Category: God

When was the last time?

When was the last time?

When was the last time you savored the moment?

When was the last time you took your time to really enjoy the experience?

When was the last time, you held a moment close to your heart?

When was the last time, you squeezed every single drop of joy from a day?

When was the last time, you enjoyed looking up at the sky or the stars?

When was the last time, you left fear in the review mirror, so you could enjoy your life up ahead?

If you can’t remember the last time, don’t you think it’s time to start now?

asking for A Friend,

Cassandra

#YourLifeMattersToMe

Note: Okay, um, so yall supposed to be out there making moments. Whatcha still doing here? Get out there and love someone. Starting with you!

One step.

One step.

One step.

You are loved.

You are NOT alone.

Keep on being…YOU!

What do you look forward to?

What do you look forward to?

Don’t focus on what you dread.

What do you look forward to experiencing?

Think on these things, instead.

What do you look forward to having?

What do you dream of being?

What awesome things do you see for your life?

Things are much more than they seem.

Keep dreaming.

Keep pushing.

Keep betting on you.

Soon, you’ll start having.

Soon, you’ll be receiving.

Blessings anew.

Look FORWARD, beloveds.

Look forward to all that is about to break open in your life.

Too often, we lament.

Too little, we dream.

Relent!

Dream, again!

asking for A Friend,

Cassandra

#YourLifeMattersToMe

Note: Ah, beloveds. Dare to dream…🥰🥰🔮🌎

One step.

One step.

One step.

You are loved.

You are NOT alone.

Keep on being…YOU!

Repeat after me: Something good is coming to/for me!

Repeat after me:

Something good is coming to/for me!

Enjoy your day, beloveds. Something good IS coming to/for you!

Rejoice!!

Something good IS fixing to come/happen to and for you. Activate your FAITH, not your FEAR. We all stand on something. CHOOSE your FAITH.

believing with and in you,

Cassandra

#YourLifeMattersToMe

Note: SOMETHING GOOD IS FIXING TO HAPPEN!!!!!!

One step.

One step.

One step.

You are loved.

You are NOT alone.

Keep on being…YOU!

Run towards, not away.

EVERYTHING in me, beloveds, wants to run away and hide.

I want to rush back to the familiar.

I want to shy away from the unknown.

I am hesitant, so am hesitating.

That said, EVERYTHING within me is straining, is yearning, is hopeful to experience NEW life.

New life is frightening.

New life is boring.

New life is challenging.

New life is inspiring.

New life is…new.

I don’t know what to do with the old.

I don’t know what to DO with this new ME.

Ah, God, what do I DO with ME, NOW?!

asking for A Friend,

Cassandra

#YourLifeMattersToMe

Note: Forgive me, beloveds, for posting more. Life is short. There are so many folk who are on the precipice of a breakthrough.

There are sooooooooo many folk on the verge of giving up before their breakthrough breaks through.

Hold on.

Hold out.

Be encouraged.

I don’t know why the fight has been so hard, this week. Still, I rise. Still, I hope. Still, I cry. Still, I believe. Still, I wash the dishes. Still, I get in my me time. Still…

Beloveds, let NOTHING keep you from standing on FAITH. There are days where it will take everything in you to fight back the fear, the darkness, the despair. Be encouraged.

You are EXACTLY where you are supposed to be. The fact you are being fought soooooooo hard, beloveds, is proof positive you are on the right path.

Keep MOVING.

FORWARD!

Keep looking UP.

ALWAYS!

We got this.

The Universe has us all.

If you experience moments of unbelief, that’s okay. It’s okay to wonder what in the fresh hell is going on and why the world has things not yet changed!

Enjoy your day. ALL of it. You are growing. You are building faith muscles you never knew you had. You are loving. You are slowly allowing your heart to open. Give yourself credit. Asking for A Friend.

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!

Perspective: 99 views.

Last week, beloveds, this blog had 99 views.

99 chances to let folk know they were loved and not alone.

I wish it could be 99,000. 99,000,000.

I do what I can. I reach who are willing. That’s all I can DO.

Somehow, my DO just doesn’t seem to be doing it, in MY eyes. I want to do more. I want to make more of an impact.

