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“Life is all about the evolution
I give up, I give in, I move back a little I live up, I look up, now I'm back for more You can dream but don't neglect the execution I give up, I give in, I move back a little I live up, I look up, now I'm back for more Time is short that's what somebody told me I give up, I give in, I move back a little I live up, I look up, now I'm back for more Too short to keep following your homies I give up, I give in, I move back a little I live up, I look up, now I'm back for more” -J. Cole, Change
If you’ve seen my social media the last couple of days, you know I was in Chicago Wednesday night for J. Cole’s Fall Off tour—yes, it’s the second time I’ve seen the show. If I could, I’d go see it again. This wasn’t a song that made the cut from his older songs. As I’ve been going through his catalog the last few days, I couldn’t help but notice the Authentic Life message hidden in this part of the song Change. See you tomorrow and keep pursuing, JC |
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“Now I'm headed home, my dearAnd I brought a poem to shareAnd here's what it saidLove is a candlewick in rainAfter the storm, we're still aflame, ohI lied, love has been called a losin' gameBut the more that I love, the more I gain” -J. Cole, Ocean Way Ok, the last J. Cole quote for a while. “The more that I love, the more I gain” is the important takeaway from this one. See you tomorrow and keep pursuing, JC
Sometimes the first step of moving towards your Authentic Life is accepting where you are—your starting line. You can keep your Self stuck, playing the victim, wishing for different circumstances, or creating excuses about why you can’t move towards your Authentic Life. But the truth is, you start where you are—it’s the only place you can start. Some people have better starting lines, at least as it appears to us in the external world, but we don’t know what’s going on internally. Judging...
“Define success on your terms, achieve it by your own rules, and build a life you’re proud to live.” -Anne Sweeney See you tomorrow and keep pursuing, JC