Life Coaching: Life Is Like A Box Of Donuts

Last night, I did something I don’t do as often as I would like…I ate a donut from Krispy Kreme…It was Halloween. It was cold. And it was raining. I deserved the donut. And it wasn’t just any old donut…it was a green, lemon filled monster donut with a sugar candy eyeball on top. I had no idea a donut with green slime glaze and lemon creme filling could be so glorious. But, I digress, since this isn’t really about an ode to the world of donuts, although it may turn into just that if I write long enough.

The donut was an unexpected pleasure. I didn’t start the evening off looking for a donut, though I’m glad I found one. I didn’t know they had green monster lemon donuts, but I was glad they did. I didn’t know what the eyeball on top would taste like, but I’m glad I tried it. It was delightful and just a bit decadent, like I was eating a piece of Frankenstein. However, I was not deterred, but devoured the entire thing like a ravenous farm animal at the trough. This little piggy went to market.

Our lives are like that donut. I write a lot about the twists and turns of life, and mostly I write about how dark the journey can be sometimes. But today, belly full of monster donut, I am reminded that life equally takes pleasant turns as well. In the midst of a hectic week of insurance, video making, coaching, “wigging” and general chaos, there are lovely donuts, just waiting to be savored. That is our lives. Don’t miss those moments. And don’t let anyone steal them from you. They are precious, like a hidden jewel buried underground. Get out that metal detector and find them.

I want to challenge you today to find some golden moments in the coming weeks ahead…moments that you KNOW are God-breathed. Moments that give you pleasure for no apparent reason. Moments that take your breath away in their beauty. Moments spent with those you love and those who love you back. Those moments are what we live for and they keep us going during those dark, depressing times. Light dispels darkness, my friends. Both can’t occupy the same place in space and time. Walk in that God-given light and don’t look back.

God bless!