Despair is NEVER an option.

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I have gone through the gamut in the past hour or so trying to figure out how to pay January’s rent, there cc payments, power bill, etc with 143 dollars. 🤣

Since I couldn’t do so, beloveds, I got out of bed, turned on the lights, put on my headphones and began blaring some uplifting music.

I admit my bank account has scared the bejeez out of me.

Then, I applied for more jobs. Fingers crossed these are legit and not scam as others have been.😳🙏

I told myself I I REFUSE to despair. Despair is NOT an option.

I am 56 and have been working steadily since I was 14 or 15. I only had one job interruption due to my home care client passing away. It took 11 hairy months to find a job and I did that another 14 and a half years.

I have learned so much about ME during these past 5 months. Much of my identity was in working hard. Jimminy Cricket but it has been soooooooooooo hard reminding myself I am worthwhile whether I can pay the rent in January or not.

I am learning how to REST. It really can be difficult resting when used to working for decades.

I am learning how to listen to MY heart and give her the attention she deserves. Man, I worked the poor thing half to death. I ran her into the ground. I dismissed my needs as unimportant.

I just popped around to encourage you to look after YOU. Your needs are just as important as those you so diligently care about and care for.

And, if you are going through a particularly tough patch, do NOT allow despair to be an option.

When you have NO idea what to do, beloveds, do SOMETHING, if only a small something.

Turn on some music. Do some chores. Have a cup of coffee. Breathe. Then, tell yourself the truth:

Everything WILL be okay.

You are loved.

You are NOT alone.

Then, try and reach out and love someone. Helping others will help you. If nothing else, it will give you the chance to stop stewing on things you can’t yet change.

Be encouraged. Come. Sing with me. Scrape your joy from the pile of hard and be encouraged.

asking for A Friend,
Cassandra

#YourLifeMattersToMe

Note: In case no one has told you today: I love you. So does He. Keep asking for what you need. Keep asking for what you want. Keep moving FORWARD. Keep looking UP. Things WILL get better. Have FAITH.

One step.

One step.

One step.

You are loved.

You are NOT alone.

Keep on being…YOU!

• 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