I’m trying, desperately so, to keep things in their proper perspective. Many are not even trying. At least, I am doing…*shrug*…something?

Stop dismissing your try, beloveds. You are doing all you know. Your labor is NOT in vain.

Keep moving forward. Enjoy your day. You have tried. The outcome will be what it turns out to be, eh?

I have been working hard to keep focusing on loving this life and embracing what it gives me back. Even if I receive little or nothing…*shrug*.

I have lived.

I have loved.

Ah, God, help me see that IS enough. As am I. As are all who reads these words.

asking for A Friend,

Cassandra

#YourLifeMattersToMe

Note: You ARE enough. 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!

You don’t have to understand, to understand.

I was just listening to one of THHHHEEEEEEEEE most beautiful gospel songs I have ever heard. Yet, the ONLY word I understood was ‘Hallelujah’. It was sung by a beautiful Pilipino group.

What beautiful harmony! How majestic. Amazing.

I also enjoy listening to this aaaaaammmmmmmmmazing Japanese singer who sings some of the prettiest love songs I have ever heard. No idea what the world she is saying but it all says love to my heart, mind, soul and spirit….(((((((((((((((((((((hugs self)))))))))))))))))))))).

We don’t always have to understand, one another, to understand, one another. Our actions often speak for us:

How we express ourselves.

By what we do or don’t do.

How we CHOOSE to view one another.

There are millions of ways we can communicate and honor one another.

It troubles me how many folk are choosing to use division to make their dollars. I choose love. If love never pays off for me, financially, so be it. I’m betting on me. The Universe SHALL reward my love gifts. Eventually. Finally. Hopefully. If not…*shrug*.

In the meantime, beloveds, how about we work on loving each other and listening to one another whether we ‘understand’ or not? The more we love each other, the more we shall find common ground and understanding.

loving folk whether I understand or not,

Cassandra

#YourLifeMattersToMe

Note: Love your neighbor. In case no one has told you yet today: I love you. So does He.

One step.

One step.

One step.

You are loved.

You are NOT alone.

Keep on being…YOU!

Don’t wait for me, inspiration said.

Don’t wait for me, inspiration said. Just get out there and do it.

Don’t wait for inspiration, motivation said. Just get to it.

Don’t wait for motivation, determination said. Just get after it.

Don’t wait for determination, domination said. Just get out there and dominate!

Don’t wait!

Determine.

Inspire.

Motive.

Do.

Now!

What in the heckamiah are you waiting for, beloveds!?

doing with you,

Cassandra

#YourLifeMattersToMe

Note: Ah, beloveds. Stop waiting for something to do something. Get on up and DO something. YOUR something. YOUR way. All we got is all we got. Let’s get to using what we have to make an impact on the world. Starting with our own, eh?

One step.

One step.

One step.

You are loved.

You are NOT alone.

Keep on being…YOU!

Throw motivation in the shower.

I’m feeding my mind with positive music. I would rather be stuffing my face with a croissant sandwich that is waiting for me!

I felt a pity party wanting to come upon me. I wasn’t feeling motivated. I came upon my pity party and motivation and threw them both in the shower!

Don’t waste your time waiting for your motivation to get motivated. Take motivation, throw it in the shower, and keep it moving.

When I was young and dumb, I would sit and wait, for motivation to come, before I would feel like doing anything. Of course, motivation rarely came during those waiting periods. SMH

Building good habits taught me how to just get up and do things. Whether I felt like doing those things or not. I’m ready to go back to bed. I can’t. I have writing to do. I can’t do a thing about what will or what not happen. All I can do is my part. I am doing my part. Best as I can. My part may not lead to anything great. Perhaps it may. We shall see.

Don’t stop before the job is done. How will you know when the job is done? When it’s finished!

Stop waiting for motivation to come knocking on the door. Motivation is waiting for your perspiration! Get going. You have things to do.

doing thangs,

Cassandra

#YourLifeMattersToMe

Note: This has been a long month. I told myself I was going to take the day to rest. Good habits refused to let me do that. Good habits made me drag motivation out of bed. Good habits have me chasing after my dreams….lol. Maybe I shall chase down one or two of them today. I’m going to do my best to find out. How about you?

