Category: God

Get up and write(fight)!

My nerves are bad today.

I’m kinda, sorta, just a tiny bit focusing on the 🌊 waves, on the hard. They seem sooooooo large. What if I can’t/don’t/won’t make it to the other side?!

I had to snatch my try from the jowls of despair

I told my act right to keep acting right. I told my ♥ heart to keep standing on FAITH!

I got up. I got moving. I got a grip!

Then, I got back to work. I got thangs to do.

It’s okay to get nervous during the hard. During those shaky times, remember to speak LIFE over your circumstances.

We SHALL make it to the other side. In the meantime,  cut yourself a bit more slack. I have been feeling like an old, useless hag these last few days. Doesn’t mean I AM one.

I am going to treat myself with an old movie and perhaps some 🍿 popcorn. Who wants in?

asking for A Friend,
Cassandra

#YourLifeMattersToMe

Note: Don’t spend all day fretting. Do what you can. Pray. Wait. Rinse. Repeat. Enjoy your day. Hard gonna hard whether we want it to or not.



One step.

One step.

One step.

You are loved.

You are NOT alone.

Keep on being…YOU!

It’s okay.

It’s okay.

To be afraid.

Everything WILL be alright.

It’s okay.

To have doubts.

Everything will work itself out in the wash.

It’s okay to feel.

Everyone has doubts and fears. That’s okay.

STOP beating yourself up for being human, beloveds. We ALL experience times where we doubt ourselves. It really IS okay.

I am sooooooooo thankful a job has not fallen from the job tree yet. I have needed this time off to heal and to grow. I have been working most of my life without a real break.

Before the jobs, I helped raise siblings and nieces and nephews.

Growing up, all we knew was hard. My life, up t now, has been viewed through the lens of hard.

Yet, God has been teaching me to see the beauty I EVERYTHING. Hard has not been a punishment. That’s what I used to think. I now know hard is just…hard.

Life can be hard. Life can be harsh. So what? We can still do our thangs, beloveds.

56 is growing up me. This morning, she sat me down and showed me a treasure trove of experience she has gathered through the years.

56 also showed me all my tears. She showed me how many times I have tried. She showed me ALL of my failures and commended me for still trying. There was a LOT of failure.

Finally, beloveds, she showed me every footstep that I had ever taken had brought me to THIS day.

The Bible says THIS is the day that the Lord has made. We are to REJOICE AND BE GLAD IN IT.

I am learning, in this hard, how to rejoice in EVERY day.

Be encouraged. It really is okay. Plus, it’s perfectly okay to not be okay until we become okay again.

asking for A Friend,
Cassandra

#YourLifeMattersToMe

Note: Everything will be alright. in the meantime, continue being good to yourself. Be encouraged. Those two words uplift my spirit every time I see them or say them.

One step.

One step.

One step.

You are loved.

You are NOT alone.

Keep on being…YOU!

Do both: Make a decision already!

I was driving myself up ten walls over my chili or tacos debate.

I was hankering for tacos.

I was remembering how delish the last pot of chili turned out.

Chili? Tacos?

Tacos? Chili?

Suddenly, a brilliant idea proffered the greatest solution of all time: Do both!

Ah.

Aha!

I had two pounds of ground  beef. I used one for tacos. I made chili with the others…*slaps self upside the head*.

I wasted days on something that had a simple solution.

I have spent the week enjoying tacos and chili.

Sometimes the only thing to do is just to make a decision. Do something. Or decide not to do the thing. Get out of the middle of the road. You may get run over!

asking for A Friend,
Cassandra

#YourLifeMattersToMe

Note: I am making the changes in 2025 that I needed to have made in 2024. I allowed the fear of the unknown to keep me from making a decision. Never again. The unknown does not have to be scary. I am embracing the unknown and living in the meantime.

Make it happen in 2025. don’t worry about failing. You will. When failure happens, get up and try again. We are not our failures. We are not failures. We are magnificent human beings. Let’s BE magnificent. Asking for A Friend.

