Month: January 2024

It is well.

It is well.

It IS well.

It is WELL!

I was all up in my feels, beloveds. I was soooooooooooooo busy fretting about where I thought I wasn’t that I could not enjoy where I currently was.

I was/am:

Safe.

Present.

Loved.

Cherished.

Hopeful.

Helped.

Not alone.

Free.

Capable. 

Able.

Strong.

Steady.

Steadfast.

Joyful.

Resourceful.

Resilient.

It is well.

It is!

We can do this thing called life.

We can.

We will.

We are:

Loved.

Not alone.

We shall:

Keep on being…US!

believing,

Cassandra

#YourLifeMattersToMe

Note: Keep going…

Fear, you have a problem.

Fear, you have a problem.

Fear, I am a problem.

Fear, I am YOUR problem.

I plan on botherin’ you, fear.

I plan on defeating you, fear.

I plan on pestering you, fear.

On the daily, fear.

ALL day, fear.

Day in and day out, fear.

Yea, fear, you most definitely have a problem…

ME!

bring a problem for fear,

Cassandra

#YourLifeMattersToMe

Note: Sometimes, beloveds, you have GOT to put fear in its place. Sometimes, you have GOT to put fear into its proper perspective. Sometimes, you have GOT to let fear know who runs your show. Fear, you do NOT run me!

Be encouraged.

One step.

One step.

One step.

You are loved.

You are NOT alone.

Keep on being… YOU!

What a fantastic writer!

Kill Your Darlings

Beloveds, I came across a fantastic piece! I could not find where to respond so figured I would share his piece.

Outstanding! He made me want to make a pot of coffee and spend the night with his words. Made me think. Ow!

I have been hankering to share other’s pieces to get more eyeballs on them. We need each other’s stories. Can’t wait to read more.

Cassandra

#YourLifeMattersToMe

Turn it into something good.

Frustration woke me up this morning.

I was tired.

I was hungry.

I was too tired to fix something to eat or make coffee.

I started work tired, hungry and coffee-less!…*gasp*.

I faked it til I made it.

I called my sis and told her I was tired. Said I did NOT want to go another year THIS way. Yet, I could not even say what THIS even was…

Dissatisfaction?

Frustration?

Whattheworldisthisness?

I knew not.

Talking helped. In times past, I would have ‘sucked it up’ and kept my feels, to myself. I would have been supportive and loved on folk, all the while being tore up from the floor up.

I don’t do that anymore. Now, I share. Now, I do the best I can to encourage folk when I am THE most discouraged. Why? I figure if I could be so down, when having so much and KNOWING, how are other folks feeling who don’t yet KNOW they are loved and not alone?

So, I drag my feels with me in encouraging folk to hang in there. Things really WILL be alright, beloveds. Until they are though:

Have faith.

Be encouraged.

Talk to someone.

Write.

Read.

Pray.

Sing.

Take a walk.

Take out the trash.

Wash the dishes.

Do the laundry.

In short, keep on living. Life is good. Even when it’s hard. Turn your not so hot, into something good.

You CAN.

You WILL.

So shall I.

making chocolate chip cookies from lemons,

Cassandra

#YourLifeMattersToMe

Note: Okay, really? Get out there and LIVE. Enjoy the rest of your weekend. I have had my sad. Now, I shall enjoy the rest of my day. Don’t let sad or any other feels keep you from embracing and enjoying your moments. We got this.

You are loved and not alone.

Dreams: Take the next step, God said to me.

God: Take the next step.

Me: I can’t.

God: Take the next step.

Me: I’m tired.

God: Take the next step.

Me: I don’t know how.

God: Take the NEXT step. Just the one. You don’t have to know or worry about the steps thereafter.

Me: I don’t know what my life will look like. I have no idea where I will end up. I have NO clue who I will be.

God: Just be. Take the next step, beloved.

Me: I am tired.

God: I shall take the next step for you. Come here…

*God scoops up Cassandra and slings her across his back. With a whoop and a laugh, God raced through the puddles, as the rain continued to stream down.*

taking the next step,

Cassandra

#YourLifeMattersToMe

Note: I was tired. Did NOT want to work today. Work is sooooooooooooooooooooooo worky! Endless! Everyone needing everything. For a time, my feels had me all up in my feelings. Woe is me blared from my heart. My spirit, being annoyed, told my feels to shut up already and get about being about it! I got about being about it.

Be encouraged, beloveds. You shall. You will. The way just seems hard, right now. Okay, it may yet well be hard but enjoy the journey. We woke. Some did not. We moved. Some could/can not. We rejoiced. Some choose not.

Live. Laugh. Love. Starting with you.

One step.

One step.

One step.

You are loved.

You are NOT alone.

