Month: October 2024

There’s a whole lotta God in your little bit.

I don’t have much.

Not to me, anyway.

My little bit doesn’t seem to be a whole lot, in my eyes at times.

I want my little bit to do a lot, to be a lot. For me. For others.

My little bit, to me, has not done a lot. For Me. For others.

God says for me to be patient. Says there is a whole lotta Him in my little bit. Sure doesn’t feel like it to me.

My lot seems soooooooooooooooooooo little.

Yet, Jesus DID feed a bajillion peep with a couple of fish 🐠 and loaves of bread. So much so there were baskets left over.

I’m trying to use my little, beloveds, to love a lot of folk. I pray it will be enough.

In the meantime, all we can do is all we can. That’s it. 55 says my little is awfully pitiful. 56 says not to worry. 😄

Stop looking at your little bit, beloveds, and valuing it and you as worthless. You mean much more than you could ever know.

When things are super tough, this little imp jumps on my shoulder and tries to convince me to stop writing.

“NO one is listening”, it says.

“NO one cares”, it says.

Some days, I  listen. I look at my little bit and find it wanting. Then, my want to refuses to give up. There is just too much God in my little bit. Ha!

Keep fighting for you. Keep fighting for your dreams.

asking for A Friend,

Cassandra

#YourLifeMattersToMe

Note:

One step.

One step.

One step.

You are loved.

You are NOT alone.

Keep on being…YOU!

If this piece encouraged you, share it with someone please/thanks.

In every ending.

In every ending…

There is a beginning.

In every loss.

There is a gain.

In every no…

There is the possibility of yes.

Keep moving FORWARD, beloveds. No matter what it looks like.

Keep looking UP, beloveds. No matter how scary the view.

Keep standing TEN TOES DOWN, beloveds. No matter how difficult the journey.

asking for A Friend,

Cassandra

#YourLifeMattersToMe

Note: Our story has NOT yet been told! Keep 📝 writing! We got thangs to do. Tell reality to shut up already. Enjoy your day. Make fear wash the dishes. 😄🦁

One step.

One step.

One step.

You are loved.

You are NOT alone.

Keep on being…YOU!

If this piece encouraged you, share it with someone please/thanks.

Be willing.

Be willing.

To try new things.

Be willing to discard old notions.

Be willing to lose the little you have.

Be willing to receive the largest gift ever imagined.

Be willing to dare.

Be willing to fall flat on your face.

Be willing to tell yourself the truth.

Be willing to accept and receive truth told.

Be will to admit you were wrong.

Be willing to acknowledge you don’t always get things right.

Be willing to share.

Be willing to be vulnerable.

Be willing to make something new out of something old.

Be willing to teach the young.

Be willing to learn from the young.

Be willing to listen to the elders.

Be willing to admit to being an elder…lol.

asking for A Friend,

Cassandra

#YourLifeMattersToMe

Note: 55 keeps telling me to be careful. The Universe keeps telling me to run. I’m scared of the next steps. How exciting! I promised myself I would NOT go back to mediocre because the air is thin up here.

Keep moving FORWARD  Keep looking UP. We got this.

One step.

One step.

One step.

You are loved.

You are NOT alone.

Keep on being…YOU!

If this piece encouraged you, share it with someone please/thanks.

It’s amazing what you’ll find on the other side of your fear.

Wow.

Who knew!😳

It’s amazing how much peace can be found on the other side of fear.

I have never felt such freedom. Ever. How odd. How wonderful…*hugs self*.

The other day, I went through theeeeeeeeeee last of my savings. Down to my last hundred bucks. Yikes! Egads!

At first, I felt…*shrug*. Then, I just let myself feel:

Sad.

Mad.

Embarrassed.

Helpless.

Angry.

Ambushed.

Afraid.

Then, I:

Cried.

Laughed.

Laughed AND cried.

Then, I understood.

Totally.

Completely.

Finally…

I am so very much more than my finances.

Then, I smiled. Then, my heart opened. Then, my eyes opened. Then, my arms opened. Wide.

To God.

To Life.

To The Universe.

To possibilities.

Ah, possibilities, I need you now. I wait for you. Patiently. I have two months to figure out what my finances shall say to me…*shrug*.

Until then, beloveds, I shall continue to encourage you to keep on keeping on.

Yes, hard IS hard. So what?! You are growing. You are living. You are embracing your life.

There are so many souls, beloveds, who are financially set but spiritually/emotionally bankrupt.

My heart is full of possibility. How much richer could I be?

asking for A Friend,

Cassandra

#YourLifeMattersToMe

Note: I’m not saying hard times are not hard. They are. They hurt. They CAN be overcome. They CAN be lived joyfully.

Enjoy/embrace your day(s), beloveds. You get just this one day. Then, hopefully a tomorrow. What are you doing with yours? Don’t waste them lamenting on what you have not. Enjoy what you have. Be encouraged. I love me some you. So does He.

One step.

One step.

One step.

You are loved.

You are NOT alone.

Keep on being…YOU!

