If there's one thing I love, it's the mountains.

For 9 years I lived in Colorado - the heart of the Rocky Mountains. And now that I live in Knoxville TN, I’m close to the Smoky Mountains. Sometimes I’ll drive over an hour to the mountains just so I can drink my coffee in the mountains.

I love having coffee in the morning with a view, and to me, the best views are mountains with a river.

I always feel grateful that I live in such a beautiful state with so much beauty around me.

I often have to remind myself that life is short, and I need to leave the city more and enjoy as much nature as possible.

I'm truly Grateful For The Mountains.

What about you? Is there somewhere in nature that you’re grateful for? Drop me an email at [email protected] and let me know.

Now's the time we need gratitude more than ever, so we can focus on the good and all that we still have.

There's a lot of negativity in the news and social media these days, so I will do my best to keep things light, fun and positive.

One thing you can start doing besides practicing daily gratitude is to unplug.

Believe me, you don't need to be reading stories and opinions on the coronavirus every hour.

If there's something major you need to know, you'll find out about it.

Focus on the good and on what you can control.

Have a virtual happy hour with friends over video, take a hot bath with candles and jazz music, do some art or guided meditation, or go for a walk in nature.

I believe that after all of this, we will have deeper connections to our loved ones and come out of this for the better.

I'm here with you!

The company Sweetgreen has announced it will start dedicating Outpost operations and teams to support “those on the front lines” (meaning hospital workers and medical personnel) by delivering free salads and bowls to hospitals in the cities it serves.

Starbucks has extended its mental health benefits. In partnership with Lyra Health, Starbucks is offering its partners personalized, confidential mental health care, 20 free in-person or video sessions every year for partners and each of their eligible family members, online scheduling with most providers available within two weeks, and access to a provider network of mental health therapists and coaches.

Disney has closed its parks and cruises in response to coronavirus. They have promised to continue paying their employees during the closure, and will give refunds to all those who had planned on visiting.

There are many many more businesses doing good during this crisis. Amazing! I love it when we all come together for the greater good.

Mr. Rogers once said, “When I was a boy and I would see scary things in the news, my mom would say to me ‘Look for the helpers. You will always find people who are helping.’” And that can be no truer than now. Businesses large and small continue to do things that will better their employees, customers and the community at large, until this difficult time passes. We’ve even seen famous musicians like John Legend, Keith Urban and Pink play free concerts for people isolated at home. Here are a few businesses doing good:

Loom, a video recording and sharing service has made Loom Pro free for teachers and students at K-12 schools, universities, and educational institutions. They have also removed the recording limit on free plans and have cut the price for Loom Pro in half.

LinkedIn: The social networking website is opening up 16 of its learning courses for free. Courses that provide tips on how to stay productive, build relationships when you’re not face-to-face, use virtual meeting tools and balance family and work dynamics in a healthy way.

Chef José Andrés of LA set up shop in California earlier this month to feed cruise ship guests quarantined from the outbreak. Andrés announced this week he will transform eight of his New York and Washington, DC, restaurants into community kitchens for those struggling during the pandemic.

I’ll be back tomorrow with more businesses doing good.

Today I want to acknowledge and appreciate all of the doctors, nurses and other caretakers as well as teachers and all of those in education. You know, these professions are underappreciated to begin with. But our doctors and nurses are working tirelessly during the coronavirus outbreak to get us well and save lives. And as schools all across the country and globally are closing, teachers are setting up virtual classrooms online so they can continue to lead and educate our children during this challenging time. If you know of any doctors, nurses or teachers, please make sure you appreciate them for all they do.

Seattle Seahawks star quarterback Russell Wilson and his wife Ciara teamed up with a local food bank Tuesday in order to help struggling families during the coronavirus outbreak.

Wilson and Ciara partnered with Feeding America to donate one million meals to needy Seattle families as the COVID-19 virus spreads across the country.

"This coronavirus is changing the world minute by minute, second by second," Wilson said. "People are losing loved ones -- the elderly and the young and people in between. People are losing jobs. What we've decided to do is partner up with our local food bank in Seattle."

Feeding America distributes 4.3 billion meals each year through food pantries and meal programs throughout the United States, leading the nation to engage in the fight against hunger. You can go to feedingamerica.org to help out.

Today I want to acknowledge Harkins movie theaters. My friend Emily’s son is a manager there. A few days ago, Harkins put out a statement that they will have to temporarily close their doors during the coronavirus pandemic, but that they will continue to pay their staff. That’s amazing.

Here’s what Emily had to say: What a tremendous company my son Kegan Potter works for Harkins Theatres. What an outstanding act of grace and an example of giving back. My son was so pleasantly surprised and relieved. My husband and I will remain loyal customers. Plus Harkins has the best popcorn and customer service ever! Thank you Harkins we are so very grateful - my heart is full. Thank you Mike Bowers what a class act! Mike is the President and CEO of Harkins. Way to go Harkins Theaters!

My friends and all around awesome people, Pat Rigsby and Alicia Streger have been doing an amazing job over the past week. They both work with gym owners to help them grow their business. And as you can imagine, as we’re currently in the middle of the corona virus pandemic, many (if not all) gyms have had to temporarily shut their doors. Pat and Alicia and both stepped up as leaders, helping gym owners navigate this challenging time. They have been posting multiple times a day on their Facebook group pages, offering advice, suggestions and encouragement. They are getting on the phone with gym owners, doing webinars answering questions, offering strategies on setting up a virtual gym so that the gym owners can train their clients from home, and much much more. They are helping these gym owners feel connected and are reassuring them in this difficult time. Amazing job to Pat and Alicia. You can follow Pat on his website patrigsby.com and Alicia over at fitproessentials.com

I’m recording this audio on March 18, 2020, and we are in the middle of the corona virus epidemic. And while many (or all of us) are anxious and scared, there are a lot of people and businesses pulling together, and doing what they can to help their tribe. Over the next few days, I want to highlight some of these.

Today I want to talk about fitness. Gyms all over the country are temporarily having to suspend operations due to the corona virus. However, it’s important to exercise to keep your immunity system strong. Fortunately, A handful of useful applications and services are going free for the coming weeks in response to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. These include at-home fitness applications, among others. Here are 3:

Downdog: Down Dog makes a handful of popular fitness services including apps for Yoga, HIIT, and more. To help people stay active and engaged during the coronavirus outbreak, Down Dog is making all of its apps — Yoga, Yoga for Beginners, HIIT, Barre, and 7 Minute Workout — free..

The apps will be free until April 1.

Planet Fitness

Planet Fitness is encouraging people to remain active at home during the coronavirus pandemic through a series of live workouts. The classes will be streamed live on Facebook every day starting today at 4 p.m. PT/7 p.m. ET. They’ll be free for everyone:

Exercise can reduce stress, help you stay healthy, and keep you feeling great. So, we’re offering FREE in-home workouts, live-streamed daily, for all Planet Fitness members and non-members alike. Workouts will be led by our trainers and surprise celebrity guests.

The Planet Fitness app also offers hundreds of workouts that can be done from anywhere. These workouts are free for members and non-members.

Peloton - Peloton is offering an extended 90-day free trial to its at-home workouts app during the coronavirus outbreak. The in-app workouts don’t require you own any Peloton equipment, and include yoga, HIIT, stretching, bootcamp and other categories.

There are plenty of options to exercise and stay fit while at home.

Eckhart Tolle has a quote” “Gratitude is the foundation for all abundance.” That doesn’t just mean abundance in finances. It means abundance in our emotions, in our health, in our relationships. IN our joy. As we begin to notice the things that we do have, we expand that consciousness outwards and we see more of that in our life.