One step.

One step.

One step.

You are loved.

You are NOT alone.

Keep on being…YOU!

You are not responsible.

You are not responsible.

For my happiness.

Then again, I am not responsible for yours.

You are not responsible.

For my choices.

Then again, I am not responsible for yours.

You are not responsible.

To right my wrong(s).

Then again, I am not responsible for yours.

You are not responsible.

For my feelings.

Then again, I am not responsible for yours!

taking ownership of me,
Cassandra

#YourLifeMattersToMe

Note: You are not responsible for others, beloveds. We love, yes. Yet, we must allow others to do and to be themselves.

We can’t control love. All we can do is to give love. We ought not handle care carelessly. All we can do is care. We can not control what others do. All we can do is respond with thoughtfulness, care, and love.

Even if we have to walk away from those who choose to treat our love and care in a reckless manner.

Life is short. Cut the strings for/from those you love. If you feel as though you must tie someone down, to “earn/have” their love, let them go. Your strings are your answer and their prison. You want partners, not hostages, eh?

Have an amazing weekend.

One step.

One step.

One step.

You are loved.

You are NOT alone.

Keep on being…YOU!

You have been set apart. You have NOT been set aside.

Good morning, beloveds. And, it IS a GOOD morning!

I just stopped ’round to speak life to those who have been feeling like they have been dismissed and/or not counted. This is not so.

You have been set apart. You have NOT been set aside. There is a difference.

I used to feel like an outsider. I used to feel like I was on the outside of life looking in at others enjoying their lives.

I felt like a kid with their face pressed against a glass. which was separating them from some wonderful goodies..

I no longer feel that way. now I’m just waiting my turn. I may be asked to take the stage. In the meantime, I’m going to have a good time being a stagehand and helping out where I can. I will help someone else. I will be in the audience for someone else. I will give them a standing ovation for their try.

And if I never get called to the stage, I will still be grateful. I will be thankful I was part of the show in any capacity. I don’t have to be the spotlight. I don’t have to be in the spotlight. I will happily hold the life for someone else.

I love writing. I love encouraging people. I love praying for people. I no longer worry about if others are receiving my words and my care. I send them anyway. My joy is in the writing My joy is in trying to connect. My joy is in the try. The rest is merely icing on the cake.

Life has not discarded you. You have been set aside for this time. This is your time. Take the stage. Build a stage. Clean the stage. Just do something. Just be available. Life will come calling. How shall you answer?

asking for A Friend,
Cassandra

#YourLifeMattersToMe

Note: If you are feeling discarded about now, get ready. Life is fixing to open up to you. You have not been forgotten. You are just bring prepared. Enjoy the respite. Enjoy your day.

One step.

One step.

One step.

You are loved.

You are NOT alone.

Keep on being…YOU!

I forgot to be sad.

I was so focused on loving folk.

I forgot to be sad.

I was so intent on sharing my heart.

I forgot to be mad.

I was so determined to love the whole damned world.

I remembered why I was glad.

Life is short. Love someone. Starting with you.

asking for A Friend,
Cassandra

#YourLifeMattersToMe

Note: Life brings all kinds of things with. It doesn’t HAVE to be sad. What are you DOING with what life has wrought you today?…lol.

One step.

One step.

One step.

You are loved.

You are NOT alone.

Keep on being…YOU!

You have the power.

https://www.capcut.com/view/7463264174555578885?workspaceId=7454145451684708358

I’m trying to NOT throw my laptop out the nearest window.

I have spent a frustrating evening trying to teach myself CapCut and Canva. All I have managed to do was make myself want to cut up on some Canva!!!

Alas, I had to tell my feels to quit acting a fool long enough for me to tell you to be encouraged.

We got this. In the meantime, beloveds, click on the link above and be encouraged. Let me know what you think in the comments. Please/thanks. How else will I learn unless I can use yall as my helpless victims, er, helpers as I do my best to BE a light?

