Note: You make more of an impact than you know. You are more than just a ripple on the pond. Your life is meant to be a tsunami. Your words, your thoughts, your heart. Your shoulder. Your hands, your heart were meant to change things.
Stop diminishing your worth. Stop limiting yourself. Get out there and make your mark. You’ll never know what you can do until you try.
In fact, you have not lost at all. Yes, lies may have taken a few things from you here lately. But you have not lost. You are not lost. You are exactly where you are meant to be.
I would wish that tornado on the worst enemy. It was the most terrifying experience of my life. Still, I am grateful for it.
That tornado caused me to fight for my life as I had never done before. I had to fight to stay positive. I had to drag my hope from the dregs of despair. I had to learn to reach out to family and friends. I had to learn how to ask for help. I had to learn so many things.
I had to learn to deal with my anger. I had to learn how to be honest with myself. I had to learn how to confront myself and shake myself out of the apathy I had been living with for years.
I hid myself in work. I ran myself in the ground. I told myself because I had to keep a roof over my head. There were so many things I wanted to try. I made excuses. I told myself there was work to be done. I told myself I had to be there for my family, my friends, my community, my work. I had to be there for everyone but me.
After a while. I began to feel as though I had run out of time. I told myself I was too old now. I told myself I didn’t have enough money. I told myself it would be too cumbersome to move about now.
Instead of seeing adventure, all I saw were obstacles. I thought about the traffic I didn’t want to get into. I told myself I didn’t want to go to unknown places because of my age and I was just too tired.
When a tornado comes calling, all bets are all. Believe me.
I savor every moment now. All of them. I don’t know how many moments I will have. I don’t say that to be morbid of it. I say that because a tornado came and knocked on my door. I shouldn’t be here right now.
I still wonder why I was left behind. Maybe it’s to tell you that your life is not lost. You are not lost.
I’ve reached a place where I’m not concerned about losing things. Not anymore. If I lose more things, that’s OK. Things can be replaced.
I can’t believe how hard I was clinching fear in my grasp. Now that fear has no place in my life. There’s so much more room for everything else. It feels good. I’m still getting used to it.
I’m going to ask you to do the brave thing and get 100 with yourself. What areas of your life is fear dominating you? If you’re not going in the directions you want to, why? I know this is a scary question. You’ll be glad you asked.
Thanksgiving will be soon. I have much to be thankful for. As do you.
Take care of your precious heart. There is only one you. You are precious. You are priceless.
thankful, Cassandra
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Note: Have an amazing rest of your day. You got this. You can do it. It’s time for you to tear off that negative tape you have playing in your head. It’s time you stop telling yourself the lies that the world has been trying to feed you. You could do so much more than you have ever given yourself credit for. Get out there and do those things. So what if you fail? Get up and try again. And again. As many times as you have to.
I just stopped by to encourage someone today. Your life is a miracle.
You have been doing your level best to keep yourself distracted. You feel as though your life has been a failure. It hasn’t. You have not.
Still, it’s time for you to become 100 with yourself. He has been listening to everyone but you. You feel as though they have more knowledge and experience than you. You feel they have more cache than you. You feel they have more networking than you. You feel as they have more resources than you.
You feel as though you don’t measure up. You feel as though you would never measure up. You want if you will ever be selected from the shelf of life.
Don’t worry about being selected. Just get out there and live. Just get out there and be you. There will be those who will love you. Still love yourself first, last and always. Be encouraged.
*Cassandra turned away from the mirror and went off to take her own advice*
loving me, Cassandra
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Note: Don’t wait to be loved, beloveds. Love yourself. You are worthy. You are worth it. You are more than worthwhile. You are a miracle. I just stopped by to tell you so. Every now and again, it’s good to know that we are loved. You are. You are!
The silence was loud today. It was jealous, in fact. It wanted me for itself.
The silence chastised me all day. It asked me why I was so silent. It asked me why I was not questioning things.
I’ve been craving the stillness. Life has been so loud the past two years. I wanted to bask in the quiet. I wanted to see what the quiet has to say to me. Too much is lost in the noise.
Yet the silence began to yell at me. It asked me to move. It challenges me to move forward.
The silence is loud today. I’m trying to listen. I’m trying to learn from it.
I just stopped by to encourage someone today. Starting with me. Life is what we make it. Still so much of us. Use the noise to keep us distracted from living a real, full and honest life.
We often feel lacking. We have often been made to feel as though we are lacking in something. In some form or fashion. I created this blog as a safe place to let people know that they were loved and not alone. I wanted people to know that it’s OK to be still in silent.
I spent my birthday in silence. It was really nice. I let my heart breathe. I let my soul stop moving about. I let my heart feel whatever it wanted to feel. In the stillness. In the silence. I’m gonna try to do that everyday for the rest of my life.
I wonder where life will take me. I’m gonna do my best to enjoy the journey every step of the way. I’m sitting here drinking my coffee and listening to the silence. She is loud today…
still, Cassandra
#YourLifeMattersToMe
Note: After the tornado, I was so angry at God for not letting me move forward and start working right away. I’m so glad he didn’t listen to me. I was so tired. I needed the rest. I have been working myself into the ground for decades. I was doing a disservice to myself.
If you are like me and working yourself into the ground, I urge you to stop. You only have one life to live. Living it so exhausted you can barely scrape yourself out of bed. It’s helping no one.
Perhaps you as well need to listen to the silence. What is yours saying to you? If no one has told you yet today, I love you and care about your life.
I used to think that life was all about getting the trophy. I used to think real success did not happen unless you had large crowds cheering you on. I used to believe true success did not come if he did not have. Some of their waiting at the end to embrace you.
I have learned, through all these hard days, that I have been my biggest champion. I have experienced, through all the hell from the past two years, that God has been My Biggest Cheerleader. I have experience, first hand., The universe has championed me when no one else would… even me.
Through all these lonely days, I have learned to be there for me. I have held my tears. I have comforted my heart. I have resurrected and fought for my dreams. I am thankful for the hard. Hard brought me back to me.
I enjoy the journey now. All of it. The sad days. The quiet days. The unfulfilling days. The lonely days. The wandering days. The wondering days.
As we speak, I am drinking a cup of coffee in the birthday mug my niece gave me. So satisfying. I spent my birthday alone. At first. I was terribly lonely. I wondered if I had been loved. I felt unloved. I felt unlovely. Yet only for just a moment. That was just old voices speaking to me.
My new voice told me that I was altogether lovely. My new voice told me to enjoy my birthday. I spent the day in quiet and solitude. I made myself birthday bacon and eggs. I drank coffee. I watched old Youtube movies. I was still.
I just stopped by to encourage someone. Starting with me. Enjoy the journey. We only get this one go around. Yeah, I know life can be hard. Times are tough all over. Still, there is so much to be thankful for. To be grateful for.
I am thankful for every person who stops by. You could be doing anything, but you chose to spend a few minutes with me. I am honored. I just want you to know how much I love you and care about your life. I truly do. I pray for each and everyone of you every single day. I don’t know how much that means to some. It means the world to me.
I will continue to ensure for the world every single day. Every single one. This world needs love. This world needs light. This world needs truth. I shall endeavor to provide a light as best as I can. Be encouraged.
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