Butterflies

 The beautiful Yellow Tiger Swallowtail butterflies joined us for breakfast on the patio. The Tiger Swallowtail is one of nature's remarkable specimens. The butterflies are wonderful pollinators and the female can lay hundreds of eggs is her short two month lifetime. The Tiger Swallowtail is one of the largest butterflies.

The Butterfly bush attracts all types of Butterflies including the brillilant black and orange Monarch. The beautiful purple bush emits a lilac scent and attracts bees and birds.  A virtual pollinator heaven. 

We are surrounded by the miracle of Nature and God every moment. 

With Love,

Coach K

Norman Rockwell

Norman Rockwell is the great American painter whose paintings graced the cover of the weekly Saturday Evening Post. Rockwell's paintings had the ability to capture what Americans were feeling at any given time in their lives.  

This painting Breaking Home Ties captures the spirit of what every family and Father and Son experience when it's time to leave the nest.  The son is excited going off to college to start a new life while Dad is wistful and perhaps longing for days gone by.  Normal Rockwell is one of America's great national treasures.  So many of his paintings will bring a smile to your face. 

With Love,

Coach K

Squeeze the Lemon

 The simple lemon is one of the most powerful foods you can eat. Lemons are loaded with vitamin C including the peel and seeds.  Lemon juice is a great detoxifier cleansing the liver and kidneys. Lemon juice also counteracts oxlates and can help eliminate kidney stones. 

Enjoy your lemon juice in the morning on an empty stomach. One thing that you can do a regular basis is to simply throw the entire lemon in your Vitamix and it will produce a lemon juice powerhouse that you can water down to suit your taste. 

If you are looking to do a cleanse, all you need is the simple lemon.  A little green tea with lemon juice is a powerful tonic. The lemon can help restore your immune system reactive by cleansing your liver and kidneys by removing any toxins in your system. No special pills or yucky drinks just a 10 cent lemon will restore your health and well being. 

To Your Heath!

With Love,

Coach K 

The Buck Moon

 Welcome to the Buck Moon. The Buck Moon is a full moon that arrives in July and is the time when the male deer antlers begin growing. Fun fact that I never knew. Funny story I didn't even know that bucks shed their antlers.  

The young Buck in enjoying a rest at the castle. 

When I told my brother he laughed and asked why are the woods are not filled with antlers. We made a little side wager, it turns out the antlers drop after the mating season and then begin to decompose and are eaten by wildlife for the calcium and phosphorous. I'm still waiting to collect!

With Love,

Coach K

Jay Leno

Jay Leno is a Good guy.  A comedian and host of the Tonight Show for many years, he saved his Tonight Show salary while living off his comedian income while working side jobs.  Jay has been married for 40 plus years and his wife has dementia.  Jay has stood by herself and is actually her primary caregiver. Jay's ethos is how may we serve.  And how can he give back with all the blessings his received. 

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We had the pleasure of seeing Jay at a corporate function and he is a tremendous American success story but throughout Jay has remained humble and down-to-earth.

With Love,

Coach K 

You Inc.

 You Incorporated. You Inc.  

No matter who you may work for remember that you are always working and representing yourself.  While we are working for another company, we work hard and represent the company to the best of our abilities.  We are Professionals and carry ourselves in a professional matter no matter the circumstances. Just like an athlete playing on a losing team, we work hard, strive to learn and get better, and keep a positive attitude and mindset. 

While we are working we pay ourselves first.  We save, invest, live beneath our means, and focus on building financial security.  Our financial security provides freedom and choices, and enables us to help and serves others. 

We may work for another company our entire lives, but we know and understand that the best You is also the best employee and the best Owner. 

Invest in yourself.  You are the best employee you will ever have. 

With Love,

Coach K

Something Bigger Than Yourself

 One of the keys to happiness is having a goal or future that involves something bigger than yourself. Many service people inherently have this and of course parents do also but may not realize while raising the little lovebirds.  When we are younger we are focused on building our lives, buying, acquiring and as we mature this concept becomes secondary especially as we start our families. 

When you decide to have children, you are deciding to nurture and care for them and help them become productive adults. And as we grow older, we understand that all the work acquiring life's goodies is meaningless without the love in our lives. Grandchildren really accentuate this point, when you hold the next generation in your arms you understand this clearly.  From the children to the grandchildren they are the very definition of love and service. 

The concept of How May I Serve has many applications.  And for us to have a fulfilling life full of love and gratitude, we need to instill this idea of Service into our lives.  What good are all the trinkets if we are without Love.  

Love and Service are the road to happiness.  How may We serve. God Bless. 

With Love, 

Coach K