Category: faith

Building dreams in real time: I kept my promise to me.

I am satisfied.

I have spent a delightful six hours, I think, writing pieces and daydreaming about making my dreams come true. In real time. Here. Now. From here. From now.

Ah. Aha! I am living, beloveds. Here. Now. In this limited space. With my limited resources.

Knowing, God is with me.

Believing, The Universe is working with me.

Receiving, Life moving with/in me.

Ah.

Aha!

It’s time to rest now. I have kept my promise to myself.

What shall the outcome be of my triy? I have no idea. That’s not my problem. I have done my work. I have done my try. The rest is not up to me.

I no longer stress out about the outcome. I no longer worry if my try is enough. Okay, I still do that. However, I understand it is not up to me.

Having done my work, I am ready to see what Doritos are up to…….hahahaha!

What dreams are you building, beloveds? Let me hear from you.

Take care of your heart for me. It’s much too precious to ignore. As are you. Asking for A Friend.

here,

Cassandra

#YourLifeMattersToMe

Note: Nuff said.

One step.

One step.

One step.

You are loved.

You are NOT alone.

Keep on being…YOU!

We are more.

We are more, beloveds.

Much more than a number.

Much more than click bait.

Much more than a paycheck.

Much more than a like.

Much more than a subscription.

Much more.

We are:

Worthy.

Worthwhile.

Worth it.

We can:

Be.

Have.

Do.

Why?

Just because we are.

Period.

Nuff said.

End of story.

I have been studying and studying and studying and studying. Rinse. Repeat.

The more I have learned, beloveds, the more I have learned what I do, what I love, what I aspire to DO does not have a pot of gold at the end of the financial 🌈 rainbow.

That said, NOTHING is more priceless to me than these words:

You are loved.

You are NOT alone.

Keep on being…YOU!

It saddens me how many folk who don’t hear this on the regular. It keeps me up at night.

I ask God EVERY day/night what I can do. I ask The Universe EVERY day/night what I can do. I ask Life EVERY day/night what I can do.

This is the time of year that’s the hardest. Work becomes super busy. My hands super tired. My mind, from work, exceedingly exhausted.

I want to write and just toooooooooo tired. Yet, how can I not?

There are too many folks who are judging themselves because of a past they never asked for.

There are too many folk alone because of thinking themselves unworthy because of what they don’t possess.

There are too many folk who are bleeding to death in plain sight. Hidden behind glass walls  prettily made up so folks can’t see the hurt, the sad, the angry, the lonely inside.

We are more.

We are.

God, I am trying to be more. Open the windows of heaven for me.

asking as Your Friend,

Cassandra

#YourLifeMattersToMe

Note: I wish I knew how, beloveds. Until I find out, I give the oyster crackers I have/am. I wish I had baskets and baskets of bread where I could feed the world. Ah, God, why You pressing me so? Make it so or leave me to lead my small life. Stop telling me I can change the world with MY words. Ack. Crap.

Be encouraged. Why? Because, I may need you to encourage me.

Egads! How morbid was that?!😳🤷‍♀️

We are more, beloveds. Embrace you. ALL of you. Enjoy you. ALL of you. Let this world see you. ALL of you. There are folk who will love you for the rest of your days. Let ’em in please and thanks. Asking for A Friend.

One step.

One step.

One step.

You are loved.

You are NOT alone.

Keep on being…YOU!

I did not want to laugh today. I did.

I did not want to laugh today.

I did.

I did not wish to tell jokes today.

I did not feel like starting again today.

I did.

I did not care to have to care today.

I did.

I did not need to share my hurt with my sis today.

I did.

I wanted to run away and hide today.

I didn’t.

Not today.

Will I tomorrow?

Beats me. I am living one day at a time!

going even when I don’t want to,

Cassandra

#YourLifeMattersToMe

Note: I woke up in a vaguely annoyed mood. I have not been able to sleep much. Work has been ssoooooooooooooooooooooooo much work. Too much, in fact. Life has been soooooooooooooooo much work. Much too much, in fact. Remaining steadfast and hopeful has been sooooooooooooooooo much work. Much, much tooooooooooooooo much, in fact…*sigh*.

I am also vaguely annoyed as I am unable to take a long drive. I have not driven my car in forever and need to have her serviced and possibly a new battery. Finances, time, finances AND time, has been getting in the way of that.

