Category: God

It’s okay to be an idiot…sometimes.😳

It’s okay to be an idiot…sometimes.😳

I did something really dumb. I mean really dumb!…*stamps foot*.

Instead of waiting five days, I miscalculated, added dumbly, and messed up some sorely needed funds.

Five days, Cassandra!😳😡

Now, I have one less month to maneuver financially. All because I couldn’t wait for five days!…*stamps foot*

I made the decision based on fear of what “could” happen. I failed to calculate what “would” happen, NOW, IN THE PRESENT CASSANDRA! WHAT IN THE FRESH HELL WERE YOU THINKING!??

I just stopped by to encourage folk to hang in there and be good to yourself even when you do something absolutely STUPID LIKE DO SOMETHING NOW THAT COULD HAVE WAITED FOR FIVE DAYS!!…opps..ehem….my bad.

Don’t give yourself a hard time when you fall prey to being human. Try to laugh your way through the dumbness. I know I am trying to.

In the meantime, I’m having a cup of coffee, getting over the oops I can do nothing about, and getting on with my day.

In the past, I would have wasted the rest of the day kicking myself and carrying on about something that can’t be changed. I was a dumbsky. It happens.  I happened to me today…lol.

Be encouraged. Have a fabulous rest of your Sunday. Geez, Cassandra. Really?!

wondering what dumb thing I shall do next,

asking for A Friend,
Cassandra

#YourLifeMattersToMe

Note:

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!

God asked me: What do you want?

God: WHAT do you want?

Me: I want to be financially free.

God: What DO you want?

Me: I want to help others.

God: What do YOU want?

Me: I want to encourage as many as I can.

God: What do you WANT?

Me: I want to be financially secure so I can spend my days encouraging and loving as many folks as I can.

Approval.

Recognition.

Validation.

Love.

Safety/security.

We all want these things don’t we, beloveds?

HOW/WHERE/WHEN shall we possess them?

Who are we supposed to be to have them?

What are supposed to do to have them?

Most folk don’t feel as though they were/are enough so that find themselves trying to be everybody else.

I don’t want to be anyone but me.

I want to live a life where I can enjoy the beauty of nature.

I want to be able to see beauty in my fellow man.

I want to enjoy a good cup of coffee.

I want…

What do YOU want, beloveds? It’s important to know what YOU want. Not what others want and demand for you.

Take the time to ask, if you have not. You may be surprised at what your heart truly wants for your life.

Cassandra

#YourLifeMattersToMe

Note: Have an amazing today.

One step.

One step.

One step.

You are loved.

You are NOT alone.

Keep on being…YOU!

God asked me: What do you see?

God: What do you see?

Me: I see a hurting world?

God: Give to them.

Me: I have nothing to give.

God: Give to them.

Me: All I have to give is me.

God: Give them you.

Me: What if I am not enough?

God: What if you are?

Me: Ah.

God: Aha!

All my life, beloveds, something inside me has been yanking at me. SOMETHING, from deep inside, just won’t let me go.

Why?

Because of YOU. Each and every one of you.

Why?

Because too many of you have never FELT love. Not really. You don’t think highly of you.

Why?

Because you have been chasing:

Approval.

Recognition.

Validation.

Love.

Safety/security.

Worse, you don’t feel as if you measure up enough to have “earned” these things.

Ah, beloveds, know ye not that you are infinitely priceless?

I think it funny that God put these words, this desire, in ME. In a me that had been made to feel worthless, by so many, for so long.

Because, I was loud. Because, I didn’t have enough this, that or the other. Because, I didn’t have money. Because, I didn’t live in the right neighborhood. Because, I wasn’t the right color.

Because. Because. Because. The world will ALWAYS have a because, beloveds. Why? So, you can fall for the okie doke. So, you can fall for the lie that you have to earn your keep.

Hear me:

You ARE worthy. You ARE worth it. You ARE worthwhile! So am I.

The world was desperate to keep me from KNOWING this. It’s the ONLY way it can keep us all locked in prisons of worthlessness.

Without worth, we feel hopeless. Without hope, any can roll up on us and take everything. Ha!

To this day, hopeless tries to slide in my DMs. I tell it to kick rocks!

I am worthy.

I am worth it.

I am worthwhile.

I have been working on this piece for almost two years. It took six months to write the question. It took months for me to ask myself the question. It took forever to find the courage to hear my heart’s answer.

It took 50 years to learn I was much more than the words, the gifts, the skills God gave me. I am awesome just cuz.

As are you! God asked me two other questions. I shall tackle the second tomorrow. The third, okay you get my point.

In the meantime, beloveds, be encouraged. Lift up your head. You are precious to me. And, to Him.

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!

BE your mission statement.

This is my mission statement:

I will find a way, make a way, or be the way.

I had been tired of using the excuse that I didn’t know how. I didn’t know where. I didn’t know who.

I was tired of crying about not having the “opportunity”.

I knocked. I knocked. I knocked.

Nothing.

I decided to knock down the walls of my doubt. I determined to destroy ever section of “I can’t”. I decided…

I decided?!

Ah.

Aha!

Then, I told myself I was going to find a way, make a way, or be the way. Periodt!

To that resolve, beloveds, I have determined to BE my mission statement.

I have no idea where my journey is taking me. That said, I plan on enjoying every frustrating and hard step. These are the steps ordered for me. I shall skip a while…

being about that life,
Cassandra

#YourLifeMattersToMe

Note: Be your mission statement. Hopefully, your mission statement is a helpful one. 🤗🤣😁😎🥰❤🙏🎯

One step.

One step.

One step.

You are loved.

You are NOT alone.

Keep on being…YOU!

Building blocks: Failure.

I’m using my failure(s) as building blocks and stepping stones as I am building my dreams and my legacy.

I am also building up my character. Quitting is no longer a go to option.

I try again.

Periodt.

Failure happens. So what? I am building my legacy. My legacy will take the rest of my life to finish.

Bring it on, failure. I ain’t skared of you! Ha!

failing forward and up,
Cassandra

#YourLifeMattersToMe

Note: I got this. God has me. And you. Be encouraged.

One step.

One step.

One step.

You are loved.

You are NOT alone.

Keep on being…YOU!

Things WILL get better. How do I know?

Things WILL get better. How do I know?

They couldn’t possibly get worse.🤣😳🤨

Like a big goof, I made the mistake of laying directly underneath the fan. I KNOW better. Smh.

Sure enough, beloveds, I woke with a nasty cold. Day shook it’s head at me and handed me a cough drop. My dreams said “I really hate that for you” and pointed me to my work chair.

Whatever state you find yourself in today, beloveds, make sure to get a laugh or two in there.

Do what you can. If a bit tired, go a bit more slowly.

Have a wonderful day.

asking for A Friend,
Cassandra

#YourLifeMattersToMe

Note: What a beautiful day. Enjoy the moments in it.

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!