Raison d'etre

 Who doesn't love a good French word. Raison d'etre meaning reason for being or reason to be. The concept of having a purpose in life doesn't have to be hard just enjoying the gift of life is enough. 

We can combine How may we serve with our reason for being. Just spreading a little love and kindness into the world can have a tremendous impact in our world. We want to be productive, we want to build and accomplish and we can do all those things, but it all starts with gratitude for simply being given the gift of life. 

As we are reminded, this is the day the Lord has made let us rejoice and be glad. 

Be patient with yourself.  Warren Buffet who amassed a billion dollar fortune said he knows many wealthy people and at the end of the day the most important factor in life was whether the person was loved. The fame and fortune mattered little if your family and personal life was in tatters. 

Can we have it all. Yes, but we need to focus on the important things are everything else will fall into place. As Jesus reminds us "you can do all that I have done and more if you but believe." 

With Love, 

Coach K 

Alive

 Is there anything better in life when you truly feel alive.  You leave behind the mundane and experience life like it should be fresh and exciting.  A think the one word that captures this exuberant feeling is Love. When you have a Love in your life you have this electricity coursing through your body and even the basic simplest tasks are energized with joy and passion.  

So we must seek it out this Love of our lives for it is there for all of us and it must be explored and found for without it life is bland. Keep seeking friends because we all deserve a love like no other and compromise is out of the question.  Seek and we shall find. Ask and it shall be given.  

With a Love like that we can light up the whole world.  Starting with ours. 

With Love,

Coach K

Baby K

 Family

Baby K

is on her way 

Gotta get ready 

for Baby K

Baby K 

loves to play

Gonna strum the guitar

for Baby K

Baby K

loves to play

Gonna hit the fairways 

with Baby K

Baby K

Is on her way

Gonna have a party

for Baby K

With Love,

Coach K

Complete Joy

 Love One Another

Keep the words of Jesus close most of all to love one another as I have loved you. 

From the book of John

 "If you keep My commandments, you will remain in My love, just as I have kept My Father’s commandments and remain in His love. I have told you these things so that My joy may be in you and your joy may be complete. This is My commandment, that you love one another as I have loved you."

 

With Love,

 Coach K

 

Feel Good

 To Feel Good Is To Feel God

When we are bombarded with negativity and the latest greatest calamity in the world it impacts our psyche, our spirit, our outlook.  We begin to think the world is a dangerous place, that things are bad all over, and what's the point of trying to live a good life, or make a contribution to society. 

We need to know, especially the younger generations that the negativity is a mirage and that how we experience the world is our choice.  While there may be a storm in a part of the world there is also beautiful weather in another part.  With a planet of 8 billion people there is always happiness and sadness going on at all times.  As in our own lives most of the experiences are good.  When we do experience setbacks, we learn, grow and become better.  We don't just dwell and immerse ourselves in the negativity. 

But we have to make that Conscious choice.  Many of our negative experiences are of our own choosing not a reality that we actually experience in our lives.  While the devastating storm in another part of the world is sad, we help how we can, say a prayer and move forward.  We also have to be careful and mindful to not just focus or dwell on these "negative" events for if we do it will be hard to get out of bed in the morning. Because there's always another negative shoe to drop right behind the next one. We are constantly bombarded with the negative stream.  There is another and better way. 

We have a choice. 

Turn it down. Turn it off. Our daily lives can be challenging enough at times without adding the weight of the latest tragedy to our daily agenda.  There are so many incredible daily miracles happening in our own lives and right around us that we sight of them when we soak in the negativity.  When our focus shifts to the positive, uplifting, and overwhelming goodness in our lives the world changes and we go from darkness to light.  

Most areas experience more sunshine than rain but many of us live our lives as if it is only raining every day. We willingly and sometimes unknowingly ingest this constant stream of violence and negativity in our entertainment, language, music, and relationships which damages our physical, mental, and emotional heath unnecessarily and leads to unhappiness.  We can just as easily watch uplifting entertainment, or exercise, read a good book, play the guitar, sing, paint, or any other positive activity.   Or even better read the Bible and the words of Jesus that will cure what ails you! The Choice is ours and we need to be proactive, aware, and conscious of the choices we are making.