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!

Anticipate while you wait.

I have been getting up every morning and preparing like I am about to start my new job.

I am anticipating.

I am rejoicing.

I am preparing for new challenges.

While you wait, beloveds, be sure to do so with anticipation. Leave dread in the past.

The unknown does NOT have to be a frightful thing. Let’s make it a delight, eh?

This day was made for us. Let’s choose to rejoice and be glad in it. Things may happen. Things WILL happen. So be it. We shall also be happening to our day!

It feels wonderful to look at the day with joy, not dread, I’m grateful for my life. I’m thankful for what I have. I’m using all that I have to make 2025 an amazing one.

Life is going to happen, whether you wanted to or not. Enjoy your life. Look up on your moments with anticipation. Every day is a gift. Unwrap it with glee.

asking for A Friend,
Cassandra

#YourLifeMattersToMe

Note: What are you looking forward to?

One step.

One step.

One step.

You are loved.

You are NOT alone.

Keep on being…YOU!

I’m changing the narrative.

Someone is forever trying to write my story. They are forever trying to choose the hero and the villain.

They tell me where I can not go. They let me know what things I will never accomplish.

I’m changing the narrative. I’m choosing to be the one to tell my own story. that no longer allow fear or anger or doubt to tell my story for me. I no longer allow my finances or my age or my race or my gender to tell my story. These things are but characters for me to use at my discretion.

I decide who gets on stage. I decide who gets to speak and when. I get to determine the path of my story. I can change the story anytime I choose to. I can begin a new tale. Or I can revamp the one I am currently telling. It’s up to me.

I have been enjoying the NFL playoffs. It has been really sad how some players are being talked about. Some are being called heroes. Others are being called goats and not in a good way. The word failure has been tossed about liberally.

It makes me sad the way the world now views people’s efforts. Folk are viewed as failures or successes. The try is of no consequence. The effort appears to be of no consequence.

I’m praying that we can all get back to caring about one another and embracing each other’s try. I’m tired of this cancer culture which wants to throw out someone because of mistakes. What happened to empathy, compassion and understanding? None of us are perfect. We all are doing the best we know how.

You can change your narrative. You don’t have to accept the narrative that is being placed upon your life. Speak life over your circumstances. Speak joy over your situations. Tell the naysayers to shut up.

Be sure to encourage one another. and to encourage them to change their narrative if they need to. We got this. I really do believe that people are good at heart. They’re just too many people who are giving into false narratives, into divisive rhetorics, and to chasing clicks and being part of clickbait. I choose not to be one of those.

I’m not trying to be an influencer. I’m just choosing to use my influence for good. However, much influence I have, I choose to use that to love the world as best as I can. Speaking of which, I love you.

Have an amazing day. Make 2025 amazing.

asking for A Friend,
Cassandra

#YourLifeMattersToMe

Note: What are you telling yourself about your dreams? Make sure you are watering your dreams with positivity. Leave the hate to the haters. You have much too much to do. Be encouraged. You should have the things you’re striving for. You may also receive much more than you had initially hoped for. You’ll never know unless you try. Get going. The day grows short.

One step.

One step.

One step.

You are loved.

You are NOT alone.

Keep on being…YOU!

Just because you lost today. Does not mean you will lose tomorrow.

You lost. Today. That hurts.

Just because you lost today. Does not mean you will lose tomorrow.

Get up. Try again.

In the losing you have won:

Tenacity.

Resilience.

Strength.

You have strengthened your try muscles. You have been a source of inspiration. You are gathering fortitude with each loss.

Don’t waste much time on despair. Put a clock on your disappointment time, then make another appointment with hard.

Repeat after me:

Just because I lost today…does NOT mean I shall lose tomorrow! I fight on!

asking for A Friend,
Cassandra

#YourLifeMattersToMe

Note: We fight on…

One step.

One step.

One step.

You are loved.

You are NOT alone.

Keep on being…YOU!