I hope you had a great week!

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Here's this week's Notes...

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📝 this week's Daily Notes

11.17.25 #1040 you have to be before you can become​

11.19.25 #1041 only you can stop the rain​

11.20.25 #1042 drop the straw​

11.21.25 #1043 a kick in the tail​

11.22.25 #1044 looking outside when you should be looking inside​

11.23.25 #1045 a deeper dive into money​

✍️ AlignedLife Blog

Another week of some writing on AlignedLife

​Stop Shrinking, Start Expanding​

"The financial industry has built itself around protection and caution. Risk mitigation. Safe strategies. These have value. But they've also created a culture that whispers, "Don't reach. Don't risk. Stay where you are." We've become so focused on defending what we have that we've forgotten the energy of creation. And there comes a point where cutting expenses doesn't lead to peace. When you've already eliminated the excess, when you're already living modestly, when you're making conscious choices, cutting more doesn't bring clarity. It brings constraint. It makes you feel smaller in a world that keeps expanding. That's when you need to expand, not reduce."

AlignedLife Blog Readings

The Story You Were Told About Money

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Spirit, Mind, Body, Money

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📺 New Episode Coming This Week--Stay Tuned!

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In this episode, I sit down with DonJay Rice, a financial advisor who specializes in financial behavior and helping clients reframe their relationship with money. We explore his powerful insight that "there is freedom when we reframe and rewire" – the idea that the stories our brains tell us about money, success, and life itself may not always be accurate, and that we have the power to reprogram our thinking.

DonJay shares his remarkable journey through a stage 3 cancer diagnosis and how this experience transformed his perspective on life, gratitude, and what truly matters. We discuss the concept of "defensive pessimism" versus embracing hope, and why he chose to face his diagnosis with positivity rather than fear. His story about waking up at exactly 3:20 AM during his cancer treatment – the same time his friend PJ was praying for him – is a beautiful reminder of human connection and the synchronicities that occur when we slow down enough to notice them.

We also dive into the tension between being present versus worrying about the future, the danger of living in the "highlight reel" versus the "behind the scenes" of real life, and why finding small moments of amazement each day can be transformative. DonJay's philosophy that "wealth is a state of mind" infuses everything he does, both in his work with clients and in how he approaches life itself.

This conversation is for anyone navigating grief, seeking perspective on what matters most, or looking to rewire their relationship with money and meaning.

📝 The Omens

​I Don't Know What Is "Right" For Your Money​

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See you next week (or tomorrow) and keep pursuing,

JC