Note: I let discouragement discourage me. I let fear make me afraid. I allowed hard to stay hard. I allowed doubt to make me doubtful.
Why? Because I had forgotten to sing. I forgot to dance. I forgot my joy. I forgot to turn on my music. I chose to see nothing but darkness and the waves.
One day I got tired of the darkness. I got tired of being afraid. I got tired of doubting. I chose joy and love. I chose to turn on my music. I chose to dance. I chose to sing. I chose to be me. I chose to remember that all things come out in the wash.
Don’t give in to the lie that all is hopeless. It’s not. Life is tough for everyone right now. We can turn things around. We can live a life full of joy, peace and hope. We can’t care about our fellow men and women. We can take care of the elderly. We can make sure children have enough to eat. Even those who don’t look like us.
Don’t you dare allow apathy and fear to keep you from living a wonderful life. Leave that for timid souls who choose not to care and who choose to profit off of divisive miss and fear.
Life is what YOU make it. What are you making with yours, beloved?
asking for A Friend, Cassandra
#YourLifeMattersToMe
Note: History is talking to all of us right now. It is asking what are we prepared to be to have it to do in these challenging times?
I’m doing my best to make the most of the rest of my life. I have just this little bit of time to make my mark. I am trying to aim true. I keep asking what I can do to make things better. I have to just keep putting one foot in front of the other.
Have an amazing today. You’re the best you can and be OK with that. I love you.
I used to fear change. I used to believe that most change was bad.
I did my best to keep everything the same. I didn’t like entering outside my comfort zone.
Change does NOT have to be the boogie man.
Change can bring wonderful and positive things into our lives. We just have to keep on moving forward and looking up.
I’m building my days now on peace, love, hope, joy and a ton of laughter. I don’t have time to worry about gloom and doom that may or may not happen. I will deal with life as it presents itself to me.
I choose to see the goodness in my fellow man. I choose to bring out the best in me. I choose to give life everything I have. I choose to give away what I have if you will help someone else in need. I choose to wait my turn. I choose to be OK if my turn never comes. I have everything I need right now.
Be encouraged today. You got this. Everything will come out in the wash, remember?
I feel like an idiot. Begging family and friends for likes and comments. How embarrassing 😳. Who am I to think my words would make an impact. Embarrassing.
I feel like an idiot.
This idiot will be back, tomorrow, encouraging folk. Geez, God. NOBODY came to my meal. Embarrassing. 😳
*Cassandra reminds herself it’s all about the try. Cassandra tells the 📣 cheerleader in her to shut it.*
Be encouraged, beloveds. Even when your dreams feel like a popped 🎈 balloon!
The motivational videos I did yesterday sounded stilted. The sound was off. I saved the pieces anyway.
I have been enjoying learning.
Don’t worry about looking like an idiot as you learn everything. It’s OK to feel like an idiot as you move forward. I forgot what it was like being back in school.
I had too much fun today to worry about sounding like or looking like an idiot. People will either receive what I put out in the universe, or they will. Simple as that.
I’m looking forward to all the mistakes that I mam going to be making tomorrow!
Note: It’s easy to fall into the trap of listening to fear. You look around you and all you see are the obstacles forever getting in your way. Be encouraged. Obstacles are just that. Hey Cortana, overcome everything you need to in order to have a successful and full life.
What that life looks like depends upon you, on your efforts, on your attitude, on your willingness to turn around and go another way if need be.
Give yourself the time and space to learn to move into grow. You will get there when it’s time.
Don’t get on yourself when you are afraid about a situation. A bit of fear is healthy in that it can show you where to look and what to do to maneuver through this thing called life. Fear is an emotion. It’s an indicator that something is up. Fear does not have to run our lives.
We will always have fear to deal with, to fight with, to combat and to overcome. Don’t be afraid of fear. Fear wants you to believe there is always an imminent disaster waiting around the corner. There isn’t.
Life will happen. Enjoy your life. Look forward to things. Love as many people as you can. Good things will happen to you. Bad things will befall you. It’s called life. Enjoy the life you have.
You can’t do anything about anyone else’s attitude.
You can do something about yours.
You can’t do anything to change anyone else’s mind.
You can do something about yours.
You can’t change every corner of the 🌎 world.
You can do something about yours.
You can’t do anything about others’ lack of empathy, care, and understanding
You can do something about yours.
You can’t change anyone else’s uninformed opinions.
You can do something about yours.
You can’t do a thing about another’s lack of faith, hope, and joy.
You can do something about yours.
Beloveds, the 🌎 world will tell you that all is hopeless. Dark times will try to convince you that YOUR voices, your choices, your love just does not matter.
You can NOT waste precious moments joining the ranks of all who choose not to. Life is what WE make it.
I can’t make you. You can’t make me. We CAN make it together!
I’ll do my part…
You can do something about yours.
being about it, Cassandra
#YourLifeMattersToMe
Note: We can do something about the foolishness going on in the 🌎 world. We CAN. We have to. It’s on us. My heart had been heavy over the willingness of so many people to turn their backs on those who are hungry.
You actually have people cheering the fact that Medicare and Medicaid are being cut, which will cause rural hospital to close, which will cause people to go without health care. There are people who are doing Tiktok videos laughing about the fact that food benefits are being cut but children will be going hungry.
I was watching a video where there was a town that was calling against a program that will house homeless women, children and elderly. The community said yes, we think society should do something about this. They just didn’t want the people in their town.
We are the community. We are our brother’s keeper. We are our neighbors. We all need each other. Let’s all choose to love and care for one another.
I was just talking to my sister about this today. Don’t fear the darkness. Shine your light. Be a light.
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