Like the inevitable fool, who is forever, foolishly, trying to shove a square peg (circumstances), through a round hole(situation), I have been trying to navigate my world perfectly.
Such a fool’s errand. Smh.
Don’t judge me too harshly. I suspect you have/are doing the same thing…lol.
The longer I live, the less I worry about being perfect. All I can do is to give and to be my best.
I’m content with my try. Today.😆🥰
Be content with your try, beloveds. All you can do is all you can do. Your all IS enough. YOU are enough.
asking for A Friend,
Cassandra
#YourLifeMattersToMe
Note: You don’t have to be perfect, beloveds. You just have to be…YOU! Isn’t it fantastic to KNOW you are enough?!
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.
The long journey is just another opportunity to explore and grow.
I’m learning to be okay with my limitations. Limits do NOT make limited. They make me human. They make me rely in FAITH. They help me to cut myself some slack.
I used to find limits soooooo…limiting! 🤣🥰
I am learning to be okay with my limits. I have all I need right now. If I needed more, The Universe would have given me more.
These limits are forcing me to expand my reach. These limits are asking me to explore my horizons. These limits are making me CHOOSE between a gloriously unknown future and a boring known past.
Your limitations do NOT have to be limiting. You are what you tell yourself you are. Tell yourself an amazing story! Make your chapters glorious. Get going. You’ve got thangs to do.
asking for A Friend, Cassandra
#YourLifeMattersToMe
Note: Boundaries can be helpful. They can keep us safe. Limitations do not have to be a four letter word…lol. Be encouraged. Keep on keeping on.
My streaming service is still acting a fool. My playlist is gone!! I have had to take another eternity to rebuild it.
The great thing about this is I am discovering new shows I probably would have never come across. I used to be a creature of habit. I say ‘used to’ because I am trying to teach myself to experience new things and people.
I am checking out new channels, creators, content and other things to open myself up to learning the world through as many eyes and minds as I can.
I have been listening to young folk, old folk, weird folk, super serious folk. I have been listening to men’s viewpoint and views from both sides of the aisle. I have shaken my head at the lot of us.
Still, I remain hopeful. We are all more alike than different. The common thing I have been observing is how passionate folk are about wherever they stand. We just need to turn this passion towards uplifting one another, instead of tearing one another down.
I tell folk to be encouraged. Everyday. We all need to hear it. Be encouraged.
Keep working towards your dreams. Life is short. It’s okay to help others with theirs. Just make sure to spend the bulk of your time on YOURS. That way, you can help more folk if you are so inclined.
I am tired of losing things. I am tired of making 🍋 lemonade. So what? These lemons are still going to be waiting for me to DO something with them.
Today, I took disappointment and made some pieces out of them. After I cried for an hour.
What will I DO now? Wait. Patiently. Okay, as patiently as an old lady can wait.🥰😆
Keep betting on YOU. Remember, you are infinitely priceless. Stop throwing your money away over consuming stuff to prove how valuable you are. Kick rocks on that!
hopeful for us all, Cassandra
#YourLifeMattersToMe
Note: I am still weighing next steps. In the meantime, I am at least taking a step. Then, another. Then, another. Take ONE step, beloveds. Just one. Sometimes, the next step is the scariest one. So what. Take the step anywho. In case no one has told you today: I love you.So does He.
When you are feeling your lowest, lift up your head.
When you are feeling the most hopeless, lift up someone else.
When you are feeling the most discouraged, move your feet FORWARD.
When you are feeling the most discouraged, keep looking UP.
Move FORWARD, beloveds.
Look UP! Don’t look down. There is nothing underneath your feet but despair. Enjoy the wall. Look at the beautiful sky. Feel the sun shining down upon you.
Look around at the beautiful life you ARE building. It’s NOT a pile of rubbish and rubble. The foundation you are building is being built on FAITH, not fear and dread.
The Universe is forcing me to walk this highwire without a net. Why? So, I can learn:
Trust.
TRUE faith.
How to reach out for help.
How to RECEIVE/ACCEPT help.
How to keep fighting for my dreams.
See, beloveds, The Universe allows these tough things to get us to toughen our resolve. God don’t give us pillows when we think we need them.
God knows it is much more important for us to CHOOSE what we will and will not try or do. It is in the CHOOSING and the DOING that WE change our mindset, first. Our outlook, second. This then changes our circumstances.
The Universe could have opened Its wallet long time ago. Which would have, temporarily, given me money. But, I would have remained in a fear-filled rut.
I am dealing with these fears: Fears of loss, fears of losing, fears of growing older, fears of growing older alone.
I have had to deal with my why: Why I write. Why I love to encourage. Why I care so much.
I love because He first loved me. Period. End of story. I know this may be an eye roller for some. I can live with that.
I love you, beloveds. If you are reading these words, I love YOU. You need to know you are thought of. You are cared for. You are cherished.
Be encouraged. If you are truly in a tussle with life, just know it’s for your good. Life really is working for your good.
