Month: February 2025

You are NOT on the outside looking in. LIVE!

You are NOT on the outside looking in. LIVE!

I used to feel as though I didn’t belong.

I did.

I used to think I would never be loved.

I AM loved.

I used to believe I was alone.

I am NOT alone.

It’s easy to FEEL left out. This 🌎 is a big place. Yet, it’s smaller than any of us know.

I have been asking God and Life WHY I was spared from the 🌪 tornado that was trying desperately to destroy everything around me? I have not been given that answer.

Maybe, just maybe, I was left here to keep sharing this ridiculous blog, with MY stupid words with whomever is bored/ridiculous enough to swing by and be told they are loved…by a stranger?!😳🤔

Until I find out why, beloveds, I am going to keep on doing and being my why. Why? Because someone needs to KNOW they are loved and not alone.

SOMEONE needs to hold the door 🚪 open and welcome folk to come in.

Come on in, beloveds. LIVE! Life is waiting for YOU. Life is waiting to act on your behalf.

What are you dreaming of? What do you hope to do? Get started. Today. You can do it. You CAN. You WILL!

asking for A Friend,
Cassandra

#YourLifeMattersToMe

Note: I’m 56 and FINALLY launching out. Who is coming with me? Let’s go!!

Stop taking yourself so lightly. Stop dismissing your gifts. Stop dismissing the still, small voice that is whispering for you to try. Just try.

You were and are not on the outside looking in. Dive in. Enjoy your life. Embrace the hard.

One step.

One step.

One step.

You are loved.

You are NOT alone.

Keep on being…YOU!

Heart ♥ check whatever day this is.🤢

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Afternoon. Or, morning. Or, whatever time of day this is.

Have been under the weather and in the bathroom 🚽 for days, beloveds. Days!…*stamps foot*

I’m keeping my promise to check on folk and make sure I have pieces 📝 written EVERY day. Whew! WordPress says I have posted 478 straight days this go around.

I promise I have oodles of stupid and / or inspiring things to say. I just feel too much like paint scraped from the side of a barn to remember. If you ask me how I know how that feels, I will tell ya us writers know how EVERYTHING and EVERYONE feels about EVERY subject in the entirety of the world…lol.

What am I doing here?….

*Cassandra reminds herself she is keeping her promise to encourage folk every day, no matter what*.

*Cassandra thinks that’s awfully dumb and breaks into an argument with herself over trying to write when she feels like paint scrapings*.

*Cassandra gently tells herself to shut up and go ahead and encourage folk before the 🚽 bathroom demands her attention for the 50 millionth thousand and 17 hundred times*

*Cassandra scrounges through the encouragement bag to find two hoots to give and some love to share*

I hope everything is aite whicha. Be encouraged. Take real good care of that beautiful heart of yours.

Hopefully, I will be feeling myself in a few more days. Take advantage of my silence til then.

Hahahahahahahahahaha!

asking for A Friend,
Cassandra

#YourLifeMattersToMe

Note: How are YOU doing? Be sure to look out for you today. You give and you give. Make sure to toss in some me time today. It’s imperative to care about you as well. Self care is NOT optional!



One step.

One step.

One step.

You are loved.

You are NOT alone.

Keep on being…YOU!

Be gentle with yourself.

I like this saying. We all need to be more gentle with ourselves. We are much too hard on one another. We are also too hard on ourselves. I’m trying to do better.

I’m trying to BE better. I’m eating 🥗 salads. I’m hydrating. I’m planning on exercising. 😂

I’m being as gentle as I can. Are you?

asking for A Friend,
Cassandra

#YourLifeMattersToMe

Note: Take it easy today. Go hard tomorrow…😂

One step.

One step.

One step.

You are loved.

You are NOT alone.

Keep on being…YOU!

Life goes on. Or does it?

I don’t know how to feel. It seems that a bit of 2024 has seeped into 2025.

I opened the door to see that maintenance are replanting the trees that were uprooted from the tornado.

You would think this would make me happy. Oddly, it has had the opposite effect. I am remembering before.

Before the tornado. Before the loss of my confidence. Before the loss of my job.

I sit here in my new normal and don’t feel normal. Not any more. Not since the tornado. I have been fighting for my equilibrium ever since.

Life went on without me. I’m trying to get up. Will I ever?

I fight to find me. On the daily. Slowly, me is coming out of hiding.

Life goes on. Doesn’t it?

Slowly. Life goes on. It does. It doesn’t go as we think it should. It goes as it goes. I am learning how to go with it.

Loss is hard. Loss doesn’t have to stay loss. We can make something amazing out of what’s left, can’t we?

I am choosing to get on with life, beloveds. THIS is what’s left. I shall make THIS into some fantastic THAT. What shall that be? I have NO idea. I’m looking forward to finding out!

tentatively hopeful,
Cassandra

#YourLifeMattersToMe

Note: When life snatches the rug from under your feet, dance on whatever is underneath. Get back up. Then, keep looking UP.

I’m not saying things that are impossible. I have to do the impossible every day now. I HAVE to live among the never-ending rebuilding. This is a daily reminder of all that was lost. I take a break. I remind myself of all I still have.

I still have hope. I still have my dreams. I still have the opportunity to love folk and let them know everything WILL be alright.

