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 

Picasso

"It took me four years to paint like Raphael but a lifetime to paint like a child" 

Pablo Picasso 

With Love,

Coach K

Three Musicians 

The Remedy for Love

Henry David Thoreau is an acclaimed author and great lover of Nature, Individuality, and Freedom who lived life on his terms has great quote 

"There is no remedy for love, but to love more."  

Henry David Thoreau 

 Let us all love more.

With Love,

Coach K

Caffeine Drug

Caffeine is the number one drug in the world. The world runs on caffeine. And like other drugs we have to monitor our use. Everyone enjoys the boost caffeine can provide but like anything we don't want to be dependent on the kick. 

Whether it's the Red Bull, the Starbucks, or the Coke we need to be aware of how much caffeine we are consuming and just as importantly the sugar that accompanies these beverages. They can wreck our health. 

The coffee bean has some excellent antioxidant properties and green tea is high in polyphenols yet relatively in caffeine. 

A great alternative before any caffeine, especially upon just waking in the morning is a pinch of sea salt with lemon water. An excellent detox for the kidneys and liver and full of Vitamin C. 

As the Huey Lewis song goes, I wanna new drug. 

With Love,

Coach K

What's In a Name

 The most important word in the universe is a person's Name. 

Why? 

When you think about it for a moment that single person is the most important person in the world.  When you call someone by their name you validate them, you acknowledge them, you see them as valuable.  And you connect with them on a personal even friendship level. 

Each of us is unique with a Divine Spirit.  We have a one of a kind voice, fingerprint, and DNA. 

A simple act of Kindness that we can all do is to just simply call a person by their Name.

God Bless. 

With Love

Coach K

Burnt Shanty

There is a beautiful mountain road named Burnt Shanty that I came across recently and was intrigued by the name and its origin. The name of the road came from a logging village that was removing lumber from the Pocono mountains when a fire swept through the village burning the shanties where the lumberjacks and other folks lived.  

Now a 100 years later a beautiful town has risen from the ashes where hundreds of beautiful homes surround a stunning lake. 

The Burnt Shanty has been transformed and may it shine for another 100 years. 

With Love,

Coach K

Drama

 One of the easiest things we can do to improve our quality of life is to remove the Drama from our lives. Turn down the negative news and Social Media clips that are meant to get a reaction, but most importantly focus on the loved One in your life. We all know that family and those closest to us can push our buttons, but we have the power to control how we react. Drama causes stress and that can steal our health and well being. 

We have the choice to choose Peace, Love, and Kindness regardless of what others our doing. This concept of Peace in our lives is very powerful. We know the saying don't sweat the small stuff and remember it's all small stuff. Why should we let little inconveniences steal our Joy. 

We are in Control. 

One of the ways we can expand our Peace and Joy is to immerse ourselves in Nature. We spend too much time inside and on screens.  We need to disconnect and get Outside.  Fresh air and Sunshine does a body good. 

Let there be Peace on earth and let it begin with me.

With Love,

Coach K