Just eliminating the daily news in our lives can have a profound impact on our health and well being.  We deserve to feel good to feel God.  A lovely expression is to feel good is to feel God.  When the sunshine washes over your face, the wind freshens your walk, or the rain feeds your garden, you are feeling and experiencing God.  This goodness permeates our lives and daily existence if we choose it, focus on it, and allow God's grace to wash over us.  We don't ignore reality but we also don't soak in negativity either.  We have wonderful lives to live and great big life to experience all the gifts of Life.

And we need to remember that Life itself is a gift and indeed each moment and day is a miracle and gift from God.  When we live from this higher part of our selves we are humbled and awed by the mystery and wonder of life.

We need to be grateful and thankful for all that shows up in our lives.  I try to say Thank You throughout the day for beauty of each moment and start each day we one my favorite quotes,

This is the day the Lord has made. Let us rejoice and be Glad! And with God all things are possible!

When we feel good, we feel God.

With Love,

Coach K

Owning Your Joy

 Let It Begin With Me

The virus, inflation, toilet paper shortages, high gas prices, tornadoes, and quarantines. How can we feel joyful amidst this supposed gloom.  

Easy.  What we focus on expands.  We control our own reality.  When we let outside sources determine our happiness, well being, and state of joy, we surrender our bliss to outside sources.  Naturally, we feel compassion, empathy, and charity to other in times of need. But we do not surrender our joy, our happiness, our bliss to anything or anyone. 

While the media streams and the negativity and tragedy du jour we gobble it up by the spoonful when we decide to tune it and eat the junk food for our minds and psyches.  Thanks but no thanks. 

We have a choice. We create our own realities. We can choose happiness, joy, and peace.

Do we treat each day as a gift, a blessing, that must be treasured. Honored.  We are surrounded by love and light.  Whether it's your children, your wife, your husband, mother, father, brother, sister, or friends.  We have our health, our job, our pets.  Good girl Shay Shay!

Turn down the violence, the Negative news, the doom and gloom. Turn off the TV! Shut it OFF!

Spend some time praying, meditating, with friends, with nature, laughing, exercising, get outside, soak up the fresh air and sunshine.  Take your new found time and rebuild your health and wellness. Spend your time being creative, building that business, trying that new skill you always wanted to do. Read a book.  We do remember books right!  Volunteer, mentor, we have so many wonderful ways to spend our time

There is a big beautiful world out there that is full of love, peace, and joy.

We just need to remember that we find what were looking for so let's start looking in the right place.

Merry Christmas!

With Love,

Coach K

Vitamin G

 We take vitamins to nourish our bodies and give them the fuel so we can live and perform at optimum levels.  But what about our Spirits. We all need some vitamin G. God!

As, Sting of the Police sings, "We are spirits in the material, We are spirits in the material, We are spirits in the material world." 

And the Police have to be good to produce such wonderful music.

We are indeed Spirits in the material physical word and we must nourish our minds, bodies, and souls with the Good stuff.  The bible and other spiritual texts are ripe will the words of Jesus, the prophets, and other terrific teachers hiding in plain sight if we just take the time to read, listen, and apply. 

We need to fill ourselves with the good. Good words, good music, good food, good drink, and good company.  A life filled with love, friendship, and good will. When we live not for just ourselves but for others we realize our highest self, our highest potential.  For in serving others, we serve ourselves.

We all get lost, absorbed, and too distracted at times with the baubles of the physical material world.  And at these times, our Spirits begin to fade to weaken and must be replenished, fed, nourished, strengthened. When we return to the Divinity from which we sprung we are renewed in the Holy Spirit.

Take the time to get to know God in whatever form you choose.  For the Holy Spirit is the answer to any challenges we may be having.  We are indeed infused with this same Holy Spirit and when we are connected all our concerns fade.  We are abundant, healthy, healed, loved, and at peace in an instant. 

Try it! Whatever challenge you are facing today.  Ask for God's help.  Ask the Holy Spirit to assist in whatever you need help with and see how the peace washes over you.  We must humble ourselves and fill our hearts with gratitude for we are blessed with radiant abundance every day if we just clear our eyes and hearts.

We have the gift of this day! This moment! 

Let us rejoice and be GLAD! A glad heart.  A glad soul. A glad Spirit is a God spirit. 

With God all things are possible.  Remember with the faith of a mustard seed, we can do all things.

All things!

