“It’s not your work to do.”
Best advice my big brother has given me, this year. That and chill and have a cup of coffee!
I had been internally stressing about this, lamenting about that.
He told me to chill, have a cup of coffee, and get out the way. Life will do what it do, it’s not my place to force my way, force my say, force what I think should/could/would happen regarding this and about that.
I listened, to my bro.
I listened, to my heart.
I listened, to God and Life.
Took a breath, closed my eyes, and let things go.
I stepped away from:
My, expectations.
My, perceptions.
My, reservations.
I gave myself the PERMISSION to allow life to play out the way it needs to. Oftentimes, beloveds, we view things from OUR life happenings, not the current happenings. We go by our limited world view, how we grew up, where we grew up, who we grew up with.
Then, seeing from a limited way, we pile expectation upon expectation upon expectation upon expectation until we are so weighted down and tired the day(s) seems endlessly hard.
The good news, beloveds, is that the same person who put on all that weight can remove it all:
YOU!
You just need to give yourself permission:
To, put it down.
To, walk away.
To, give over to others to do.
To, remove the ownership from shoulders that should have never carried the ownership.
It’s not your work to do, beloveds.
It’s not your job to be the savior for your family, your job, your friendships.
ALL you can do is the very best you can do for all. That’s it.
It’s not your job, beloveds, to be responsible for the outcome, to own what happens after you did your best.
It’s not your work to do.
Nor mine.
Am sooooooooooooooooooo thankful I put down the weight.
A good thing, also, as I have picked up a fair bit of actual weight stemming from emotionally carrying things not meant for me to carry.
*Cassandra eyes the last two mini cinnamon rolls*
Hmmm.
Hmmm?!
brb,
Cassandra
#YourLifeMattersToMe
- THE HAND FROM HEAVEN ✋🏾☁️🧻🤣
- COME SIT AT MY TABLE 🪑❤️🩹
- BELOVEDS, YOU CAN HAVE MY FLOWERS. I DON’T NEED THEM ANYMORE.
- Forgive them, Cassandra, God said to me
- Still In Love
Why Can't I Be Loud?! 
🤣!!!
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Mini cinnamon rolls? Hmmmmmmmmmmm. They are the solution to so many problems! Although I have to admit, I never bake mini versions, I go for maxi. That way I can kid on I only had one. The size of a wagon wheel. But only one!
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