One step.

One step.

One step.

You are loved.

You are NOT alone.

Keep on being…YOU!

55, you shall NOT have me!

55, you shall NOT have me!

You shall NOT have my:

Peace.

Joy.

Laughter.

Love.

55, you shall NOT keep me from believing my dreams can come true. I believe. Still. Call me ridiculous, 55.

55, best you stop listening to fear. Fear and I don’t get on. I fight it wherever it shows its cowardly face!

55, you do NOT determine my future. I do.

55, you will NOT hold me back. I move forward. I got thangs to do. Best you make peace with me. For, I am chasing 56!!

living life no matter the number,

Cassandra

#YourLifeMattersToMe

Note: Beloveds, do NOT allow your age to tell you what you can and can not do. You CAN. You WILL. You ARE. Enjoy your age. Embrace THIS day. Today, beloveds, is all we have. What in the fresh hell are you doing worrying about tomorrow? You have NO idea what awaits your tomorrow.

Keep it moving. Asking for A Friend.

One step.

One step.

One step.

You are loved.

You are NOT alone.

Keep on being…YOU!

Don’t be afraid to fail.

Ack!

Geeeeeeeeeeeeeeezzzz!!!

*stomps foot*

*sigh*

I have been trying to teach myself how to transfer videos from Canva to Instagram. I am ready to scream already!!!

Times past, beloveds, I would have used the excuse ‘I don’t know how’ to keep myself from trying the little I HAVE learned.

Now, I try. Badly. I THINK I have figured out that you have to first download the video and then share or some such a thing.

Ack!!!!

SOMETHING is happening. The little white circle IS circling. Perhaps something shall post there. Perhaps not. Still, I am satisfied with my meager attempt to reach out to the world to let someone know they are loved and not alone.

Don’t be afraid to fail, beloveds. Fail, spectacularly. Then, dust yourself off and find something else to tear up until you figure out how…..hahahahahahahahahahahahahaha!!

I used to strive for perfection. Now, I strive to be as excellent as I can possibly be in this terribly frayed and flawed human called Cassandra.

Me is all I have. Me is all I can give. I am satisfied with this old, tore up me that is forever tearing up SOMETHING.

I am seizing THIS day. Shakily. Unhurried. Wondering. How wonderful!

Take care to remember you can only do what you can do. That’s it. KNOWING this, beloveds, why can’t you cut YOU some slack, okay?

asking for A Friend,

Cassandra

#YourLifeMattersToMe

Note: I KNOW I have flooded your inboxes, beloveds. Yet, someone is terribly discouraged and on the verge of giving up. I can NOT give up on him/her/them. I dare not. Be encouraged. Keep moving forward. Ever forward. Stop looking at the waves. Don’t fear the storm. You are NOT alone. You SHALL survive AND thrive. I promise.

How do I know? I did. I have. I am. God is no respecter of persons. Meaning, your life, safety and wellbeing is just as important as mine. Your steps are carefully watched, beloveds. Yes, I know. It feels as though your cries have fallen on deaf ears.

You pray. You wait. You pray. You wait. You watch others being blessed. You pray. You wait. You grow soooooooooooooooo weary in your well doing. You pray. You hope. You wait. Your heart fails from the endless waiting.

Tribulation befalls us all. It hurts. That said, once we have been tried, we SHALL come forth as gold. The heat is awful. It’s terribly lonely. The hard is terribly hard to deal with. Be encouraged. All things have an end.

The trial, the hard, is NOT the point. How you come out of the hard, the trial, IS what matters. The bible says to endure hardness ‘as a good shoulder’. More and more, I am understanding what that means. What does it mean? Ah, beloveds, you have to endure to find out!

Don’t give up. Not just yet. Don’t be afraid to fail. Failing does not make you a failure. It just means you have not figured the thing out. That’s okay. You are okay. Everything else will be okay. In case no one has told you today: I love you. So does He. Be encouraged.

One step.

One step.

One step.

You are loved.

You are NOT alone.

Keep on being…YOU!