Be encouraged, beloveds. Rest, as needed. Then, LIVE. NOW. Ask yourself what on earth are you waiting for and get on with it! Asking for A Friend.



One step.

One step.

One step.

You are loved.

You are NOT alone.

Keep on being…YOU!

We shall NOT be divided.

Hate shall NOT divide us.

Fear shall NOT divide us.

Apathy shall NOT divide us.

*Cassandra stands in the gap*

Beloveds, do NOT allow darkness to overwhelm you. Get up. Turn on a light. BE a light.

We are here, now, for a reason. For THIS reason:

To love one another.

Period and end of story.

asking for A Friend,
Cassandra

#YourLifeMattersToMe

Note: I have been praying for hours. Through a heart saddened by so many who are choosing hatred, division, and fear over love, unity and community.

Yet, I remain:

Hopeful.

Joyful.

Full of love.

We shall make it through these moments. Together. As WE, each of us, CHOOSE to do so.

Be encouraged. Love someone. Especially the hard-headed ones.

One step.

One step.

One step.

You are loved.

You are NOT alone.

Keep on being…YOU!

Here for a reason.

You are here for a reason.

What that reason is, YOU must reason out.

You must reason with.

You must know that you are the reason.

Reason for what?

Ah.

Aha!

Keep asking!

asking for A Friend,
Cassandra

#YourLifeMattersToMe

Note: Keep doing your why. Why? You may be the very reason my dreams come true. Ah, beloveds, don’t give up on your why. YOU are needed. Keep going. Asking for A Friend.

One step.

One step.

One step.

You are loved.

You are NOT alone.

Keep on being…YOU!

Grateful.

I’m grateful.

I’m thankful.

I’m hopeful.

I’m joyful.

My heart is full. I’m grateful for the hard. I’m thankful for the fear that has motivated me to continue to try. I’m hopeful for tomorrow. I’m joyful for all of the opportunities that have been laid out before me.

What are you?

asking for A Friend,
Cassandra

#YourLifeMattersToMe

Note: What do you rejoice over? What do you hope for? What do you believe in? Who believes in you? Do you believe in you?

It’s good to reflect upon what we are grateful for. I am grateful for your life. I am thankful that you were born. I am joyful that the world is about to open up its bounty to you. Receive it. Be encouraged.

One step.

One step.

One step.

You are loved.

You are NOT alone.

Keep on being…YOU!

You can win.

You can win.

You will win.

It’s time for us to soar. Eagles fly. Be the eagle that you are. It’s time to see how far we can go. I’m ready to win. Are you?

asking for A Friend,
Cassandra

#YourLifeMattersToMe

Note: Look forward to your life. Put down the bills and start daydreaming. What would you like to accomplish this year? Start small. Start big. Just start. One step at a time. Just take the first one. Don’t wait for courage to catch up with you. It may never.

One step.

One step.

One step.

You are loved.

You are NOT alone.

Keep on being…YOU!

Connections: It’s not you. It’s them.

Ack.

ACK!!!!!!!

My bluetooth said it was connected but I could NOT hear anything!!!…*stamps foot*

You can only be paired with two devices. I was ONLY paired with two devices. Or, so I thought. Sooooooooooooooo, I had to go on a needlessly STUPID treasure hunt to hunt down the unneeded connection so I could connect THE BLASTED NEEDED CONNECTION ALREADY!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Finally, finally, FIIIIIIIIIIINNNNNNAAAAAALLLLLY, I found I had been paired with the laptop, phone and television….*shakes head*.

Long story short, beloveds, I managed, just barely/thankfully, to pair myself to the correct device.

This got me to thinking how we are so often paired with unneeded, unnecessary connections that do nothing but frustrate, disappoint and keep us from serving our purpose.

Sometimes, we have to do a periodic check to ensure we are paired to and with the correct devices!

What are you paired with? Do those connections serve you and the connected source? Are you connected to THE Source?

Are you connected to things which bring you nothing but heartache and headaches?

Take some time, beloveds, and check on your connections. You may find out that it’s not you. It may be them. It may be him or her. It may be this, that or the other which is hindering your progress.

Have a wonderous day today. Be sure to love someone in this day. Starting with yourself.

asking for A Friend,
Cassandra

#YourLifeMattersToMe

Note: Make sure that you are connected to sources that are keeping you growing.

One step.

One step.

One step.

You are loved.

You are NOT alone.

Keep on being…YOU!

Move your mountain.

February 1, beloveds!

Month two begins with us MAKING things happen THIS year. We are no longer waiting around. We are no longer hoping others will help us. We are helping ourselves!

I have been up with the sun making things happen. How about you? Let’s get some mountains moved today.

asking for A Friend,

Cassandra

#YourLifeMattersToMe

Note: My brother sent me the gorgeous eagle. He has been keeping me encouraged. I wanted to share that encouragement with you. Be encouraged. Pray. Do what you can. Wait patiently for the outcome. In the meantime, enjoy your day. Take care of your wonderful heart. It’s precious. As are you.

It’s time to get up, beloveds! Move! DO something. Start small. Just start.

One step.

One step.

One step.

You are loved.

You are NOT alone.

Keep on being…YOU!