Keep on being…YOU!

Be encouraged.

Be encouraged.

Nuff said.

Cassandra

#YourLifeMattersToMe

Note: Sometimes, you just need to be encouraged. I spent my day making folk laugh and taking care of their needs and issues.

I ended work, half slept over a hastily prepared meal, yakked with my sis, wished this one well and that one well, tumbled into bed and felt:

Alone. Not in a sad way. Just…alone. I wondered if anyone else was feeling the same. So, I tiptoes here to say…be encouraged.

😴

What a day.

What a ddddddddaaaaay.

What a…😴

🛏,

Cassandra

#YourLifeMattersToMe

Note: Work was work. Whew! The first month of the year is the busiest. It’s like life crams 6 month of work into one month. Yikes!😳

Enjoy your days. Even the especially busy ones. I have just enough energy to check on folk and to remind all that they are loved and not alone. Keep on being you.

Don’t let the upside down turn you around.

Well now.

My days are upside down. Due to system issues, STILL, I am battling through my days and have not had the chance to get my pieces done and posted by 6:30 am…*shrug*

In times past, I would have been hooting anx hollering over the unfairness of life and all the nonsense going on round here!

Ack!

Whew!

Instead, I am simply writing NOW. There is no sense in lamenting about the hard. We just have to keep working with it, around it or within it. Simple as that.

I have also learned not to allow work frustrations to bleed into the whole of my day. I have another aggravating hour to fight through but plan on enjoying the rest of my evening.

Keep going, beloveds. Laugh at hard and tell it thanks for helping to shape you into the victorious champion you are!

You got this.

God has you.

How much more blessed can you and I be?

Be encouraged.

praying for all who are aggravated and or tired,

Cassandra

#YourLifeMattersToMe

Note: Take care of your wonderful heart, would you? Asking for A Friend.

One step.

One step.

One step.

You are loved.

You are NOT alone.

Keep on being…YOU

♥️ check.

🤒

Feeling poorly. Again! Debated calling in sick. Again!

Calculated bills. Again!

Ack!

Hmm.

Soooooooooo, beloveds, I PROMISED I would be good to me so told bills to shut up and called out. Paid bills, to get them out of the way, and fixing to scramble some eggs 🥚 and get back in bed.

Be good to YOU, beloveds. Too often, we run ourselves ragged for job and family. It’s imperative that we consider ourselves, as well.

I was raised to NOT consider my health, my wealth, or my feelings. We had no choice. We had to work and care for our siblings and mom, who had been super ill most of my life. She did what she could but her health kept her from being financially able to do much. Plus, she had to raise 13 kids. Egads.

Anywho, folk of color were and are raised to suck it up! No time for:

Tears.

Fears.

Dreams.

We had to work. We had to strive. WE HAD TO!

There was no time for day dreams. No time to meander or rest. NO TIME!

So, we grew up:

Tired.

Stressed.

Angry.

Angry from being ALWAYS tired and stressed. We weren’t and aren’t, angry people. Just angry over the constant hard that had no business being so damned hard just because of being born a person of color in a world who cared not for folk of color.

I love the world, still. Ignorance makes fools of us all.

Keep loving folk, beloveds. Folk are often the product of their environment and choices. Folk are often following what their family has done.

Life is short. Keep being good to you. I shall do the same. Am feeling so poorly I am not sure if I have made sense.

Be encouraged. Do something special for your heart as it is precious. Someone remember to turn off the lights and pass out some love and hugs.

Take care.

Cassandra

#YourLifeMattersToMe

Note: Life is good. Even when it’s hard. Embrace your day. Don’t let a frustrating moment ruin your whole day. Acknowledge your feels and keep on with your day. Look up at the sky. What a wonderful gift this planet 🌏 is for us. Breathe deeply. Many never got the chance to take a breath today.

Remember to cut yourself more slack. You are doing the best you can. Sheesh. Why are you soooooooooooo hard on you? Stop that!🥰

One step.

One step.

One step.

You are loved.

You are NOT alone.

Keep on being…YOU

🤒 Be good to you.

🤒. Sick appears to have snuck up on me…

Hhm.

I calculated pushing through. The 🚽 said it didn’t think 🤔 that wise.

Comforter sided with hot/cold who are currently arguing with bod temp for supremecy.

I told them all to go away and told bills to shut up as I am going to be good to me today.

Be good to you, beloveds. Some days, it is 🧣 necessary to look after your interests and not your interest, if you know what I am saying.

Life is short. Let folk know what you need. Be encouraged. Love someone. Starting with you.

Somebody pass out a good note 🗒 for the day. Oh, yea, here:

🥰

Cassandra

#YourLifeMattersToMe

You are loved.

You are NOT alone.

Keep on being… YOU