Apple is turning 50 years old and in honor of cofounder Steve Jobs who started the company with Steve Wozniak. I'm sharing a wonderful speech by Steve Jobs. Steve led an incredible life but one that was filled with adversity and incredible success.
He has words of wisdom to share with all of us. Enjoy
https://youtu.be/UF8uR6Z6KLc
With Love,
Coach K
When the ocean comes to you as a lover,
You knew it was love
right from the start
nothing needed to be said
it was always destined
long ago
perfectly in the heart
God Bless.
With Love,
Coach K
Dance, when you're broken open. Dance, if you've torn the bandage off. Dance in the middle of the fighting. Dance in your blood. Dance when you're perfectly free."
Whatever we a going through at the moment, we must remember that each day is a gift and the sun will shine again. Life is truly a dance and when the joyful music plays we need to get stepping.
This is the day the Lord has made, Let us rejoice and be glad.
God Bless.
With Love,
Coach K
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
The Pieta is a sculpture by Michelangelo that is considered one of the greatest works of art ever created. When Michelangelo was 23 years old, he was commissioned by a cardinal to produce “the most beautiful work of marble in Rome, one that no living artist could better.” It was to capture the moment the Virgin Mary held Christ in her arms after he was taken down from the cross.
Accepting the challenge, the relatively unknown young man got to work on a block of Carrara marble. Less than 2 years later, the work was installed at the cardinal's grave, on the very same day he died. When revealed, it was met with sheer disbelief. Most doubted it was the young man’s work, so he carved into the sash across Mary's chest: “Michelangelo Buonarroti of Florence made this.”
La Pietà embodies the power of beauty as a transcendent force. It takes the worst possible human tragedy — the loss of a grieving parent — and transforms it into something that helps you to instead see the ecstatic joy of human life. Michelangelo saw in the dead body of Christ such compassionate suffering that it drove him to create the most beautiful thing ever hewn from a block of marble.
Vasari called it a “miracle that a formless block of stone could ever have been reduced to a perfection that nature is scarcely able to create in the flesh.”
La Pietà now lives at St. Peter’s Basilica, where it has been for over 500 years.
J.M. Barrie was a Scottish novelist and playwright and the author of Peter Pan. All of accomplishments and achievements start with Belief. Our thoughts and ideas shape our destiny, and the Good News is we control and determine our thoughts and beliefs.
Like Peter Pan flitting the skies we can also dare to live the life we dreamed of and soar the heavens for we know that with God all things all possible.God Bless.
With Love,
Coach K
History
George Washington as both Commander of the Continental forces and as America's First President in the original colonial Capitol Philadelphia spent years in the what is now Montgomery County, PA. The battle of Germantown, The battle of Whitemarsh, and of course wintering the Army for six months in frigid Valley Forge. This entire area is 20 miles and Germantown and Whitemarsh are very close to Philadelphia only a few miles from city center. And while the Colonials fought many valiant battles they most likely lost more men at Valley Forge with the brutal frigid weather, lack of supplies, and harsh living conditions than all the battles combined. Valley Forge is now a National Park and hallowed ground.
Following its defeat at the Battle of Germantown, the Continental Army camped at several different sites before choosing a more permanent, strategic location in Whitemarsh Township.
More than 12,000 soldiers arrived to set up camp on November 11, 1777. The high ground where George Washington made his camp was easily defendable against British attacks. A handful of skirmished occurred in early December, but the American's superior position dissuaded the British from a large-scale attack.
After a month in Whitemarsh, Washington abandoned the camp and moved toward Valley Forge, a similarly defendable position where the troops could build more suitable quarters and better defend the precious iron forges along the Schuylkill River.
Very little remains from the encampment in what is now Fort Washington State Park. Fort Hill was at the western end of the positions and the site of the namesake fort, though all traces are lost. Militia Hill was the position of the Pennsylvania militia during the encampment. The Clifton House, a former tavern located within the park boundary, now houses a museum and library.
Hope Lodge, a historic home adjacent to the park, is open for tours on select days throughout the year.
May Freedom and Liberty continue to ring loudly throughout the world. God Bless America!
With Love,
Coach K
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St. Matthew the former tax collector that become a beloved Apostle of Jesus and who documented many of Jesus' sermons while traveling with The Good Lord. Matthew in this piece of scripture reminds us that with God all things are possible but we do need to ask and continue knocking on the door until it opens. We have our plans and God has even better plans for us. We must be patient at times and know that God knows best, and when you see your dreams unfold before you stay humble, give thanks, and share your success gladly with others. The Lord loves a cheerful heart and giver.
Matthew 7:7-11
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“Ask, and it will be given you. Seek, and you will find. Knock, and it
will be opened for you. 8 For everyone who asks receives. He who seeks
finds. To him who knocks it will be opened. 9 Or who is there among you,
who, if his son asks him for bread, will give him a stone? 10 Or if he
asks for a fish, who will give him a serpent? 11 If you then, being
evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will
your Father who is in heaven give good things to those who ask him!
