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Maybe you are searching among the branches for what only appears in the roots.” -Rumi See you tomorrow and keep pursuing, JC
connect spirit, mind, body, and money w/ Justin Castelli
I'm on a mission to help more people find and live their authentic life. Check out my Daily Notes where I write a short note each day about the connection of spirit, mind, body and money on the Pursuit of your authentic life.
“Your potential is not something you find. It’s something you claim. You meet it through commitment, through showing up when others hesitate, through saying yes to the things that scare you a little. It’s about being bold enough to see what you can really do when you stop hiding behind doubt and distraction. The truth is, the version of what you could be is already within reach. It’s just waiting for you to stop wasting time, and start acting like the person you’re capable of becoming. This...
I heard someone say that our perspective of life (and the world) is like looking through the opening of a straw. The visual was so strong for me. What if we were able to broaden our awareness simply by acknowledging we’re holding a straw up to our eye, deciding to drop the straw, and continuously picking up better, wider tools to look through? Maybe we can even drop all the tools and have no limitations on what we see and can be. See you tomorrow and keep pursuing, JC
“Now I know only I can stop the rain Uh, uh, uh, uh, uh Now I know only I can stop the rain It's not that we gotta do what we do It's what we know So to me it ain't nothin' but bein' true, but Now I know only I can stop the rain It doesn't have to be the way it is, you say it is Just because for the past 20 years every day it is (what?) Now I know only I can stop the rain” -DMX, The Rain I haven’t listened to The Rain by DMX for years–probably since the year that the album it’s on was...
To become the version of your Self you are pursuing, you first have to BE that version of your Self. That may not sound possible–how can you be something you’re not yet? You have to first embody the Self you are moving towards, then you can become it. If you can’t embody, you can’t become. See you tomorrow and keep pursuing, JC
I hope you had a great week! Here's this week's Notes... 📝 this week's Daily Notes 11.09.25 #1033 the authentic life is an evolution 11.10.25 #1034 authenticity 11.11.25 #1035 challenging the status quo 11.13.25 #1036 the privilege to be alive 11.14.25 #1037 notice who is coming into your life 11.15.25 #1038 unique gifts 11.16.25 #1039 why shrink when you can expand ✍️ AlignedLife Substack Another week of some writing on AlignedLife Beyond The Symbol "When money becomes the definition of...
A few of my financial advisor friends (shoutout Sam and Nas) and I were talking about money the other day, and I shared how tired I was of seeing that, so often, the response to financial stress and insecurity is to cut expenses. Don’t get me wrong, reducing expenses and living within your means is usually a part of the solution, but it’s not the only solution. It’s one way to look at solving the problem of not having enough money–it is a good solution. Although, it’s a solution through the...
"As each one has received a gift, use it to serve one another, as good stewards of God's varied grace". -1 Peter 4:10 See you tomorrow and keep pursuing, JC
If you’re looking for confirmation that you are aligned, heading in the right direction, and living your Authentic Life, take a look at the people coming into your life. In the last few weeks, I have had the chance to meet some fantastic people who have been in the same circles as I have. Many of them I have known who they are, but never had the chance to connect with them or thought they’d be interested in connecting with me–not in a bad way, but more, not knowing who I was might have kept...
“When you arise in the morning, think of what a precious privilege it is to be alive — to breathe, to think, to enjoy, to love.” -Marcus Aurelius There’s no better way to start the day than by remembering the gift that life is. See you tomorrow and keep pursuing, JC