Don’t be afraid of the future. You future will be bright. The world will have you think all is lost. It’s not. Some have just lost their way. They can find it again. So can you.
Don’t be afraid of your neighbors. The world would have you see others as the enemy who are trying to take things away. There is enough for all of us.
Don’t be afraid to make friends. The world would have you think everyone is only out for what they can get. There are plenty of loving folk who want more than a transactional relationship.
Don’t be afraid to speak your mind. The world would have you believe your words will fall on deaf ears. There are countless folk who will value what you have to say.
Don’t be afraid to live your life. Live…
asking for A Friend, Cassandra
#YourLifeMattersToMe
Note: You don’t have to be afraid anymore. I got your back. Be encouraged. Be good to you today.
Note: Only those who understand, will understand this piece.
Be encouraged. It’s okay to be angry. It’s okay to want to stay angry. Just don’t stay there too long.
It gets old making lemonade out of lemons, while watching everyone else be served on a seemingly silver platter.
I don’t know why hard brings lonely during our toughest challenge. No one appears to have the first clue what to do with US as we maneuver through the hard.
Worse, we don’t seem to know what to do with us, as we figure out what to do with so much hard. We want the hard over, dammit!
I feel you, beloveds. Thanksgiving is coming soon. I am praying hard will have moved out by then.
In the meantime, be good to you. You are so much more than the hard you have been experiencing.
Doubt 🤷♂️: Quit. Reality certainly will make you.
Me 🥊:The hell if it will!
Reality 👺: Quit. Eventually, I will convince you to.
Me 🥊: The hell if you will!
Fear will lie to you and tell you that you will never make it. Tell fear to shut it.
Doubt will tell at you all day, if you let. Tell doubt to hit the highway.
Reality will do its level best to get you to listen to your doubts and your fears. Kindly let reality know you have NO intention of living your life without intention.
Then, beloveds, fight back. Then, fight on. Then, move on.
Be sure to take plenty of joy with you as you maneuver through your unknown. Just because you can’t currently see your way through does NOT mean you won’t make it through.
You CAN.
You WILL.
In the meantime, STOP agreeing with your doubts and fears. Your life will flow as YOU choose, beloveds.
No matter what happens YOU get to have a say. Then, God/Life/The Universe will have Theirs on YOUR behalf! Ha!
You don’t know how your story ends. The only guarantee you having is knowing it shall end. Eventually.
Until then, enjoy creating your story. You can add as many heroes and villains as YOU choose.
I make sure to fill my story with heroes daily:
Love.
Joy.
Peace.
Victory.
Tenacity.
Laughter.
Perseverance.
Also, I make sure to carry plenty of dumbness in my pocket. Alas, I use dumb on the daily, it seems.🤣🥰
What heroes will you be taking with you through your day(s)
asking for A Friend, Cassandra
#YourLifeMattersToMe
Note: Beloveds, even when you don’t know what to do, there is ALWAYS something you can DO.
Use those anxious feelings to wash the dishes, clean out a closet, exercise a bit, work on your goals, reach out to someone, pray, sing, dance in your underwear.
Fear of the future can paralyze you into doing nothing. Doing nothing but laying down on your fear can be catastrophic. Get up. Look up. Keep it moving. I move with you… One step.
Don’t worry, beloveds. Your cares ARE cared about. Your needs WILL be taken cared of.
In the meantime, do what you can. Then, give the rest to The Universe to take care of.
asking for A Friend,
Cassandra
#YourLifeMattersToMe
Note: I have much on my mind. I am being mindful to not spread negative thoughts onto and into my circumstances. I have no idea what the day shall bring me. I do know I shall bring kindness, joy and love with me. How about you?
In case no one has told you today: I love you. So does He. Love you, okay?
Note: Tell fear, nope. Tell doubt, nada. Tell despair, no way homie!
Embrace this day, beloveds. This day was made for you to enjoy. The bible says this is the day the Lord hath made. I SHALL rejoice and BE GLAD IN IT. Be glad in your day. No matter what it brings. Learn from it. Grow from it. Share what you have learned with others.
Take care of your precious heart. I love you. So does He.
Note: I have a ridiculous sense of humor. I find the silliest things hilarious. Have ALWAYS been this way. 56 years later, I have not improved.
See?
Over time, I have learned to accept this about me. I am a super serious person that MUST laugh on the daily. I find myself telling myself dumb jokes, in the middle of the night.
STOP explaining yourself. Just BE you. Enjoy being you. Even the parts you think folk will think odd. They may. So what? More will find you as delightful as you should be finding me just now.
Life is short. Enjoy being who you are. Remember:
You are worthwhile.
You are worthy.
You are worth it. Okay, I think I am done for now encouraging folk. This has been an especially difficult day. I promised myself I would encourage the most when y heart was the heaviest. We got this, beloveds.
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.
I have things to do. So do you, beloveds. What are you DOING about and with your hard?
Be encouraged. You are NOT forgotten. Nor are you forsaken.
I have felt soooooooooooo forsaken. My feels are all feely.
I have gotten weary of the journey. I’m ready for a pitstop. Ready to get out of the hot car and into the Motel waiting up the road.
I’m tired of wondering “How long”. I feel like the child asking “Are we there yet?”.
I’m exhausted from living ‘in the meantime’ whilst waiting for my change to come.
Knowing this, beloveds, I am giving myself some extra slack. I am being good to myself. I have scrambled around, in my cabinets, for things to toss about in my electric skillet.
Be good to you, beloveds, as you make your way through today.
Do what you can. Then, wait. Patiently. Enjoy your day, okay?
I’m thankful I am learning how to laugh at my mini catastrophes.
The next time you get frustrated with your try, beloveds, makes sure you are connected to Your Source. We can’t do things alone. We need a bit of help to get things connected and going/growing in the right direction.
Be good to yourself as you make your way.
asking for A Friend,
Cassandra
#YourLifeMattersToMe
Note: It’s a good thing I stashed an extra pound of laughter in my pockets this morning!
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