Category: faith

Geez, Cassandra. 🧓😳😆

The following, unfortunately, is based upon a true story. Smh:

Where are they?!

WHERE ARE THEY??!!

*Cassandra tore around the apartment looking for her glasses*

*Cassandra looked everywhere. EVERYWHERE I’M TELLIN’ YA!….😱 screams of agony and despair could be heard all over the 🌎 world.*

*Cassandra screamed so loud she woke The Universe who came to investigate the who did its and find out why*

The Universe: What in the fresh Tarantino is going on here?!

Me: I can’t find my 👓 glasses! I ALWAYS sit them on my table when I am up and don’t need them!…*stamps foot*.

The Universe: What do you do with them when you go to sleep?

Me: I put them in their case, of course(Cassandra discreetly rolls her eyes at The Universe who knows, full well, she keeps her 👓 in their case when she lays down so as NOT to lose them).

The Universe: Forgive the obvious, didn’t you just waken from an afternoon nap?

Me: Well, yea…

The Universe: (arching an eyebrow) Well? Give it a minute. It will come to you.

*Cassandra went and collected her 👓 from their customary spot in their case*.

I just stopped ’round for a quick hello and reminder to think before getting lippy with The Universe!😁🥰🧓🤗😂

Have a beautiful rest of your day.

asking for A Friend,
Cassandra

#YourLifeMattersToMe

Note: 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!

Facts.

Facts:

You can do more than you know.

You know more than you think.

You mean more that you give yourself credit for.

There are more people on your side than you think.

You can do it if you just give yourself half a chance.

There are so many people who will love you if you give them a chance.

Knowing these facts, beloveds, get out there and live!

asking for A Friend,
Cassandra

#YourLifeMattersToMe

Note: Your life is priceless. You are precious. I’m praying for you that you will start to see the magnificent person that you are. Be encouraged. You can do more than you think you can. Keep on doing the best that you can. The rest will come out in the wash.

One step.

One step.

One step.

You are loved.

You are NOT alone.

Keep on being…YOU!

Nah fam!

Nope.

We ain’t falling for it.

We aren’t going for the okie doke!

People are running around everywhere trying to get us all in a hoopla. Everything is crashing. Everybody hates everybody else. We will not overcome all of that is going on.

Chaos reigns in fear. Chaos NEEDS fear to survive.

Nah fam, we don’t have time to waste on lies and foolishness.

Life truly is what we ALL make it. We ALL get the opportunity to shine a light, to be a light, to make a way, to BE the way.

Let’s not fall for the old trick of division and fear. Let’s come together and talk to one another. Let’s find time common ground. Let’s decide we’re not going to waste our lives screaming yet the television and our phones.

I have done away with doom scrolling. I rarely use the social media apps except to post positive videos and messages. Life is much too short.

I just stopped by to let you know how much I love you care about your life. Turn off the phone and talk to your neighbor. Get outside for a walk. Stop living in a silo. Enjoy the stars. Enjoy the fresh air. Enjoy your life since you only get one of them. Take care.

asking for A Friend,
Cassandra

#YourLifeMattersToMe

Note: Be encouraged. Everything really will be okay. I refuse to hate my neighbor. I refuse to believe everyone hates me. I refuse to believe the world is filled with nothing but chaos, anger, hatred, despair and darkness. We are all responsible. We can all be a light and shine our light. I’m going to keep fighting every single day and encouraging people every single day.

One step.

One step.

One step.

You are loved.

You are NOT alone.

Keep on being…YOU!

I won because I tried.

I won because I tried.

Nuff said.

trying still,
Cassandra

#YourLifeMattersToMe

Note: There are days when all we have the strength to do is try just a little bit. Just getting out of bed is a real effort. But that’s okay. Life can be that way. In the meantime, keep doing the best that you can. It’s all that life requires of us.

Keep trying. The best is yet to come for you and me.

I am FINALLY learning that I truly am more than what I have or will produce in life. Just because my finances are a wreck, from lack of being able to find a job yet in this wrecked economy,  does NOT mean I am a wreck. I have taken cared of myself, financially, for the last 50 plus years years. It has been terribly disconcerting to find myself lacking.

This time WILL pass. I want it to pass with me being a better me. This time has shown me how precious life is. How fleeting moments are. Lasting ones.

Life is more than a paycheck. So much more.

Be encouraged, beloveds. If you find yourself in a wrecked stage of life. You are NOT being punished. Pushed? Certainly. Extended? Absolutely. Challenged? Undoubtedly.

In the meantime, enjoy your day. As shall I.

One step.

One step.

One step.

You are loved.

You are NOT alone.

Keep on being…YOU!

Thankful for the hard times.

I’m thankful today. Thankful for all the hard times. These hard days are forcing me to move beyond my fears. These hard days are forcing me to take my old age and run into the future.

These hard days are making me acknowledge my strengths and weaknesses. These are days are challenging me to my core. I am thankful for that. There are days when I wish I would have chosen the easier path of hiding in my comfort zone. I could do that all day.

I think about my old job and how easy it was. Then I think about the sadness I carried in my heart all day, as I wished I would have pursued my dreams. I don’t have that sadness now. I feel joy.

Yes, I’m anxious because I don’t have a job and don’t know how I’m going to meet my needs. I try not to focus on that. I do my best to focus on what I have currently. Can’t do my best to encourage as many people as I can every day. I do my best to keep myself encouraged. I remind myself that this too shall pass. It will.

