Keep moving FORWARD.
Every day. Don’t let one day pass without you working on your dreams and your goals.
I told God the other day I was really tired. Tired of the journey, just a little bit. I will be glad when I can sip on the juices of my victory. until then, hang in there.
asking for A Friend,
Cassandra
#YourLifeMattersToMe
Note: Be encouraged.
One step.
One step.
One step.
You are loved.
You are NOT alone.
Keep on being…YOU!
The phone kept pestering me to call my sis/bro this morning.
The phone knew full well I have my goal of working until noon before allowing myself the treat of a nice yak.
Even good habits has had to fight with distraction to keep me on task.
I’m glad I shared my goal with sis as she has been super supportive and has made sure not to call me before noon.
Its important, beloveds, to keep your promises to your dreams. You MUST keep the promises made to yourself.
It is NOT okay to betray your goals just because it’s you. STOP making it okay to sell yourself short!
*Cassandra turns from the mirror and gets on with her day*
We only get 24 hours to chase down our dreams. Leave the phone where it is and get going!
Let’s go!!
asking for A Friend,
Cassandra
#YourLifeMattersToMe
Note: Okay, beloveds. Back away from the phone. Enough with the doom scrolling. TikTok CAN wait, you know. The world will still be on it’s axis if you leave social media alone today. I promise.
One step.
One step.
One step.
You are loved.
You are NOT alone.
Keep on being…YOU!
I had given my dreams a good talking to, beloveds.
I asked my dreams to STOP waking me at 4 am already!
I’m old!
I’m 56!
I’m sleepy at 4!
I’m old, 56 AND sleepy at 4 am.
My dreams said nothing. I went to sleep satisfied. Ha!
My dreams have been waking me at midnight…🤗🥰🤣
giving it all I’ve got,
Cassandra
#YourLifeMattersToMe
Note: Be encouraged. Keep working on your dreams. Enjoy every sleepless moment.
One step.
One step.
One step.
You are loved.
You are NOT alone.
Keep on being…YOU!
Try. And then try again. and then try some more. Try until you succeed.
Impossible doesn’t mean it can’t be done. You’ll never know unless you try.
asking for A Friend,
Cassandra
#YourLifeMattersToMe
Note: You can do it. You can. If not, give it a heck of a shot!
One step.
One step.
One step.
You are loved.
You are NOT alone.
Keep on being…YOU!
The odds are stacked against you. So what, win anyway!
The odds are not in your favor. So what, give your all anyway!
The odds say you won’t make it. So what, try anyway!
The odds are laughing at you. So what? Do it anyway.
asking for A Friend,
Cassandra
#YourLifeMattersToMe
Note: We SHALL have the last laugh!
One step.
One step.
One step.
You are loved.
You are NOT alone.
Keep on being…YOU!
My dreams feel like looking for a needle in a haste to act. My dreams feel like the needle. The millions of people I am competing with seems like the haystack.
Daunting.
Intimidating.
Knee buckling.
Still, no one will ever find my needle, my dreams, if I don’t put them out there for all to find/see.
That gives me the courage to keep putting out as many needles as I can! One or two just may slip through the cracks and be seen. I hope so.
I hope…
Keep on putting your needles out there, beloveds. Yes, the chances are remote. That said, there IS the opportunity IF we but summon the courage to keep putting our dreams out there for the world to see and judge.
I have had two mind-numbing defeats these last days as I tossed my dream hats in the ring. I cried. I quit. I cried while I quit.
Then, I got up and tried again!
Be encouraged, beloveds.
We CAN.
We WILL.
being that needle in a haystack,
Cassandra
#YourLifeMattersToMe
Note: Keep going. You got this. God has us all.
One step.
One step.
One step.
You are loved.
You are NOT alone.
Keep on being…YOU!
We won’t go back!
We will not go back to a life of fear and dread.
We are moving FORWARD.
We are shooting our best shot.
We are giving our all.
