Month: August 2024

Stop.

Stop.

Questioning yourself.

Stop.

Second guessing yourself.

Stop.

Doubting yourself.

Stop.

Belittling yourself.

Stop.

Silencing yourself.

Stop.

Dismissing yourself.

Stop it, beloveds.

Your life matters.

Your beliefs matter.

Your choices matter.

Your dreams matter.

YOU matter.

Beloveds, it matters not that haters hate what you stand for. Your love, your truth, your integrity, your resilience, your try, your loyalty is terribly annoying to those who don’t have the courage to live as you do.

Beloveds, you are amazing! You keep trying. You keep loving. You keep believing in the face of all you have gone through.

Be encouraged. Stop giving yourself such a hard time.

asking for A Friend,

Cassandra

#YourLifeMattersToMe

Note: WordPress has been a pain and publishing things at odd times. I can’t figure out how to do things. I can’t articulate what I want to say as this heatwave has melted my brain.

Still, I have promised myself I would keep reaching out. Someone, somewhere needs to know they are cared about. Earlier, I was thinking how amazing it would be to receive a ‘just cuz’ email or text or call. Just cuz someone was thinking about me. Ah, I dream…🥰🙏☕️🤗

Have an amazing weekend. I am going to try and leave writing alone but my encouraged will not shut up and leave me alone. You are just too important. Please hang in the

One step.

One step.

One step.

You are loved.

You are NOT alone.

Keep on being…YOU!

Repeat after me.

https://www.instagram.com/stories/whycantibeloud55/3436408530057844313?utm_source=ig_story_item_share&igsh=YmQ0Nmp0d3pjamsy

Trying my hand at encouraging folk in as many ways as I can. I have NO idea what I am doing.🤷‍♀️😂❤️

Be encouraged.

Cassandra

#YourLifeMattersToMe

Note: Make your mark. Your way. Best you can. Don’t wait until things are perfect. Just try…

One step.

One step.

One step.

You are loved.

You are NOT alone.

Keep on being…YOU!

Use EVERYTHING.

Use EVERYTHING.

Use your fears to force your way forward.

Use your anger to force yourself to make the needed changes.

Use your frustrations to force you to slow down and learn BEFORE you blindly do.

Use your apathy to force your way out of laziness.

Use your unbelief to force yourself into asking questions of what you DO believe in.

Use your questions to force yourself to seek out the answers.

Use your darkness to force yourself to turn on the lights.

Use your loneliness to force yourself to reach out and love your fellow men and women.

Use your bias to force yourself to seek to understand other views.

Use your ugliness to force you to trust others more kindly.

Use EVERYTHING, beloveds.

Let’s have the COURAGE to admit we do NOT always present our best selves. That’s okay. Forgive. Mitigate. Correct. Apologize. Move on. Do better. Rinse. Repeat.

asking for A Friend,

Cassandra

#YourLifeMattersToMe

Note: I am doing my best to BE the best person I can be. I’m not perfect. I am flawed. Yet, I own my choices. I own my actions. The world does not appear to think it ought to own when it is acting ten kinds of fools.

Life is short. We ALL need one another. Let’s ALL do better by one another. I am sooooooooooo tired of the division politics, from the top leaders, are nothing more than tactics to get us folk, at the bottom, to hate one another.

Life is more than chasing high stock options, bigger houses and money, money, money.

Life is short. Love one another. Starting with you. Asking for A Friend.

One step.

One step.

One step.

You are loved.

You are NOT alone.

Keep on being…YOU!

Can you be trusted?

Can you be trusted?

With God’s Silence?

Can you be trusted?

With God’s Grace?

Can you be trusted?

With God’s Favor?

Can you be trusted?

With Life’s Disappointment(s)?

Can you be trusted?

With Life’s Nos?

Can you be trusted?

With Life’s Hard?

Can you be trusted?

With The Universe’s ghosting?

Can you be trusted?

With The Universe’s seeming laughter at your expense?

Can you be trusted?

With The Universe’s refusal to move on your why for no earthly reason why?

Anyone can say yes when the belly and bank accounts are full. Most can say yes when they have a friend or two they can call. Plenty can say yes when lying next to still waters.

Only those who have been tested in the fire can truly say yes to these things. If you find you can’t say yes, don’t despair. Hard shall whip you into shape quick, fast and in a hurry!🥰😂❤️‍🩹🥰⚒️

Cassandra

#YourLifeMattersToMe

Note: Hang in there, beloveds. This too shall pass. I have never been more discouraged than I was last night. I cried. I was angry with myself. I chewed myself out for being 55 and burnt out. Smh.

Then, I fought the night. Me and the dawn won. I rose. Again. I washed the dishes. I made coffee. I told myself the TRUTH: I CAN. I WILL.

Be encouraged. Things really will be okay. Until then, enjoy your day. Mitigate what you can. Give God the rest. Then get some rest of mind, soul and spirit. Asking for A Friend…

One step.

One step.

One step.

You are loved.

You are NOT alone.

Keep on being…YOU!

Why do you?

Why do you?

Why did you do what you did?

Did it make you happy?

Who did you do it for?

Did it make them happy?

Are you happy with what you did?

Do you regret doing the do?