To be blunt, finances AND time are also getting in the way of my dreams!!! Ack!! Crap!!

To be more truthful, I am soooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo tired of finances and time getting in the way of my dreams!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

*sigh*

Be encouraged. Especially, when you feel the most discouraged/disappointed/annoyed/fill in the rest.

I love you.

So does He.


One step.

One step.

One step.

You are loved.

You are NOT alone.

Keep on being…YOU!

Bring out the best in you not the rest of you.

Bring out the best in you, not the rest of you.

Anybody can complain when things are hard.

Most give up when the heat is on.

Too many doubt they can so they don’t even start.

Stop giving yourself an excuse to quit.

Bring out the best in you not the rest of you.

Tell lazy to shut up.

Tell fear to kick rocks.

Tell yourself to get up and try.

Then get up and try.

Don’t worry about the outcome. The outcome is up to The Universe to take care of.

Life is short, beloveds. What or who are you waiting for?!

chasing down my dreams,

Cassandra

#YourLifeMattersToMe

Note: Okay, um, so what the world are you doing here?

One step.

One step.

One step.

You are loved.

You are NOT alone.

Keep on being…YOU!

I told myself to be encouraged.

Fear showed up.

Fear was loud.

I told myself to be encouraged.

The way was long.

The way was hard.

I told myself to be encouraged.

The road was long.

The road seemed endless.

I told myself to be encouraged.

Be encouraged. Fear only gets loud when victory is at hand.

I wanted to argue with 55 tonight. I wanted to tell her that she was too old and that my time has passed.

My dreams told me to shut up and go have a cup of coffee.

Care to join me?

still believing in me,

Cassandra

#YourLifeMattersToMe

Note: Don’t give up when fear comes around. Tell it to shut up and go have a cup of coffee ☕ or 🍵 tea. You CAN. We WILL.

One step.

One step.

One step.

You are loved.

You are NOT alone.

Keep on being…YOU!

Heart ♥️check Tuesday

Don’t tell in me, beloveds.

I’m supposed to be taking the next three days off to do a whole bunch of nothing.

My dreams won’t shut up!

And, they told me to pound on your 🚪 door and wake up your dreams.

Don’t blame me!

Our dreams have thangs to do.

Get up!

Do something.

It doesn’t matter what or how small.

Try.

Don’t worry if you are young. Your age is your asset.

Don’t worry if you are old. Your age is your asset.

Don’t worry if you don’t yet know how. The Universe has taken our dumbness into account already.

Get out there and live. Live your dreams out loud. Clumsily. Slowly. Dumbly. So what? It’s YOUR dream.

Be encouraged.

Why?

You know the drill by now, don’t you, beloveds?:

You are loved.

You are NOT.

Keep on being… YOU!

Now, how sweet was that?!🥰

My heart is full. So it seems is your 📬. 👋😆

Cassandra

#YourLifeMattersToMe

Note: When are you going to accept your awesomeness? Get going. Love and Life awaits you. Asking for A Friend.

You are more than an entertainment center for the world.

Ah.

Quiet.

I have taken the next three days off to do…

ABSOLUTELY NOTHING!

*gasp*

Calm down.

CALM DOWN!!

I am NOT the entertainment epicenter of the world.

I have let folk know I am tired. I need to refresh. I need to rest. Darn it, I need actual sleep!!!

I used to run myself into the ground. I fight running myself into the ground. Not so much, now.

Why?

I no longer allow myself to be guilted into entertaining the entirety of the world.

Growing up, we had to entertain folk when they came to visit. Grown up, we had to entertain folk at work.

After work, we had to entertain coworkers. Then, had to wait for coworker approval so we could entertain them at church or other functions.

Then…

Enough already!

That’s what God said to me. He told me He did NOT have us here to be entertainers. Yes, we can and are entertaining, as we make our way in the world.

But, and this is a big but, we are NOT here to earn approval or have to apologize for breathing air!

I matter.

So do you.

I just wanted to stop by and tell you so.

Why?

So you can STOP 🛑 wasting your precious life trying to be a traveling clown so folk can see you.

God LOVES you.

God SEES you.

God CARES DEEPLY for your life.

So do I.

Who am I?