We CHOOSE.
We stand ten toes down on FAITH.
We are going to do the hard.
We are going to do what it takes.
We owe it to ourselves to leave everything on the field.
Win or lose, we got this.
Let’s go!!
asking for A Friend,
Cassandra
#YourLifeMattersToMe
Note: This has me fired up!
One step.
One step.
One step.
You are loved.
You are NOT alone.
Keep on being…YOU!
It’s important to take time for a good chuckle.
With all the bad storms, nothing has been funny lately.
I took the day off to just refresh my mind. I’m glad I did. I woke up refreshed and ready to get back after it. I forgot about the storms. They have passed. They are no longer my concern.
I’m not worried about the storms to come. Storms will come. I don’t have time to wait or worry about them. I have much too much to do. So do you.
Don’t focus on the storms. focus on your goals and the dreams you have. Keep moving forward and looking up. Take some time if you need to, but keep going. We got this.
asking for A Friend,
Cassandra
#YourLifeMattersToMe
Note: Life sure has been lifing here lately. Have an amazing rest of your day. Your day is what you make it. Choose to make it a spectacular one.
One step.
One step.
One step.
You are loved.
You are NOT alone.
Keep on being…YOU!
I am relentlessly pursuing my dreams.
Towards that end, beloveds, I made me a playlist that gets me so fired up I can barely stand myself!…lol.
I have inspiration, motivation and oh, my goodness, all in one place.
It helps my tired. It fills me, so I can attempt to fill others.
This time, beloveds, I am fueling up mentally/spiritually/stomachwise BEFORE I rush off to do my thangs.
Too often, I would rush off, empty, tired and drained. I would ignore the fatigue. I told myself I would get to me “later”. Somehow, busy was much too busy to allow later to help me out.
I’m making my playlist. I’m making sure to keep myself filled with peace, love and joy. I’m doing the best I can to tell fear to kick rocks.
I’ve been feeling my age this week. I’m not sure why. I feel so old. I wonder how many more days I have to fight. The fight is exhausting. Yet, I fight on. I have things to do.
Have an amazing rest of your day.
asking for A Friend,
Cassandra
#YourLifeMattersToMe
Note: Hang in there, you got this.
One step.
One step.
One step.
You are loved.
You are NOT alone.
Keep on being…YOU!
It’s amazing, beloveds, what will come, from the depths of your soul, when you take your eyes off what you may lose, and set it upon what you are determined to be, have and do!
I did not realize how much of my time I had been wasting terrifying myself with losing my apartment.
Long before the tornado, my sole focus, internally, was barely scraping by so I could keep the lights on and a roof over my head.
Growing up, we lived on the razor’s edge of enough. There was never enough food, by the end of the month.
There was never enough money to fund the dreams of 13 children.
There was never enough time for mom to give us the individual time and love we each craved from her.
We lived in a state of perpetual ‘never enough’. After a time, I felt as if I was never enough.
I began to compensate by working myself half to death.
Desperation, moved into my heart, secretly taking control of ALL of my choices.
Desperation told my dreams to pipe down. Desperation, realizing dreams could free me, from it’s grasp, set out to keep me chained in a world of disbelief.
In a way, the tornado did me a service in having revealed the true depths of my desperation.
Fear, like I have never known, revealed itself as the terrifying monster it was.
I was left with two choices: Fight for me. Or, allow fear and desperation to control the rest of my life.
I chose me. I choose me, still!
I have had many a tough days since. Lonely days. Frightening days. Frustrating days. Disappointing days.
Yet, through them all, beloveds, I have found joy. I have found peace. I have found hope. I have found self love. I have found laughter. I have found light.
I am no longer afraid of what I may lose. I am too damned busy pursuing my dreams!
asking for A Friend,
Cassandra
#YourLifeMattersToMe
Note: Let’s go!!
One step.
One step.
One step.
You are loved.
You are NOT alone.
Keep on being…YOU!
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