With Love,
Coach K
Another wonderful quote by Teacher, Mentor, and friend to humanity Wayne Dyer. Dr. Dyer
reminds us that we are responsible for creating our own world. We create our Heaven on Earth
with our commitment to God and his teachings. Every day we choose out thoughts and actions
which gives us the power to have direct control over our lives and outcomes. Write your dreams
down, believe in yourself and know that God is always by your side even during setbacks, Jesus
reminds that with the Faith of a tiny mustard seed we can move mountains. Keep God close, pray
and give Thanks and Praise for all the things you desire begin to show up in your life. And as Dr.
Dyer reminds us, Infinite Patience brings immediate results. Trust in God and believe in yourself
and you will live a life beyond your dreams.
Coach K
In the year. He is rich who owns the day, and no one owns the day who allows it to be invaded with fret and anxiety. Finish every day and be done with it. You have done what you could. Some blunders and absurdities, no doubt crept in. Forget them as soon as you can, tomorrow is a new day; begin it well and serenely, with too high a spirit to be cumbered with your old nonsense. This new day is too dear, with its hopes and invitations, to waste a moment on the yesterdays. - Ralph Waldo Emerson
With Love,
Coach K
In Iran, some book markets leave their books out on the streets overnight, trusting the local saying: “The reader does not steal, and the thief does not read.”
Your language and Your words can change your life. Speak highly of yourself and others. Speak and think highly of your dreams and goals and as they begin to come true you will soon understand we are what we think. And our thoughts define us and our reality so we must remember to Choose our Language wisely.
We are just magnets so attract all the wonderful things you desire in your life. Take time to just write down your goals, don't overthink it our desires change frequently and that's fine. Don't try to figure out how you will accomplish everything, the Good Lord will assist you quietly in your work. Ask and receive. Be of good cheer, expectant and hopeful. And then be sure to give back when you do receive remain humble and grateful because that just increases our abundance and allows us to Serve and Share in more profound ways. Jesus reminds us, that we are lanterns glowing with the Holy Spirit and we need to uncover our Light for the whole world to see the glory of God.
Let it Shine!
God Bless. God Speed.
With Love,
Coach K
Katia Katia
From Heaven
Above
An Angel sent
To capture our
Love
Katia Katia
Strong and Gentle
Full of Desire
Ignited by Passion
That burns like a
Fire
Katia Katia
She soars
through the Skies
An Artistic Romantic
With Sapphire Eyes
Katia Katia
The world is her canvas
Where will she go
Adventure is calling
Only She knows
Katia Katia
From the gym
to the forest
she floats
like her dreams
surfing the ocean
on golden sunbeams
Katia Katia
From idyllic Krakow
A lovely Pole
Her passions
are endless
She's a
Beautiful Soul
Katia Katia
She will love you
With all the joy
In her heart
And cause your Axes
To tilt
But all is resolved
In the end
When she sings with her
Heavenly Lilt
Since love grows within you, so beauty grows. For love is the beauty of the soul."
I dream my painting and I paint my dream. - Van Gogh
We all should dream our painting and paint our dream.
With Love,
Coach K
The Princess Peach
Arrived today
Looking for fun
And ready to play
With eyes of blue
And hair of gold
The peach was only
Five months old
She is an Angel
You can see
her wings
Listen closely
As she gently sings
The Princess Peach
Is a beautiful toy
We Praise the Lord
For our Mallory Joy
Her blue eyes twinkle
As she grows
so fast
We just want to hold her
And make it last
Ready to crawl
Soon to walk
A lovely sound
And soon she'll talk
She lights up
the room
wherever she goes
And her little giggle
Only heaven knows
With Love,
Coach K
An easy antidote to what ails us. Depression and anxiety are prevalent especially among the youth. And the answers lie within each of us. My experience has led me to a few simple ideas that hopefully will be helpful.
To Your Health!
With Love,
Coach K
The best thing you can do for your health is to get OUTDOORS! The emphasis is on purpose and after all my years in health and fitness I have come to Know that getting fresh air, sunshine, and exposure to nature every day is so beneficial for your health that it can eliminate the need for blood pressure, anxiety, and antidepressants meds.
I was fortunate to live in the age before ubiquitous screens. We spend 99% of our time indoors we've become house cats. We go from our homes, to the office, to the gym, to dinner, to movies, to parties, and all using our car. Think about it we are constantly indoors and without our realizing the impact to your health has been drastic. And the corollary is that we are continuously tethered to our screens phones, Pc's, Tv's, video games again keeping us indoors.
The great Elon Musk just mentioned that the significant achievement of Full Self Driving or FSD is that now you will be able to text while the car drives itself. Great safety feature but a sad comment on society. The safety of driving is nice but we must have Texting!
Get outdoors take deep intentional breaths, eat the fresh air, soak up the sunshine, immerse yourself in nature, and walk barefoot in the grass or Ground and chance you get. These simple steps will transform your health.
To Your Health!
With Love,
Coach K
"Start by doing what is necessary; then do what's possible; and suddenly you are doing the impossible"
St. Francis of Assisi
With Love,
Coach K
" I have put my heart and my soul into my work, and have lost my mind in the process"
Vincent Van Gogh
Wheatfield Under Thunderclouds