Someone who is loved by God.

Someone who loves you.

Nuff said.

Cassandra

#YourLifeMattersToMe

Note: You are enough. You matter. Your thoughts matter. Your heart matters. Share them with others. Share them with me.

One step.

One step.

One step.

You are loved.

You are NOT alone.

Keep on being…YOU!

Build so the whole world can see.

I am building my dream. I’m flying, beloveds. Where the whole world can see.

Mistakes and all. Missteps and all.

This is MY dream. I shall build it the way MY heart has been longing to do so for 30 years plus. I shall run and see where my heart shall take me. I shall go where I have been afraid to go. I shall climb even though I am terrified of heights.

I shall try.

I WILL fail.

I WILL fall.

That’s okay.

I am enjoying every step.

Every frustrating, maddening, soul destroying, heartbreaking, lonely, awful, heavy, burdened, tiring, annoying, exhausting, wonderful step.

Ah.

Aha!

God just wants us to try.

We build our dreams in the try.

We confront our fears in the try.

We meet us in the try.

Get up, beloveds. It’s time for you to try. It’s time for you to build your dream out loud. Where the whole world can see!

building my dream,

Cassandra

#YourLifeMattersToMe

Note: It’s time, beloveds. Rise. Shine. God is with you. The Universe is for you. Life WILL sustain you as you continue to try. It’s all in the try. When you truly understand that God, that Life, that The Universe could EASILY move and remove your obstacles, the more you will understand there is a point to these, to your shenanigans. Keep going! Look around you and see what you have already built!

One step.

One step.

One step.

You are loved.

You are NOT alone.

Keep on being…YOU!

55: Show ALL of your ♥ heart.

God: Show Me your heart.

Me: ♥️

God: Show Me ALL of your heart.

Me: ❤️‍🩹

God: Those are the parts I love and long for the most.

Me: 🥰

The Universe🌌: Show Me your heart.

Me: ❤️‍🩹

The Universe🌌: Show Me ALL of your heart.

Me: ⚒️💪⚠️

The Universe🌌: Those are the parts I love and long for the most.

Me: 😚

Life: Show Me your heart.

Me: ❤️‍🔥

Life: Show Me ALL of your heart.

Me: ☕️🤦‍♀️🤷‍♀️😭😫💯💵🤑📺📦🛎🎶🎊🥇🏆😱😡🤯

Life: Those are the parts I love and long for the most.

Me: 🤗

Cassandra

Note: Since turning 55, beloveds, my heart has been all over the place. I have felt:

Old.

Young.

Useful.

Useless.

Used up.

I have wanted to:

Run away.

Fight.

Quit.

Strive.

Believe.

Doubt.

Laugh.

Cry.

Hope.

Try.

Rinse.

Repeat.

Living sure can be exhausting can’t it? Sure would be easier if we could farm some of this work out, eh?

Alas, Life demands we do our own homework. Otherwise, we never learn and can never know the satisfaction of OUR try.

So many folk are desperately trying to live someone else’s life because they feel their own life is not enough.

Your life IS enough, beloveds. It is. You ARE.

One step.

One step.

One step.

You are loved.

You are NOT alone.

Keep on being…YOU!

Heart check ♥️ Saturday.

It’s Saturday!

Workwise, it’s actually my Friday. So what?

The weekend is here.

I have done my best.

I have given my all.

I am tired.

I ordered chicken strips and mini glazed donuts to enjoy for today. Yaya! I only bought a dozen. Donuts, that is.

Deliciously, I allowed myself to have three mini donuts. I forced myself to put the other nine away so I could enjoy them today. Yaya!

Now, I rest. System issues are preventing work. How sad. 😁🤣. Actually, I enjoy working so the system issues have been a pain.

That said, I am using the extra time to get things done. Working from home is fantastic. I can get my chores done early so I can enjoy my donuts and ☕ coffee. Yaya!

You are welcome to join me, beloveds. You have done your week. Time to rest and refill.

How’s your heart? Asking for A Friend.

Take care of yourself. Thanks for hanging out with me this week. Let’s rest up so we can get into all manner of cuteupness, eh?

Cassandra

#YourLifeMattersToMe

Note:

One step.

One step.

One step.

You are loved.

You are NOT alone.

Keep on being…YOU!