One such miracle that we experienced recently was the birth of a child.  A man and woman come together and posses everything needed to procreate and propagate human life. When we experience a human embryo growing inside the mother's womb that is born into the world, we can only humbled and awed by God's blessings that surround us. 

The world will always have challenges, but don't let those circumstances overwhelm you or forget your divine nature and and the miracle that is You.

With Love,

Coach K

Tony

 Tony started working in a manufacturing plant logging 12 hour rotating shifts from 6a-6pm or 6pm-6am.  He is a hard worker and wanted extra hours to provide for his growing family.  I would tell the guys that no matter who you work for you're always working and representing You Inc, your personal brand. 

And as CEO of your brand you want to have a good reputation.  Hard worker, team player, problem solver, leader, good attitude.  We would talk about how the people you interact with on a daily basis may have a life changing opportunity because everyone is on the lookout for talent and good people. 

So after a few years of logging 12 hour shift and 70 hour work weeks in the cold plant, Tony was offered a management opportunity with one of the fastest growing private companies in the U.S.  After being there for less than six months, he just reached out and said that he was promoted to a supervisor position. 

Tony went from a job to a life changing career that offers economic security for him and his family in a few short years. The power of your mindset and attitude is so important and it can propel you to places you never dreamed of, it can also have a negative or deleterious impact of your success and achievement. We all have challenges and difficult circumstances to deal with at times but they are just stepping stones to better opportunities.  And no matter how talented you may be remember that no one wants to work or be associated with a jerk. 

If the situation you're in today is not ideal, we can always make a change and look for other opportunities. But you can also simply adjust your attitude and watch your whole world change immediately.  As Dr. Wayne Dyer says, "when you change the way you look at things, the things you look at change."

With God all things are possible. 

With Love,

Coach K