If this piece encouraged you, share it with someone please/thanks.

Proud to be a spark.

I am a spark.

I’m just an ember.

Ah, but that spark, that ember, can set the world on fire. Maybe. Perhaps. Or not. Who’s to say?

I am a spark.

I’m just an ember.

It’s not my job to decide if I shall become a flame. It’s not my call if I shall be in inferno.

It’s not up to me when I shall be snuffed out. It’s not for me to know where my spark shall go. I may never know if it shall grow into anything other than the spark it is.

I am a spark.

I’m just an ember.

A proud one.

A determined one.

A hot one…lol.

Be who you are, beloveds. Let the world laugh at your spark. I embrace EVERY day knowing my life may warm another. This is enough for me. For now.

One day, though, my light…

Ah, God, burn down the darkness with my spark. Asking for many friends.

asking for A Friend,

Cassandra

#YourLifeMattersToMe

Note:

One step.

One step.

One step.

You are loved.

You are NOT alone.

Keep on being…YOU!

If this piece encouraged you, share it with someone please/thanks.

Fear, I don’t care what you say to me.

Fear, I don’t care what you say to me.

You tell me I won’t. I’ll try.

You tell me I’m old. I’ll live.

You tell me I’ll lose. I’ll play.

You tell me I will always be lonely. I’ll love.

You tell me I shall never get there. I’ll go.

You tell me I will be forever stunted. I’ll grow.

You tell me my body will break down. I’ll dance.

You tell me no one will listen. I’ll sing.

You tell me it will hurt. I’ll fight.

You tell me all will be taken. I’ll give.

Fear, I don’t care what you say to me. I have much more to say to you:

Ha!

Kick rocks!

Pound sand!

Anything else to say to me?

asking for A Friend,

Cassandra

#YourLifeMattersToMe

Note: Don’t allow fear to stop you. Take it with you, if you must. Kick it’s hind end all the way to the finish line, beloveds! We got thangs to do.

One step.

One step.

One step.

You are loved.

You are NOT alone.

Keep on being…YOU!

If this piece encouraged you, share it with someone please/thanks.

Rebuilding: Give new a chance. Give you a chance.

I’m a creature of habit. I think we all are.

I like the same things. I like doing the same things. I like doing the same things, at the same time. All the time.

New doesn’t like me. Rather, I don’t like new. It’s not that I don’t like new, necessarily. I just don’t trust new.

New brings, well, something/someone new. New, then brings along things I do not always like or care for.

Things like:

Change.

The unknown.

The unforseen.

Unintended consequences.

asking for A Friend,

Cassandra

#YourLifeMattersToMe

Note:

One step.

One step.

One step.

You are loved.

You are NOT alone.

Keep on being…YOU!

Heart ♥ check Monday.

How’s your heart, beloveds? Just checking in. Life has been super lifery.

I woke early. Rather, early woke me! I’m anxious to get my day started.

I’m going to vote. Then, thinking of treating myself to a pizza 🍕 to have for the games tonight.

Anywho, I stopped ’round to send some love your way. Be good today. Would you please, and thanks?

We have just this day. Use it wisely. Use it up! Squeeze every moment. Share as many moments as you can. I wanted to give you a bit of my time to remind you that you are loved and not alone.

Do your work. Then, squeeze in your me time somewhere. Above all, keep moving FORWARD and keep looking UP!

asking for A Friend,

Cassandra

#YourLifeMattersToMe

Note: Be encouraged. You got this.



One step.

One step.

One step.

You are loved.

You are NOT alone.

Keep on being…YOU!

If this piece encouraged you, share it with someone please/thanks.

Focus on those who might.

Focus on those who might.

Focus on that which may.

Focus on things that can.

Too often, we focus on those who won’t. Too much, we fight against that which won’t. Too many times, we rage against what might not.

Enough!

Life is short. I choose to focus on those who might.

What is your focus on, beloveds?

asking for A Friend,

Cassandra

#YourLifeMattersToMe

Note: I realized I was spending much too much time lamenting on what I don’t have. I have me. I have Him. I have more than enough. So do you. Let’s see what we can do with what we have. We have to wait on the rest anyway…

One step.

One step.

One step.

You are loved.

You are NOT alone.

Keep on being…YOU!

Speak up for them.

Your dreams are important.

Speak up for them.

Your thoughts are important.

Speak them.

Your views matter.

Share them.

Your perspective matters.

Share them.

Your compassion is crucial.

Give it.

Your love is truly needed.

Give it.

Speak. Share. Give.

asking for A Friend,

Cassandra

#YourLifeMattersToMe

Note: Open your eyes. Open your heart. Open your mouth. Asking for A Friend.

Life is short. The world needs your impactful life. Live. Existing is for the timid. You are powerful. You are crucial. You are needed. Your greatness wants to awaken. Let it go. You got thangs to do.

Do your THIS!

One step.

One step.

One step.

You are loved.

You are NOT alone.

Keep on being…YOU!

If this piece encouraged you, share it with someone please/thanks.