Category: faith

I WILL get there.

I WILL get there.

So will you.

Let’s go!

getting after it,

Cassandra

#YourLifeMattersToMe

Note: It’s amazing, beloveds, what happens when you take your focus off your own troubles and set your heart on being of service to others. The MOMENT I took my eyes off my empty account and placed it on encouraging folk, I found my spirit just soooooooooooooo uplifted.

Just thinking of loving on some folk got me to loving on some me. Ah, God. Life IS worth living. Even when it is hard. Be encouraged, beloveds. We WILL get there. In the meantime, let’s keep each other uplifted, eh? Asking for Your Friend.

One step.

One step.

One step.

You are loved.

You are NOT alone.

Keep on being…YOU!

This too shall pass.

I’m praying for you, beloveds. Praying for those who are ready to give up. Praying for folks who have secretly given up. Praying for those who are over it, already!

Be encouraged. Yea, yea, I know. I know! You are sick and tired of me saying this every blasted day!

We MUST stay encouraged, beloveds. We must. We have gotsa keep on keeping on whether we feel like it or not. Believe me, I am ready to dive back in bed and hide within the confines of my dreams.

I can’t. Life is just too short for that. I have already been there and done that. I’m certain you have done the same. Let’s try something new, eh? Let’s try staying up and in the fight until we have won.

Okay, enough of the rah rah talk. I hear a cup of coffee calling me. Who is up for some? Bring some snacks.

asking for A Friend,

Cassandra

#YourLifeMattersToMe

Note: I can’t sleep. This heatwave won’t allow for it. Alexa is forever screaming about ANOTHER heatwave, for the day. Shut it, Alexa!

I figure since I was up and melting, I would send a prayer and a bit of encouragement your way. Yesterday, I FELT alone. To my soul. An odd feeling. A lonely feeling. Yet, not. I knew I had someone I could call. Still, my heart felt as though it were the loneliest soul in the entirety of the world.

Hold on. Take care of yourself today. Take a break. Take a breath. Take a walk. Tell fear and doubt to take a hike! Asking for A Friend…

One step.

One step.

One step.

You are loved.

You are NOT alone.

Keep on being…YOU!

You are worth it.

You are worth it.

You are worthy.

You are worthwhile.

Nuff said.

Cassandra

#YourLifeMattersToMe

Note: Beloveds, You are worth more than you give yourself credit for. You are worth the time. You are worth the effort. You are worth the inconvenience.

Stop seeing yourself in your concerns as burdens. Your concerns and worries are just as important as everyone else’s.

You are worth the time it takes to get to know. You are worth the effort it takes. You are worth every second of try.

Look up. You have nothing to be ashamed of. Be proud of who you are. God is. The folks who truly care about you are as well.

I just stopped by to tell you that you are worth it. You are. Is letting you know for A Friend. Be encouraged. Be sure to laugh today. Be sure to love someone today. Starting with you…

One step.

One step.

One step.

You are loved.

You are NOT alone.

Keep on being…YOU!

No going back.

No going back.

Just because you are afraid.

No going back.

Just because the way is unfamiliar.

No going back.

Just because the road is lonely.

No going back.

Just because everything has changed.

No going back. Is asking for friend.

Me: K.

Cassandra

#YourLifeMattersToMe

Note: Yesterday, I wanted to go back. Back to the known. Back to the familiar. There, I would be safe in my cocoon of comfort. There,  I wouldn’t have to challenge my faith. There, I wouldn’t have to do uncomfortable things. There, I could hide in excuses.

I did the hard thing. I kept moving forward. Uncertain of next steps. Unaware of what to do next.

These have been some scary days. They have also been some fun days. There has been some really shaky moments.

I told myself no matter what happens, I refuse to live my life based off of fear. I’m going to try and just see what happens.

Be encouraged. There is no going back. We have things to do. Keep pushing forward. Rest when you need to. Never let it be okay to give up on yourself. You can do this. You really can.

One step.

One step.

One step.

You are loved.

You are NOT alone.

Keep on being…YOU!

Stop.

Stop.

Questioning yourself.

Stop.

Second guessing yourself.

Stop.

Doubting yourself.

Stop.

Belittling yourself.

Stop.

Silencing yourself.

Stop.

Dismissing yourself.

Stop it, beloveds.

Your life matters.

Your beliefs matter.

Your choices matter.

Your dreams matter.

YOU matter.

Beloveds, it matters not that haters hate what you stand for. Your love, your truth, your integrity, your resilience, your try, your loyalty is terribly annoying to those who don’t have the courage to live as you do.

Beloveds, you are amazing! You keep trying. You keep loving. You keep believing in the face of all you have gone through.

Be encouraged. Stop giving yourself such a hard time.

asking for A Friend,

Cassandra

#YourLifeMattersToMe

Note: WordPress has been a pain and publishing things at odd times. I can’t figure out how to do things. I can’t articulate what I want to say as this heatwave has melted my brain.

