JC reflects on how playing catch grounds him, sharing theater anecdotes, sensory details of the game, and how it teaches being present with others, then invites listeners to try this mindful stance in everyday interactions.
A musical intro leads into JC introducing himself and the Cadre Sphere, setting the tone for the short talk and thanking viewers for joining. This orients new listeners and establishes the video's warm, reflective mood.
JC explains why playing catch is grounding for him, recounting past routines with fellow actors and the joy of performing that brief captured moment onstage. These anecdotes show why the simple act holds emotional significance.
He describes the sounds, feelings, and unpredictability of playing catch and emphasizes that it requires focused attention because another person is involved. The section connects the physical act to the mental practice of being where you are.
Using a radio co-hosting story and other everyday scenarios, JC invites listeners to notice opportunities to be with people where they are and to try doing so intentionally. This is a practical challenge to apply the playing-catch mindset in relationships.
JC plays the song 'Let Time Go Lightly' again, reiterates lyrics about letting time go lightly with others, offers encouragement for the day, and signs off. The reprise reinforces the message and leaves viewers with a gentle closing.
I let time go lightly when I'm here with you I let time go lightly when the day is through I keep a watch on time when I got work to do I let time go lightly with you. Pause right there. I let time go lightly with you, y'all. How's it going, CADRE? Marisa, nice to see you on this Sunday. Where I am, it looks like the rain is moving out for a little bit. Hey, Jules. And maybe, we'll get a little bit of sunshine. But if not, it's always important to remember the sun is always there, whether it's behind the clouds or whether it's on the other side of the planet.
The sun's always there. We may just not see it. And in reality, even if we don't see the sun, we're still getting the rays, we're still getting the vibes, we're still getting the energy. So if you're feeling like it today, great. If you're not feeling like it today, that's okay too. You still are incredibly capable, incredibly worthy of all the things, and you're probably going to impact people in a really big way today. My name is JC. If we've never shared time and space together before, thank you for the opportunity to spend some time right here with you in the Cadre Sphere.
where we're showing you every single day on this digital platform, which brings real connections, that there's lots of different ways to be well. You know, as someone who's never been seen myself as an athlete or done athletic things easily or to a place where I would ever be, you know, at the top of the heap, I love playing catch, like baseball catch, like glove and baseball catch. I just think it's one of the most grounding experiences. I was in a show 20 some years ago, 24 years ago. Me and one of my fellow actors, we'd play catch before every single show.
And now on the show I'm currently in, I get to play catch on stage with one of my fellow actors. And it is the my favorite 30 seconds of the show every single time we get to do it. We've done it 20 times. We got 21 more times. And that 30 seconds that I get to play catch on stage is really, really special. And it always like the sound of the ball hitting the glove, the feeling of the ball in the hand, the release of the ball, watching it fly. The moments when all of a sudden it doesn't go as planned.
There's something special at each of those moments. Hey, Emily, good morning. Good morning, my friend. I think playing catch is special for me because it's a way that I can quickly all of a sudden be, as I love saying, be where I am with what I have and to honor that. All right. You have to be present when you're playing catch. because someone else is engaging in that moment with you. If you throw the ball and the person you're throwing it to isn't paying attention, A, they're probably not going to catch it.
B, you may hit him or the ball may go rolling where you don't want it to roll. And vice versa, the second that they're in control of the ball, you have to be where they are. And it's the easiest way, I think, to go, hmm, I am where I am with the people that I'm with. As of Friday, now I can check radio hosts off my bingo card. Fellow cadre contributor here, Brittany Hagan, who is a longtime radio superstar. I got to be her co-host on her radio show on Friday. So for three hours, we had to look at each other in the eyes and be with each other.
There are so many moments that bring you into moments with other people. My invitation for you today is to find one, to go, huh, how can I be with that stranger or that friend or that offspring or that spouse or that parent or whatever? How can I be with them where they are with what's going on? And then do it. It's amazing what happens when you spend time with the people, the passions, the purposes that are around you. That song that I played, and I'll play it again for you, it's called Let Time Go Lightly.
It's one of my favorite bops by an artist that is kind of known, Harry Chapin, he's the cats in the cradle guy. But it's a song that most people haven't heard from him. And the lyrics say, I let time go lightly when I'm here with you. I let time go lightly when the day is through. I keep a watch on time when I have work to do, but I let time go lightly with you. And that's what I hope you find today. Some light time with you, you and yourself. And bonus, if you can do it with those people around you.
I'm here, I'm glad you are here. I know the things I know and I care about you, cadre. We'll see you tomorrow. I let time go lightly When I'm here with you I let time go lightly When the day is through I keep a watch on time when I got work to do I let the time go lightly with you
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