Will you do it again?

asking for A Friend,

Cassandra

#YourLifeMattersToMe

Note: It’s important to know WHY we do what we do. Why? Otherwise, we can find ourselves being led by the Do’s and Don’ts of others. Life is much too short for that, beloveds.

I find myself wanting to know why. Why? I’m fixing to find out…

In case no one has told you today: I love you. So does He.

One step.

One step.

One step.

You are loved.

You are NOT alone.

Keep on being…YOU!

God heard my cry.

God heard my cry.

Literally.

A bit ago, I cried like a baby.

Why?

My big brother had just Cash Apped me enough funds so I could buy me toilet paper AND sugar and a few groceries to get me through.

Excitedly, I made a nice delivery order. Theatrically, I selected ‘place order’ and waited for the order confirmation.

Instead, The Universe handed me a bushel of lemons, along with a decline email. Puzzled, I checked my bank account and saw red every which way.

In the hole.

Minus.

Less than zero.

Nada.

Zilch.

Feeling like all of those things, I burst into 😭 tears. I cried for five minutes. I dried my eyes.

I remembered who God was. I remembered God has me. I smiled. I rested. I was/am at peace.

God is good. Even when times are hard.

My spirit is filled with the KNOWING that God IS with me. Here. Now. Always.

I don’t know what my future holds. I KNOW Who holds my future.

content and trusting,

Cassandra

#YourLifeMattersToMe

Note: ❤️‍🩹❤️🥰😁

One step.

One step.

One step.

You are loved.

You are NOT alone.

Keep on being…YOU!

I think I can.

I think I can.

I think.

Can I?

I CAN!

I will…

Try.

trying,

Cassandra

#YourLifeMattersToMe

Note: You CAN. You may. Just try…

One step.

One step.

One step.

You are loved.

You are NOT alone.

Keep on being…YOU!

Who knew?

Life is more than work.

Who knew?

Life is more than struggle(s).

Who knew?

Life is more than toil.

Who knew?

Life is more than striving.

Who knew?

Life is much more than we know.

Who knew?

Get on out there and LIVE, beloveds. It’s been almost since I quit my job. I have spent most of those days chasing rest. I don’t know how to rest. How sad.

We have ALL done ourselves the disservice of running ourselves ragged in pursuit of…who in the fresh hell even knows?

The 🌪 tornado tore into my yard, turned my life upside-down, almost literally, and forced me to take stock of everything.

At 55, taking stock has been quite frightening. Eye-opening. Life-changing. The problem is I don’t know what my life has changed into.

I’m still me. Yet not. I am both timid AND strong. I am both happy AND sad. I am both lonely AND content? Ah, God. What in the fresh hell…

Be encouraged. I tell myself this more and more every day. I find disappointment winning these days. I am tired of losing. Oh, God. What do I DO with me now?

asking for A Friend,

Cassandra

#YourLifeMattersToMe

Note: Be encouraged. Nuff said.

One step.

One step.

One step.

You are loved.

You are NOT alone.

Keep on being…YOU!

I love you, beloveds.

I love you, beloveds.

I just wanted to take a moment to let you know you are on my mind this morning. I have been up all night wondering how I can let folks KNOW how very much they are loved, thought of, cherished and cared for.

All I know to do is just to let you know this.

Be encouraged. Have an amazing day. No matter what. No matter what you are currently working your way through or out of.

You got this. As do I.

Right now, I am trying to teach myself how to make amazing videos using Canva. I am moderately pleased kinda sort of…lol.

Anywho, just wanting to share a bit of love with you. I am hoping to get some in exchange. Mine grows a bit stale, when used alone…hahahahahahahaha. I crack myself up.

Be sure to laugh today, beloveds. Be sure to cut yourself as much slack as you need. Be sure to be CERTAIN that you are loved and that you are NOT alone.

Ah, beloveds, life can be hard. Yet, it is soooooooooooooooooo worth hanging onto. Keep trying. Keep reaching out. Keep on looking up. Keep on believing in YOU. You SHALL see and know love in this life.

Ah, God, bless us THIS day! Do something special for folk in need. Starting with me.

asking for many friends,

Cassandra

#YourLifeMattersToMe

Note: My heart is full. My bank account is empty. Um, God, help as sista out please/thanks. Asking for a friend(me).

Loving folk, unconditionally, is the greatest gift we can give. It feels amazing. It is awesome. Please love someone today. Someone needs what only YOU can give. Give. Unapologetically. Your way…

One step.

One step.

One step.

You are loved.

You are NOT alone.

Keep on being…YOU!

Dear Britta.

Dear Britta,

Just wanting to let you know you were on my heart today. I have been praying much for you. I thought of you on Mom’s Birthday. Thought of you and hoped you were okay.

I just wanted you to know how much you are loved and thought of. I enjoy your daily inspirations and life lessons I find on your forever interesting blog.

Be encouraged.

asking for A Friend,

Cassandra

#YourLifeMattersToMe

Note: I got your back in prayer. Be encouraged. Take care of that wonderfully talented and amazing heart. I am asking great things for your life, for your son, for your hubby. I am still grossed out by the cheese you found in your son’s backpack that time….

One step.

One step.

One step.

You are loved.

You are NOT alone.

Keep on being…YOU!