Month: March 2024

Geeez!: Where did YOU come from?!

Me:: Geeez!

God: You rang?

Me: Where did YOU come from?!

God: I am always near. I always hear. Even when you don’t think Me around.

Me: Geeez!

God: Yep.

Me:….hhmmm. Do You mean You were around when I kinda/sorta really messed up that one time with that one thing or other?

God: Yep.

Me: Wow.

Life: Wow. And, He stuck around after THAT?! Not saying…

The Universe: Wow. That was a doozy. Just saying…

God: Yea, I told her NOTHING would separate My Love from her.

Me: Even THAT!?

Life: Even THAT!?

The Universe: Even THAT!!!!?

God: Especially THAT. Anyone can love when loving is easy. True and lasting love loves no matter what. Yes, there are consequences but love ALWAYS loves.

Me: True that.

Life: True that.

The Universe: True that.

God: So, what we/are you so upset about?

Me:…*shrug*…thinking of Your Love made me forget why the world I was so whatever the world I was. Your Lap chases away my everythings.

God: Beloved, you ARE My Everything.

Me: Awww, God.

Life: Awwww.

The Universe: Awwww.

mooning cuz I am loved,

Cassandra

#YourLifeMattersToMe

Note:

Isn’t it nice to know we are never alone? Life can feel so very lonely. The heart needs to be seen. The heart needs to be loved. The hardest to be known.

The whole trick to life is knowing we are loved the not alone. This is why this blog exists. This is why exists. To let you know you are loved and you are not alone.

Period. End of story. Your life IS the greatest story ever told in God’s Book. In His Eyes.

Just because you are currently looking at your tender heart through warped/stained/smeared glasses, does not mean God/Life/The Universe looks at you this way.

Ease up on you, beloveds! Enough judging your heart so blasted harshly! Enough!

How much longer, beloveds, will you get on you for not being where you thought, where you hoped, where you imagined you would be?

I have to remind myself of this. On the daily. On the regular. It is a pppppaaaaaaaaaain, I tell you! To keep on keeping on.

I fight ME, beloveds. EVERY day. EVERY DAMNED DAY MY BLASTED DREAMS DON’T COME TRUE ALREADY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Whew.

Keep going, okay? You are builiding such a legacy the whole of the world shall see it long after your last steps have been taken.

Go on now. We got thangs to do!

doing thangs with you,

One step.

One step.

One step.

You are loved.

You are NOT alone.

Keep on being…YOU!

There is beauty within us.

There is beauty with us.

Within ALL of us.

It’s hard to believe, at times. The world is appearing to be sooooooooooooooooo very dark.

For the past few months I have been researching what content the world will/wants to receive. Alas, beloveds, the world appears to crave all manner of foolishness and awful.

What sells, apparently, is piling as much grossness, mockery, cruelty, harshness, unbelief to as many folks as who can press send or open an app or social media account.

The content creators who are making the most money are wreaking the most havoc. They have embraced the mindset in which the ends justify the means.

“Make your bag(money)!”

“Do you. Don’t worry who gets hurt”.

“They should not have been gullible enough to believe my hustle(lies)”.

“They should have known this is/was too good to be true.”

“I’m getting mine.”

“You owe me.”

“Life owes me.”

“The government owes me.”

“Family owes me.”

“I don’t have to.”

“Take whatever you want.”

“Climb the ladder. Climb over whoever gets in your way.”

*sigh*

It’s high time we all got back on the high road. I can’t force folk to go. I can only make the choice to stay on the high road. And, to pray, others turn from their foolishness and join me.

There IS beauty within us. We just have to choose to express our beauty. Enough flashing the ugly.

Life is short. Choose to care for others. Choose to turn from profitable things that only profit foolishness and destruction.

Rant over. Let’s get on with planting this world with our beautiful, eh beloveds?

There is not enough money to make me choose to tear the world down to make a 💵 dollar more than I have now. I am doing my best to leave the world a better place than whence I found it. How about you?

Cassandra

#YourLifeMattersToMe

Note: Um, the whole piece was a not. Sheeesh.🤣♥️🔥🥰

One step.

One step.

One step.

You are loved.

You are NOT alone.

Keep on being…YOU!

Motivation can kick rocks today.

I’m not motivated.

Not today.

So what?

I fight on.

Cassandra

#YourLifeMattersToMe

Note: I told motivation to kick rocks today. Motivation told me to shut up. Yikes! I fight on.

Yesterday was the first day of spring. It still looks and feels like winter. Feelings have nothing to do with it. Today feels like a year long already. I got up early. I am hoping to run into my dreams today. If you see them, tell them I am waiting.

I suppose I should say something inspiring here. Insert something inspiring here. Asking for A Friend.

One step.

One step.

One step.

You are loved.

You are NOT alone.

Keep on being…YOU!

Bring out the best in you not the rest of you.

Bring out the best in you, not the rest of you.

Anybody can complain when things are hard.

Most give up when the heat is on.

Too many doubt they can so they don’t even start.

Stop giving yourself an excuse to quit.

Bring out the best in you not the rest of you.

Tell lazy to shut up.

Tell fear to kick rocks.

Tell yourself to get up and try.

Then get up and try.

Don’t worry about the outcome. The outcome is up to The Universe to take care of.

Life is short, beloveds. What or who are you waiting for?!

chasing down my dreams,

Cassandra

#YourLifeMattersToMe

Note: Okay, um, so what the world are you doing here?

One step.

One step.

One step.

