I hope you had a great week! This week was busy and highly creative; I'm excited to share one of the ideas that came out of it when the time is right. Ang and I will be working on building something, which is exciting for me because it means I'll finally have the opportunity to work with her. As a subscriber to The Weekly Note, you will be the first to know. This week, you'll notice a slight change at the bottom of this email. In addition to sharing a video that I see the Authentic Life in,...
2 days ago • 2 min read
"The happiness of your life depends upon the quality of your thoughts". - Marcus Aurelius See you tomorrow and keep pursuing, JC
2 days ago • 1 min read
The Authentic Life is the life you were created to live. Not the life you were told to live. Not the life designed from other people's expectations, cultural definitions of success, or the quiet pressure of what everyone else is doing. It was placed in you by the Divine–unique to you, complete within you, and waiting to be discovered. You were born with unique gifts and talents, passions, character traits, and even weaknesses that no one else possesses in quite the same combination. When you...
3 days ago • 2 min read
I’m not talking about when you sleep. I’m talking about the vision you have for your life. Do you dream about possibilities that seem impossible? Do you dream about the life you want to live? Do you dream about doing something you’ve been told you can’t do? Do you allow your Self to dream? Or do you just stick with the status quo and what you’ve been told? Give your Self permission to dream. Dreaming doesn’t mean you have to pursue, but I’m willing to bet the more you dream, the more curious...
4 days ago • 1 min read
Yesterday, I saw a comment somewhere that people are more polite and thankful to their GPTs than they are to other people. I didn’t fact-check it, but I can see there being some truth to this. Even if it’s not true, the fact that it is believable is sad. This morning, I finally listened to a voice note from a college friend I had been sitting on until I could be present and not distracted. He shared with me that he was starting a practice of sending someone a voice note each week to let them...
5 days ago • 1 min read
I’ve never been to an AA meeting, but on various podcasts, I’ve heard plenty about the 12 Steps that have been so successful in helping people struggling with addiction find their way to sobriety. I’ve noticed how many of these steps are applicable outside of fighting an addiction. For the last week, anytime I’ve been in the car with Roman, I’ve had George Mumford’s Unlocked playing on Spotify; I’m determined to help the boys master their minds and begin to see the benefits of meditation. In...
6 days ago • 1 min read
“If you bring forth what is within you, what you have will save you. If you do not bring forth what is within you, what you do not have within you will kill you." -Jesus, Verse 70, Gospel of Thomas Allow me to share my interpretation of this quote from Jesus. “what is within you” = your Authentic Self. “what you do not have within you” = inauthenticity. “kill you” = not literal, although possible, keep you from enjoying life to its fullest. Discontentment, frustration, unhappiness, regret,...
7 days ago • 1 min read
I hope you had a great weekend! We had a busy weekend of family sports and NCAA March Madness, so apologies for sending this out Monday morning. Before we get to this week's Note, I wanted to share a post I discovered on Instagram and read on Substack. It's called "I Quit" and I see it as a sign that more people are shifting towards living their Authentic Lives. "I Quit" by Hezekiah I also thought I'd share this post from my friend Tom Morgan about the importance of Community and how he sees...
8 days ago • 2 min read
“The privilege of a lifetime is to become who you truly are.” - Carl Jung If I were to remix this, it would say, “The privilege of a lifetime is to become your Authentic Self.” 😀 And if I were to take it to the next level, it would say, “The responsibility of a lifetime is to become your Authentic Self.” 🦅 See you tomorrow and keep pursuing, JC
8 days ago • 1 min read