Stop getting on yourself so much. This hard is NOT your fault. Even if it is, you can still grow from it through your choices and actions.
asking for A Friend, Cassandra
#YourLifeMattersToMe
Note: Lift up your head. You can’t see the sun looking down…
If things have been getting you down, turn on some music and get down to it!
Life is literally what YOU make it. You tell yourself things won’t work out. You make things harder when you choose apathy rather than doing something about things happening, in your life.
Real talk, beloveds, does it REALLY matter who/what/why/wherefore? Not really. What matters is what YOU DO ABOUT IT!
I did this to me. So what? What are you going to DO about it?
So and so did that to me. So what? What are you going to DO WITH IT?
The Universe allowed the other to happen to me. So what. How are you going to ACT following it?
Life is what we MAKE it. What are you making yours?
asking for A Friend,
Cassandra
#YourLifeMattersToMe
Note: You will never know until you try. Try, beloveds, and see what happens.
I have told disappointment it was no longer welcome in my life.
I have told hard it was now reclassified as a challenge.
I didn’t treat fear and doubt kindly. Told them both to go to hell! Ha!
I have learned, er, I am learning to IMMEDIATELY reframe what I am telling myself about ANY situation.
Before the tornado, I would have been super angry/distraught/dismayed by yesterday’s events. I won’t even give it space here by lamenting on what happened.
Something happened to me. It was NOT professional or nice. I WAS professional and went into things with hope, clarity and joy. Things turned out to not be on the up and up.
I chose to keep my head. I chose to keep my joy. I chose to keep my hope. I chose to keep my clarity.
I thanked God for His Friendship. I thanked The Universe for providing another opportunity for me to stand on FAITH business.
I left yesterday with yesterday. I had to much waiting for me in today!
Things happen. The lesson is what we DO and SAY about what happens.
Don’t add negative words or actions to your things, beloveds. No need in making things worse.
Don’t focus on the outcome. Focus on your try. The outcome will be what it shall be. THEN, deal with the outcome. Rinse. Repeat.
In the meantime, enjoy your day. Squeeze every drop of joy from the moments.
asking for A Friend,
Cassandra
#YourLifeMattersToMe
Note: You got this! So go on and get it. Don’t fret about mistakes made. Don’t worry about the mishaps. Get on out there and happen to your day.
What has been sooooooooo hard to move out of the comfort zone?
ME!!🫣
Yikes!
I have NO idea why The Universe waited until I was 55 to spring THIS particular brand of hard on me. When I was younger, I was much too dumb to fret about life being hard. Like a dummy, I blithely made my way through a world ready to rip my face off. Ah, youth. Wherefore have thou gone?
Now at 56, I challenge myself to NOT go back to fearing life because of my age. 56 looks good on me. I think so.
I am looking forward to making my world famous chili this afternoon. I no longer allow myself to lay down on fear and anxiety. Nope, they are no longer welcome in my bed, in my head, or in my actions.
It’s growing cold. I did not want to take out the trash. I took out the trash. It helps to keep it moving when the very last thing you want to do is to keep it moving!
Beloveds, seize THIS day. Don’t wait until tomorrow. Laugh in THIS day. Love in THIS day. Reach out for love in THIS day! Ah, beloveds, life is much too short. We got thangs to do, remember?
Note: Keep pushing that stone uphill. We got this. If you don’t know what I am referencing, I am much older than I thought…lol.
In modern terms that means keep on keeping on. Even as the way appears impassable. Move your obstacles. Stay obstinate when it comes to exhibiting persistent faith.
One step at a time. One pebble at a time. One boulder at a time. One mountain at a time…
How to stop blaming hard for being so blasted hard.
I’m learning to process then keep it pushing. No matter what.
It’s a good thing! Wading through all these scam jobs, whilst trying to find legitimate work, just before the holidays has been especially challenging.
It has also been especially challenging allowing myself to heal prior to returning to work.
Honestly, I could use another six months. Financially, I have no options. I’ve paid all of December’s bills with the last of the savings. Egads!
This has been such a learning process. I am appreciating ME now. Now just my try and contribution to the world.
I wish more folk would take the time to process, to feel, to move forward and not stay stuck because things are familiar.
I don’t blame them. I still fight with wanting to rush back to that familiar coffin. Yes, I was stifled. Yet, I KNEW it’s boundaries and limitations. I sometimes miss those boundaries and limitations.
Keep pushing forward, beloveds. Process the hard. Try not to spend too much time angry about the hard.
If I gave into angry at every hard thing, I would be angry every day. Life is much too short for that.
Getting older makes this hard appears to be harder than it is(?).
I’m trying to wait out hard. Geez, but you would think hard would be exhausted by now…lol.
Be encouraged. We got this. Kind of.
asking for A Friend, Cassandra
#YourLifeMattersToMe
Note: If you are questioning where you are going, if you are hesitant of every unknown step, you are EXACTLY where you are supposed to be. Enjoy the walk. Take in the fresh air. Enjoy the clouds. Feel the cool breeze. There is more than the hot sun beating down on you.
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