You are loved.

You are NOT alone.

Keep on being…YOU!

Give new a chance.

I used to be set in my ways.

I fight wanting to stay set in old ways.

Take, for example, my sports. There are certain commentators I like. I have watched them for years.

I never cared for new commentators. I didn’t want to give them a chance. I knew it wasn’t fair. I was used to what I was used to.

I told myself to give new folks the chance I have been wanting the world to give to me.

I have been forcing myself to not put folk in a box. I told myself to stop predetermining how I think they will be. To just let them BE! I told myself I would NOT judge them. Because of their age. Or, by MY perception of how much they may or may not know.

I have been enjoying things from THEIR perspective. I am finding new enjoyment by doing this.

I have been working on doing this in as many areas as I can.

It has been refreshing to SEE the good in others and not the what in the fresh hell is that?!😳

Life is short. Yes, we need to hold ourselves and each other accountable for our stupid. We also have to allow room for each other’s stupidity. 😆♥️

Be encouraged. If no one has told you today: I love you.

Cassandra

#YourLifeMattersToMe

Note: Give new a chance. You’ll be glad you did.

One step.

One step.

One step.

You are loved.

You are NOT alone.

Keep on being…YOU!

What we are not going to do.

It’s okay to be discouraged.

What we are not going to do is give up.

It’s okay to be disappointed.

What we are not going to do is walk away.

It’s okay to feel defeated.

What we are not going to do is give in.

Disappointment IS disappointing. It is.

Defeat IS discouraging. It is.

But, what we are not going to do is to turn our backs on our dreams. No way. No how.

Can I be honest? Yesterday, I fought my level best to keep myself encouraged. I was mad. At me. I told myself I was a big dope for not knowing HOW yet and still. Crap.

Then, I told myself to shut up and go have a cup of ☕ coffee. It helped.

Change takes time. A lifetime. Nothing short of that will do.

Be encouraged. Keep at it. Keep drinking coffee and eating chicken strips. A weird combo, to be sure. It’s working for me. I think…lol.

trying through this trying time,

Cassandra

#YourLifeMattersToMe

Note: If you are tired of fighting up your mountain, take a break and help someone up theirs. You can keep them company. Let’s go find someone in need of cheer, eh?

One step.

One step.

One step.

You are loved.

You are NOT alone.

Keep on being…YOU!

I told myself to be encouraged.

Fear showed up.

Fear was loud.

I told myself to be encouraged.

The way was long.

The way was hard.

I told myself to be encouraged.

The road was long.

The road seemed endless.

I told myself to be encouraged.

Be encouraged. Fear only gets loud when victory is at hand.

I wanted to argue with 55 tonight. I wanted to tell her that she was too old and that my time has passed.

My dreams told me to shut up and go have a cup of coffee.

Care to join me?

still believing in me,

Cassandra

#YourLifeMattersToMe

Note: Don’t give up when fear comes around. Tell it to shut up and go have a cup of coffee ☕ or 🍵 tea. You CAN. We WILL.

One step.

One step.

One step.

You are loved.

You are NOT alone.

Keep on being…YOU!

Do it because you love it, not because you have to.

Run from these words:

You should.

You have to.

If you don’t.

If you do.

Why?

These words are typically shared by folks who are looking out for THEIR welfare and good.

Run from yourself when you use these phrases. 🤣

Why?

Because, you are probably fixing to do something out of guilt. Or, fear. Or, trying to pay rent or earn validation of life.

You don’t need to be validated.

Why?

Because, you are loved. Already.

Do it because you love it, not because you have to.

Cassandra

#YourLifeMattersToMe

Note: Nuff said.

One step.

One step.

One step.

You are loved.

You are NOT alone.

Keep on being…YOU!

I said I wouldn’t, but I did.

I said I wouldn’t, but I did.

I cared.

I said I wouldn’t, but I did.

I tried.

I said I wouldn’t, but I did.

I loved.

I said I wouldn’t, but I did.

I dreamed.

I said I wouldn’t, but I did.

I hoped.

I said I wouldn’t, but I did.

I longed.

longing still,

Cassandra

#YourLifeMattersToMe

Note: Ah, God. Why do You leave me breathless? Asking for a friend. Keep putting yourself out there. Keep caring. Keep hoping. Keep loving. Keep living. Keep sharing. You shall gain so much more than you think.

One step.

One step.

One step.

You are loved.

You are NOT alone.

Keep on being…YOU!

Heart ♥️check Tuesday

Don’t tell in me, beloveds.

I’m supposed to be taking the next three days off to do a whole bunch of nothing.

My dreams won’t shut up!

And, they told me to pound on your 🚪 door and wake up your dreams.

Don’t blame me!

Our dreams have thangs to do.

Get up!

Do something.

It doesn’t matter what or how small.

Try.

Don’t worry if you are young. Your age is your asset.

Don’t worry if you are old. Your age is your asset.

Don’t worry if you don’t yet know how. The Universe has taken our dumbness into account already.

Get out there and live. Live your dreams out loud. Clumsily. Slowly. Dumbly. So what? It’s YOUR dream.

Be encouraged.

Why?

You know the drill by now, don’t you, beloveds?:

You are loved.

You are NOT.

Keep on being… YOU!

Now, how sweet was that?!🥰

My heart is full. So it seems is your 📬. 👋😆

Cassandra

#YourLifeMattersToMe

Note: When are you going to accept your awesomeness? Get going. Love and Life awaits you. Asking for A Friend.