My Mission as the Author of No Law

I want to help you do these two things:

• Live life intentionally
• Live a life of fulfillment

Living life intentionally sounds simple enough doesn’t it? Yet, so many of us are content to just allow the world to happen around us. We just sit back and watch others do things. We think that action should be taken, but taken by someone else. We wish someone would do something about all of this.

Well, the time is now. And the person that needs to do something is you. Are you truly fulfilled by just allowing the world to happen around you? Are you content with everything that you feel happens to you? There is a word for people that allow things to happen to them. It is called being a victim. I too, have dealt with the “victim” mentality lifestyle at some point in my life. “Why do these things always happen to me?” Things happen. They don’t happen to you. They don’t happen in spite of you or despite you. They just happen. I hope that reading this blog or picking up a copy of my book, No Law, will get you off of the sideline, and start living with intention.

Once you start living your life intentionally, you may notice that you start to feel more fulfilled. Fulfilled is when you feel as if you are living for the purpose that you were created. This is much different than happiness. Happiness doesn’t last. Fulfillment does. As things start to come together for you by living intentionally, your self-esteem will increase. Your self-confidence will increase. Your self-awareness will increase. A fulfilled life can provide all of this for you if you choose to live intentionally and embrace the principles listed in the book.

I hope this blog and/or the book challenges you in a way that you have never been challenged before. In the book you will find many stories from my life where I try to illustrate my points. Some of the things I share in the book, I have shared publicly before, but most of it has not. And to tell you the truth, I was a bit terrified to go public with some of the stories. But they are there for you. Thank you if you have picked up a copy of my book. I hope you enjoy it, and I hope it helps you to live the type of life that you want to live. In addition to reading the book, I hope that you will take the time to answer the questions at the end of each chapter. Do not feel that you have to address each one of the questions before moving on. I put them at the end of each chapter to give you guidance on how to make the changes you desire. If the goal is to live with intent, and have a more fulfilling life, then the No Law principles are the strategy, and the questions will serve as the tactics to get you there. These are quite specific and will help you identify areas of your life to improve, and give you guidance on what to do next. Education without application is a dull form of entertainment.

Please know that I am open to feedback and questions. Feel free to contact me via email at cdhawley@hotmail.com. Please use the words “No Law” in your subject line.

 

I look forward to you enjoying your new life. A fulfilling life lived with intent.

Being Self Aware

NOW! I’m not even going to pretend to sit here and try to convey to you that I am a perfect person, or that I embody the No Law principles that I write about in my book 100% of the time, every day, in every situation. I would be lying. What I am hoping to show you through the writing in my book, is that by trying to live my life by the No Law principles, I have found myself to be happier, more energetic, and more tolerable to be around. When I began writing the book, No Law, I often had the thought: “who am I to write this book.” And given that it is based in scripture, once again, I had the same thought. “Who am I to write a book based on scripture?” I’m not a Biblical scholar—far from it. I had to do extensive research on the No Law principles and came across verses in the Bible that I never knew existed. If you were to sit across from me and ask me to quote verses verbatim or even where to find answers to your questions in the Bible, you’d likely receive a “deer in headlights” look from me.

I’m not a pastor. Far from it. I’ve been asked before why I am not more active in my church. My answer, “I like to drink beer, I sometimes listen to explicit music, and I often use foul language in casual conversation.” For so many years, I have felt that God cannot use someone like me to spread his word. I’ve come to realize that God uses so many people with a “checkered past” worse than anything that I have done throughout history to lead others to Christ. So why not me?

So, I’m basically a boring, ordinary person. Just like others in this world that may or may not consider themselves to be a Christian, who has had to deal with this thing called life. Which now makes me think: “Who am I to not write a book?” “Who would I be if I did not try to reach out and help someone that just needed some insight?” Who would I be if I did not provide some examples of how I got through a low point in my life that could help others get through the lows in their life? That is why I wrote No Law. I wrote the book for myself as much as for anyone else hat is gracious enough to pick up a copy of my book No Law. I wrote it for my children, who I know that I have led astray in the proper way to compose oneself and interact with society. I wrote the book for the person who feels they have nothing left to live for. I wrote No Law for the person that has everything the world can give them, yet they still feel unfulfilled. I wrote the book for middle-aged men who are miserable inside but are too damn stubborn to talk to anyone about it because it leaves them feeling weak and vulnerable. I wrote my book for you, but mostly, I wrote the book for me. Because sometimes I still feel unfulfilled, angry, jealous, weak, vulnerable, etc.

I am very aware of who I am and who I am not. I don’t pretend to be an expert in the subject matter, nor am I a biblical scholar. I am simply a man that went through a rough patch in life, and would like to help any of you who may be going through something similar.