Be encouraged, beloveds. Your hard won’t stay hard forever. Keep doing the best that you can. You are building a legacy. Be proud of your try.

asking for A Friend,
Cassandra

#YourLifeMattersToMe

Note: Greatness take time. And effort. Keep going.

One step.

One step.

One step.

You are loved.

You are NOT alone.

Keep on being…YOU!

Nobody cares.

Life is hard.

Nobody cares.

Go make it happen, beloveds. Make all the hard work for your good. All of it.

In the middle of quitting, I laughed.

I have too many folk to encourage. I can’t quit.

Neither can you. Get back up. Let’s go!

asking for A Friend,
Cassandra

#YourLifeMattersToMe

Note: A funny thing happened on my way to quitting. I found the strength to keep it moving. Who knew? God did. Life did. The Universe did. My dreams did. So does yours. Keep going.

There is too much in us, too much before us, and too much for us to do to give up just because of sustained hard. So what?! Keep it moving.

One step.

One step.

One step.

You are loved.

You are NOT alone.

Keep on being…YOU!

Use hard for your good.

I am at an impasse.

I have run out of space to upload/export…*sigh*.

Geeez, God.

In times past, I would have been having ten fits and blaming the entirety of the world.

I have learned, I am learning still, HOW to maneuver and keep my joy through EVERY circumstance.

Joy has NOTHING to do with what happens or does not happen. Joy has nothing to do with what we have or don’t have.

Joy can be found and had in the bleakest of circumstances.

Be encouraged, beloveds. Don’t despair when you run out of room. You are doing al you know. All you can do is give what you have and ask The Universe to push things over the finish line.

I have done my part. I am fixing to have a cup of coffee and wait for amazing to show up.🥰😎

joyful in the middle of lack,
Cassandra

#YourLifeMattersToMe

Note: We got this.

One step.

One step.

One step.

You are loved.

You are NOT alone.

Keep on being…YOU!

I’m disappointed but not deterred.

Whew.

Whew!!

Disappointment came raging in. Bad. Loud. Big 😡 mad.

That made me mad.

What did I DO about my mad, beloveds?

I reached out for support. I prayed just a smidge. I made sure to eat and hydrate.

I wrote a tad. I watched an old show.

I kept being good to me.

In times past, I would have spent countless hours making love to Doritoes and mini chocolate donuts.

Or, I would have 🗑 wasted countless moments blaming me, God, me, life, me, you, me, Life, me, the weather, me…you get my point.

I have learned, through countless hard miles, to keep being good to me, to keep it moving, to keep being honest, to keep doing something.

Disappointment has a way of sucking the do out of us. Leaving us to feel helpless and hopeless. We are not.

We were just hugely disappointed. It happens. Often.

I have given myself the day off to rest and spend some time with my why.

Why? So, I can make sure I am doing this because I choose to, because I want to, because I must.

Even after all this time, my why has stayed my why.

Why? I have been asking myself this exasperating question for 56 years.

I had a nice tantrum yesterday, telling God that my WHY DOESN’T PAY THE BILLS!!!!

It hasn’t. So far. I told myself I would find a regular job and leave why up to its own devises. If only I could. Crapola!

Be encouraged, beloveds. The Universe is not picking on us for entertainment. There truly are things we were born to do and give to the 🌎 world.

Your dream may be mixed up in my why…*shrug*

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!

Until they hear, keep talking. Until it works, keep trying.

Until they hear, keep talking. Until it works, keep trying.

Nuff said.

asking for A Friend,
Cassandra

#YourLifeMattersToMe

Note: I called about a new modem. The agent clearly did not understand. He blamed the weather. I told him the weather put out the modem. He blamed the apartment for losing power. I let him know everything else was working. He wasn’t trying to hear me. I thanked him for trying.

I called about a new modem. I explained the last agent didn’t understand. I said maybe I had not explained clearly. I explained. She understood. A new modem is on the way.

Communication is not always easy, beloveds. Still, we HAVE to give each other room to misunderstand, to miss communicating, to mess up. Then, we need to give each other some grace.

There will be days when we just don’t hear one another. That’s okay. Let’s make sure we continue to care about and for one another!

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!

What do you do when losing wins?

What do you do when losing wins?

What do you do when the answer is no?

What do you do when the doors just won’t open for you?

You keep trying.

You keep asking.

You keep knocking.

Simple as that.

Be encouraged.

asking for A Friend,
Cassandra

#YourLifeMattersToMe

Note: I had to stop everything as my vertigo got bad enough to fell me like a giant oak. Smh.

In addition, I can’t do a lick with this Hotspot. I have to wait until I get a new modem delivered.

Annoying. I tried to make it do what it did. It didn’t.

Instead of giving in to despair,  I chose to shift gears and work on some pieces. I can do SOMETHING.

Remember, beloveds, there is always SOMETHING we can do. No, things may not be ideal. We are still here.

Do what you can. Enjoy your day. Laugh at your frustrations. You may as well use them for your good!

I must admit this sustained hard, with my vertigo, has been terribly hard the past week or so. I want to do things that I can’t. I want to go places I can’t. I want….ack! I am stuck, in bed, waiting for the barometric pressure to calm down enough to stop squeezing the atmosphere.

When life gets to squeezing you, beloveds, take heart. It’s not personal. Life is just lifing. What you perceive as your fault is simply the atmosphere around you being affected by things you can’t see.

Keep going. Enjoy your life. Even with the world spinning on it’s axis…lol. We got this.

One step.

One step.

One step.

You are loved.

You are NOT alone.

Keep on being…YOU!