May the Peace of the  Holy Spirit be with us all.  God Bless.

And so it is.

With Love,

Coach K

You Are Powerful Enlightenment

Enlightenment Power

You have power beyond your wildest imagination.  You were born in the very likeness of God.  You are infused with divine energy that can help you achieve and accomplish wondrous things. 

But how do we tap into this fantastic source.

I think it starts with a knowing or acknowledgment that we have been given the gift of life and with this precious gift comes a responsibility to use our talents and share them with each other and the world.  Since we are infused with the Divine, we are able to accomplish any goal.  So think of what you want to achieve, ask for it, write it down, and go to work.

Allow for some more quiet to enter your life.  The silence and stillness lets the beauty within you surface.  Disconnect from the phone, computer, tv, video games, and internet for a little while and feel the peace inside you build.  A few deep breaths and a little prayer or meditation will do wonders for your overall health and well being.

With patience your dream will become a reality.  Ask and it is given, and patience in all things.

With a little patience everything gets resolved.  Faith and confidence eliminate stress and worry.

Any challenge be it health, financial, addictions, or relationships can be overcome by using your innate goodness and kindness.  Remember to feel good is to feel God. When you infuse all of your daily living with love, a joy and peace washes over you and life begins to easily work for your benefit.

Ask for help if you need it there are plenty of others that have been where you are now and have made the successful journey to peace and enlightenment.  So can you!

With Love,

Coach K

The Majestic Peregrine Falcon

The Falcon

I had the incredible experience of coming face to face with a peregrine falcon.  The bird was simply majestic.  Even though the human being has the largest brain and is "king" of all wildlife, I felt humble next to the falcon.  I understand why falconry is the sport of kings.

I was going for a run at our local state park, that I recently learned has a bird observation tower to watch the migrating hawks that move from north to south each fall.  The tower has regular volunteers that keep watch for the birds throughout the year.  Real bird lovers.  I was fortunate enough to meet one of these people, as he was bringing his falcon and hawk to share with everyone that day.  

I learned that the falcon flies up to 250 mph in the air, and has special nostrils, and eye membranes to protect will descending at these speeds.  The jet engine was designed based on the nostril function of the falcon. 

The grace and majesty of the falcon was a special chance meeting that I will always remember.  Keep an eye out for the everyday beauty that nature provides us it's simply inspiring. 

With Love,

Tom Kaufmann

Coach K

The Power of A Compliment

Power Talk

We see it everywhere in our society today.  Trash talk in sports, arguing in politics, social media abuzz with put downs. There is another way. 

Try a compliment.  Find something nice to say to someone in the family, to a stranger, to anyone you meet.  Even if you can't find the words,  a simple smile or a meeting of the eyes can be a powerful gesture acknowledging someone.

We we give a compliment, we in a way receive one also.  When we say something kind, we express the kindness within us, we acknowledge our connectedness.

Next time try a few kind words, a nice smile, or a simple glance you'll soon find how powerful you are. 

The Power of a compliment.

With Love,

Tom Kaufmann

Coach K

The Silent Snow Poem

The snow falls
without a sound
I walk the road
in silence

flakes gently
brushing strokes of winter white

the world is quiet
if just for
a moment

time ceases

listen
this is what
bliss feels like

snow purifies

snow transforms

snow is

solace

You Are Not Your Circumstances

Remember that life can change in an instant.  If things are not the way you prefer and you would like to improve your surroundings, start with believing and imagining a better future.  We need to start seeing a better life, a better future for ourselves.

Life at times can be challenging, can beat us down.  But we have the power to keep the faith, to renew our spirit, and look for better times all while enjoy and celebrating the present moment.

We know that life changes every day, every moment is in flux.  We need to realize that if our present circumstances are not to our liking and we would like improvements that they are indeed possible.  We must start with suspending our reality, knowing that we have to power to transform our lives and that it can begin now and happen very quickly.

Begin now to think of the things you want, the life you desire. Think on it, believe it, and expect it no matter what your current situation is.

We all have challenges and many of us think they are insurmountable, but when we step outside ourselves and realize we have this day this moment, we really have everything we need.  Life is so precious and we get every day reminders in the headline news.

So despite our challenges, look for a better tomorrow, and give thanks for today.


There is a better tomorrow starting today.

With Love,

Coach K
Tom Kaufmann