Author: Cassandra S.

Tell sad not today!

Not today!

Nope.

Nada.

You may not have one inch of my day, sad!

Not today!

Kick rocks, sad.

Take two seats.

Get going.

I got thangs to do.

doing thangs,

Cassandra

#YourLifeMattersToMe

Note: It has taken my all to tell sad where to get off at today. Why? It’s Good Friday. If mom were alive it would surely be a good Friday. Mom loved Easter…*sigh*. Another holiday alone. Without her. Without others long passed. The older I get, the older I feel. So, I wanted to hide beneath a mountain of covers and fruit snacks.

I did. I haven’t. I won’t. Currently, I am preparing to get to work. Coffee waiting. Foot tapping to The Winans ‘Count It All Joy’. I am counting hard. Through this sad.

Be encouraged, beloveds. Tell sad not today and keep it moving. You can do it. You can. You will. We have to…

One step.

One step.

One step.

You are loved.

You are NOT alone.

Keep on being…YOU!

Who will be a friend?

Who will be a friend?

Who will be my sister?

Who will be my brother?

Who will be a friend?

Who will lighten this load?

Just a little?

Who will be a friend?

Who will care?

Just a smidge?

Who will be a friend?

I will, Cassandra said.

a friend,

Cassandra

#YourLifeMattersToMe

Note:🥹

One step.

One step.

One step.

You are loved.

You are NOT alone.

Keep on being…YOU!

You gave hope today.

If you reached out in love and care.

You gave hope today.

If you offered your service.

You gave hope today.

If you did your all.

You gave hope today.

If you made a way where there was no way.

You gave hope today.

If you smiled.

You gave hope today.

If you laughed.

You gave hope today.

If you dared.

You gave hope today.

If you dreamed a dream.

You gave hope today.

If you lost, rose, lost again.

You gave hope today.

To you.

Then, to all those around you.

Then, to The Universe.

You don’t need a million dollars to give up. You don’t even have to feel like a million dollars.

Just be…YOU!

Cassandra

#YourLifeMattersToMe

Note: Nuff said.

One step.

One step.

One step.

You are loved.

You are NOT alone.

Keep on being…YOU!

Amirite?

Life seems like one big 🌊 wave.

One.

After another.

After th other.

Amirite?

Enough already!

Lesson learned life!

Back up off me!

Okay, life rant over, beloveds.

Life does seem like one big 🌊 wave, though.

Amirite?

Keep 🏊 swimming, er, trying.

trying still,

Cassandra

#YourLifeMattersToMe

Note: Sometimes, you just gotta laugh. Or, cry. Or, both. Either way, quitting is NEVER an option.

One step.

One step.

One step.

You are loved.

You are NOT alone.

Keep on being…YOU!

Be faithful to you.

Be faithful.

To you.

Keep your promises.

To you.

Then, be faithful.

To others.

Keep your promises.

To others.

Rinse.

Repeat.

faithfully yours,

Cassandra

#YourLifeMattersToMe

Note: I promised me I would try. Every day. I promised you I would encourage you. Every day. Done and done.🥰♥️🙏😘

One step.

One step.

One step.

You are loved.

You are NOT alone.

Keep on being…YOU!

Time for you to receive.

It’s time for you to RECEIVE, beloveds.

For YOU.

Receive.

Keep believing.

Keep asking.

Keep hoping.

Keep on keeping on.

Yes, the way has been hard. Yes, you have been disappointed and discouraged.

Don’t faint. Look up. Reach up. Reach out.

Somebody has been waiting for these words.

It’s time. It is.

RECEIVE.

believing for all who are struggling to believe,

Cassandra

#YourLifeMattersToMe

Note: I got you, beloveds. I have been praying for every heart. God WILL meet you at the point of your need. Be encouraged.

Am enjoying some ☕ coffee and 🥐 croissants. Who wants to join me and Craig? Don’t keep your chips too close to him, though. Especially the BBQ ones.😆🥰♥️☕️

One step.

One step.

One step.

You are loved.

You are NOT alone.

Keep on being…YOU!

Giving myself permission. Finally!

Giving myself permission.

Finally!

To:

Comfort eat.

A little.

Grieve.

A lot.

Wonder.

How long?

Lament.

How many?

Take a chance:

On me.

On life.

On you.

Giving myself permission.

Finally!

Why?

Why not?

forgiving me,

Cassandra

#YourLifeMattersToMe

Note: Easter is Sunday, beloveds. All week, God’s Heart ♥ has been so incredibly sad and moved for a world in need of love. A world which feels unworthy of love. A world hiding amidst noise and distraction.

Why? Too many feel as imposters. Living lives unworthy of them. Afraid to be. Afraid to let go of mistakes made. Afraid THEY are a mistake.

Ah, beloveds, stop paying rent. You don’t have to apologize for the air you breathe. You are beautiful. You are. We all do ugly things, at time. We are more than the mistakes we have made.

Give yourself permission. Finally! Asking for A Friend.

One step.

One step.

One step.

You are loved.

You are NOT alone.

Keep on being…YOU!

From a distance: Hopeful.

I am listening to Bette Midler’s ‘From A Distance.’

God IS watching us. From a distance. Ah, beloveds, we can all be doing better than we are.

We CAN love one another.

We can.

We have to.

Ah, beloveds, love someone. Beginning with you.

Cassandra

#YourLifeMattersToMe

Note: I love you. Love me back.

One step.

One step.

One step.

You are loved.

You are NOT alone.

Keep on being…YOU!

Ah, dreams. I can’t quit you.

Ah, dreams.

I can’t quit you.

I’m tired.

My eyes are filled with tired.

My body wants to sleep.

I find my heart wide awake.

Breathless.

Poised.

Waiting.

Patiently.

For you.

For fulfillment.

Ah, dreams.

Meet me half way.

Close this distance.

Between you and I.

Ah, dreams.

I know you.

I just don’t know your name.

I just have not felt your arms around me, for the first time.

Ah, dreams.

What is your name?

Where do you reside?

You are my home.

You are my why.

Ah, dreams.

God gave me you.

Help me to fulfill His Will for my life.

I long for you.

I long to experience you.

In real time.

Ah, dreams.

Come for me.

Today.

breathlessly waiting for my dreams,

Cassandra

#YourLifeMattersToMe

Note: Ah, dreams. Where are you???

One step.

One step.

One step.

You are loved.

You are NOT alone.

Keep on being…YOU!

All I want to do.

All I want to do is love.

All I want is to be loved.

You are welcome to the rest.

What else is there?

asking for a friend,

Cassandra

#YourLifeMattersToMe

Note:

One step.

One step.

One step.

You are loved.

You are NOT alone.

Keep on being…YOU!