Now that Thanksgiving is behind us, we move into the Christmas season of shopping–although many stores started their Black Friday and holiday sales well before Thanksgiving, and it’s important to remember that not only should our spending for our Selves align with our authentic lives, but so should the spending on others. This aligned spending includes dollar amounts, the things we buy, and who we buy for. In no way am I trying to be a Scrooge and tell you not to spend on your loved ones and...
2 days ago • 1 min read
This is not your typical Thanksgiving Day post, but that doesn't mean I'm not thankful for you and your support of The Daily Notes! I love writing these each day, and I would continue to do so even if no one were subscribed, but the writing is more rewarding when I see people opening the emails, sharing the posts, and responding with their own comments. So on this day of giving thanks, I want to thank you for being with me on my Pursuit of my Authentic Life, which includes these Daily Notes....
3 days ago • 2 min read
“We should try by all means to be as grateful as possible. For gratitude is a good thing for ourselves, in a sense in which justice, that is commonly supposed to concern other persons, is not; gratitude returns in large measure unto itself. There is not a man who, when he has benefited his neighbour, has not benefited himself, — I do not mean for the reason that he whom you have aided will desire to aid you, or that he whom you have defended will desire to protect you, or that an example of...
3 days ago • 1 min read
I’ve had too many synchronicities in the last week not to remind you to pay attention to them, and other signs, in your life. A prime example of the most recent synchronicity is Oliver Burkeman. Last week, someone, I can’t remember who, asked me if I had read Burkeman’s most recent book, Meditation for Mortals. I hadn’t, and until then, I hadn’t heard of the book, although I was familiar with Burkeman’s Four Thousand Weeks. Naturally, I looked up the books, read a little more about Burkeman,...
5 days ago • 1 min read
This morning, in the final minutes of my yoga class, the instructor said something that I really felt. We were ending class with shavasana, lying on our backs in stillness, and she encouraged us to practice three minutes of gratitude. “When you are in gratitude, it’s impossible for negativity to exist.” It’s true. Negativity cannot occupy your mind or body when you are practicing gratitude. This could be a great tool to use throughout the day. As soon as you notice that you are drifting into...
6 days ago • 1 min read
I hope you had a great week! Here's this week's Notes... 📝 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...
6 days ago • 2 min read
From time to time, I’ll use the Daily Note to highlight some of the work I’ve been doing. Today is one of those days... A few weeks ago, I started writing about money over on Substack. This week, I decided to move the AlignedLife Substack to a blog on my personal website–I’ll probably post the next few posts on both sites before exclusively writing on the AlignedLife Blog.I have also been recording video readings of the AlignedLife Blog with some additional context; here are the first couple:...
6 days ago • 1 min read
Maybe you are searching among the branches for what only appears in the roots.” -Rumi See you tomorrow and keep pursuing, JC
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“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...
9 days ago • 1 min read