When I think about songs that remind me of why I do what I do, one of the top songs that comes to mind is “Escape (The Piña Colada Song)” by Rupert Holmes. It’s an oldie but a goodie. :)
If you haven’t heard it in a while, click on the link above and give it a listen. Then come back and check out why this song is so important to me. And I bet that you’ll be singing along as you read, just like I am doing as I write!
This is a song about an almost-affair. The technology is of course outdated: personal ads in the newspaper. But the story is not at all outdated. The couple finds themselves bored of each other and starts to seek excitement elsewhere. They go searching for someone who likes piña coladas and getting caught in the rain. They have stopped getting to know each other. They have stopped expressing their needs to each other. Their relationship has lost its spark, and they have stopped prioritizing each other. But they learn that they actually have more in common than they think. They reconnect. They go back to curiosity and adventure. And that’s what I am here for. I am here to help people to reconnect, to spark curiosity and plan to be spontaneous! Because when we look back on our lives, we are not going to wish that we worked more, but we might wish that we had prioritized our relationships more.
And it’s worth asking; why is a PARENTING coach also doing MARRIAGE coaching? Well, they say that you can measure the health of parents’ relationship by testing the stress hormones in their kids. The quality of our relationships influences our health and immune systems, and it influences our kids’ ability to function in school.
So if connection matters to you but you feel like you’re ready to answer a personal ad, or if you’re early in your relationship and don’t want to get to that point, let’s chat.