Still, I have promised myself I would keep reaching out. Someone, somewhere needs to know they are cared about. Earlier, I was thinking how amazing it would be to receive a ‘just cuz’ email or text or call. Just cuz someone was thinking about me. Ah, I dream…🥰🙏☕️🤗

Have an amazing weekend. I am going to try and leave writing alone but my encouraged will not shut up and leave me alone. You are just too important. Please hang in the

One step.

One step.

One step.

You are loved.

You are NOT alone.

Keep on being…YOU!

Repeat after me.

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Trying my hand at encouraging folk in as many ways as I can. I have NO idea what I am doing.🤷‍♀️😂❤️

Be encouraged.

Cassandra

#YourLifeMattersToMe

Note: Make your mark. Your way. Best you can. Don’t wait until things are perfect. Just try…

One step.

One step.

One step.

You are loved.

You are NOT alone.

Keep on being…YOU!

Use EVERYTHING.

Use EVERYTHING.

Use your fears to force your way forward.

Use your anger to force yourself to make the needed changes.

Use your frustrations to force you to slow down and learn BEFORE you blindly do.

Use your apathy to force your way out of laziness.

Use your unbelief to force yourself into asking questions of what you DO believe in.

Use your questions to force yourself to seek out the answers.

Use your darkness to force yourself to turn on the lights.

Use your loneliness to force yourself to reach out and love your fellow men and women.

Use your bias to force yourself to seek to understand other views.

Use your ugliness to force you to trust others more kindly.

Use EVERYTHING, beloveds.

Let’s have the COURAGE to admit we do NOT always present our best selves. That’s okay. Forgive. Mitigate. Correct. Apologize. Move on. Do better. Rinse. Repeat.

asking for A Friend,

Cassandra

#YourLifeMattersToMe

Note: I am doing my best to BE the best person I can be. I’m not perfect. I am flawed. Yet, I own my choices. I own my actions. The world does not appear to think it ought to own when it is acting ten kinds of fools.

Life is short. We ALL need one another. Let’s ALL do better by one another. I am sooooooooooo tired of the division politics, from the top leaders, are nothing more than tactics to get us folk, at the bottom, to hate one another.

Life is more than chasing high stock options, bigger houses and money, money, money.

Life is short. Love one another. Starting with you. Asking for A Friend.

One step.

One step.

One step.

You are loved.

You are NOT alone.

Keep on being…YOU!

I love me some me.

I love me some me.

Finally.

Completely.

Unapologetically.

As does He.

Ah, God.

Thank You, for loving me. When I couldn’t. When I didn’t. When I didn’t know how.

loving me some me,

Cassandra

#YourLifeMattersToMe

Note: I love me. I love you. Love you some you. Asking for A Friend. I pray for every heart who is unable to love him/her/themselves. Be encouraged. You will. Don’t give up on you. Not just yet.

One step.

One step.

One step.

You are loved.

You are NOT alone.

Keep on being…YOU!

Win BEFORE you win.

Start BEFORE you start.

Win BEFORE you win.

Finish BEFORE you finish.

How?

By telling fear to be gone. 👋

By choosing to embrace whatever outcome may come.

By determining to snatch as many tools as you can from the experience.

I used to focus on the result. I used to want to be the one to win. I used to want to be the one to try.

Now, I just care that my team wins. Now, I just want to support in whatever way I can. Now I just went to celebrate with my team no matter the result.

The world will tell you all that matters is winning. The world will tell you to crush your opponent.   The world will tell you your opponent is your enemy.

Tell the world to shut up. Keep hold of your humanity as you strive to win. Remember, your opponent is actually your brother and your sister. Compete, then love one another afterward.

It’s saddens me that people seem to have forgotten how to disagree. It’s okay to agree to disagree.

Start BEFORE you start.

Win BEFORE you win.

Finish BEFORE you finish.

asking for A Friend,

Cassandra

#YourLifeMattersToMe

Note: Start. Win. Finish. You. You WILL. In case no one has told you today: I love you. So does He.

One step.

One step.

One step.

You are loved.

You are NOT alone.

Keep on being…YOU!

Refuse to quit.

Reality: Quit.

Me: No.

Fear: Quit.

Me: No.

Despair: Quit.

Me: No.

Hopelessness: Quit

Me: Hell no.

Nuff said.

Cassandra

#YourLifeMattersToMe

Note: I refuse to quit. How about you? Disappointment is nothing but an appointment with The Universe. Be encouraged. We got this. Rest now. You have and are doing all that you know. It is enough. As are you. As am I. ❤️‍🩹♥️🥰😂🙏

One step.

One step.

One step.

You are loved.

You are NOT alone.

Keep on being…YOU!