Category: hope

Heart ♥ check whatever day this is.🤢

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Afternoon. Or, morning. Or, whatever time of day this is.

Have been under the weather and in the bathroom 🚽 for days, beloveds. Days!…*stamps foot*

I’m keeping my promise to check on folk and make sure I have pieces 📝 written EVERY day. Whew! WordPress says I have posted 478 straight days this go around.

I promise I have oodles of stupid and / or inspiring things to say. I just feel too much like paint scraped from the side of a barn to remember. If you ask me how I know how that feels, I will tell ya us writers know how EVERYTHING and EVERYONE feels about EVERY subject in the entirety of the world…lol.

What am I doing here?….

*Cassandra reminds herself she is keeping her promise to encourage folk every day, no matter what*.

*Cassandra thinks that’s awfully dumb and breaks into an argument with herself over trying to write when she feels like paint scrapings*.

*Cassandra gently tells herself to shut up and go ahead and encourage folk before the 🚽 bathroom demands her attention for the 50 millionth thousand and 17 hundred times*

*Cassandra scrounges through the encouragement bag to find two hoots to give and some love to share*

I hope everything is aite whicha. Be encouraged. Take real good care of that beautiful heart of yours.

Hopefully, I will be feeling myself in a few more days. Take advantage of my silence til then.

Hahahahahahahahahaha!

asking for A Friend,
Cassandra

#YourLifeMattersToMe

Note: How are YOU doing? Be sure to look out for you today. You give and you give. Make sure to toss in some me time today. It’s imperative to care about you as well. Self care is NOT optional!



One step.

One step.

One step.

You are loved.

You are NOT alone.

Keep on being…YOU!

Be gentle with yourself.

I like this saying. We all need to be more gentle with ourselves. We are much too hard on one another. We are also too hard on ourselves. I’m trying to do better.

I’m trying to BE better. I’m eating 🥗 salads. I’m hydrating. I’m planning on exercising. 😂

I’m being as gentle as I can. Are you?

asking for A Friend,
Cassandra

#YourLifeMattersToMe

Note: Take it easy today. Go hard tomorrow…😂

One step.

One step.

One step.

You are loved.

You are NOT alone.

Keep on being…YOU!

Life goes on. Or does it?

I don’t know how to feel. It seems that a bit of 2024 has seeped into 2025.

I opened the door to see that maintenance are replanting the trees that were uprooted from the tornado.

You would think this would make me happy. Oddly, it has had the opposite effect. I am remembering before.

Before the tornado. Before the loss of my confidence. Before the loss of my job.

I sit here in my new normal and don’t feel normal. Not any more. Not since the tornado. I have been fighting for my equilibrium ever since.

Life went on without me. I’m trying to get up. Will I ever?

I fight to find me. On the daily. Slowly, me is coming out of hiding.

Life goes on. Doesn’t it?

Slowly. Life goes on. It does. It doesn’t go as we think it should. It goes as it goes. I am learning how to go with it.

Loss is hard. Loss doesn’t have to stay loss. We can make something amazing out of what’s left, can’t we?

I am choosing to get on with life, beloveds. THIS is what’s left. I shall make THIS into some fantastic THAT. What shall that be? I have NO idea. I’m looking forward to finding out!

tentatively hopeful,
Cassandra

#YourLifeMattersToMe

Note: When life snatches the rug from under your feet, dance on whatever is underneath. Get back up. Then, keep looking UP.

I’m not saying things that are impossible. I have to do the impossible every day now. I HAVE to live among the never-ending rebuilding. This is a daily reminder of all that was lost. I take a break. I remind myself of all I still have.

I still have hope. I still have my dreams. I still have the opportunity to love folk and let them know everything WILL be alright.

Be encouraged, beloveds. Rest, as needed. Then, LIVE. NOW. Ask yourself what on earth are you waiting for and get on with it! Asking for A Friend.



One step.

One step.

One step.

You are loved.

You are NOT alone.

Keep on being…YOU!

Grateful.

I’m grateful.

I’m thankful.

I’m hopeful.

I’m joyful.

My heart is full. I’m grateful for the hard. I’m thankful for the fear that has motivated me to continue to try. I’m hopeful for tomorrow. I’m joyful for all of the opportunities that have been laid out before me.

What are you?

asking for A Friend,
Cassandra

#YourLifeMattersToMe

Note: What do you rejoice over? What do you hope for? What do you believe in? Who believes in you? Do you believe in you?

It’s good to reflect upon what we are grateful for. I am grateful for your life. I am thankful that you were born. I am joyful that the world is about to open up its bounty to you. Receive it. Be encouraged.

One step.

One step.

One step.

You are loved.

You are NOT alone.

Keep on being…YOU!

Connections: It’s not you. It’s them.

Ack.

ACK!!!!!!!

My bluetooth said it was connected but I could NOT hear anything!!!…*stamps foot*

You can only be paired with two devices. I was ONLY paired with two devices. Or, so I thought. Sooooooooooooooo, I had to go on a needlessly STUPID treasure hunt to hunt down the unneeded connection so I could connect THE BLASTED NEEDED CONNECTION ALREADY!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Finally, finally, FIIIIIIIIIIINNNNNNAAAAAALLLLLY, I found I had been paired with the laptop, phone and television….*shakes head*.

Long story short, beloveds, I managed, just barely/thankfully, to pair myself to the correct device.

This got me to thinking how we are so often paired with unneeded, unnecessary connections that do nothing but frustrate, disappoint and keep us from serving our purpose.

Sometimes, we have to do a periodic check to ensure we are paired to and with the correct devices!

What are you paired with? Do those connections serve you and the connected source? Are you connected to THE Source?

Are you connected to things which bring you nothing but heartache and headaches?

Take some time, beloveds, and check on your connections. You may find out that it’s not you. It may be them. It may be him or her. It may be this, that or the other which is hindering your progress.

Have a wonderous day today. Be sure to love someone in this day. Starting with yourself.

asking for A Friend,
Cassandra

#YourLifeMattersToMe

Note: Make sure that you are connected to sources that are keeping you growing.

One step.

One step.

One step.

You are loved.

You are NOT alone.

Keep on being…YOU!

Tell hate ha!

Tell hate ha!

You are NOT welcome here!

Tell hell no!

Hell, you know where your friend hate can go!

Tell despair nah.

Nah, we ain’t got no time for you!

Tell lazy no way!

We have too many thangs to do!

Now get out there and LIVE,  beloveds.

The louder hate gets, the louder I become. I REFUSE to allow hate to spread without me doing all I can to extinguish it.

Call me DEI because of my skin color. Call me unqualified because of my race. Ha!

Call me whatever you like, world, I KNOW who I am. I KNOW where I stand:

Ten toes down on FAITH.

100% on HOPE.

1,000,000,000 times 1,000,000,000 on LOVE.

Keep on being YOU, beloveds. Unapologetically.

asking for A Friend,
Cassandra

#YourLifeMattersToMe

Note: Hate has no place among us. Let us continue to love one another. Love WILL win in the end. WE all decide when the lights gets turned on. Mine is blazing. How about yours? Asking for billions of friends.

One step.

One step.

One step.

You are loved.

You are NOT alone.

Keep on being…YOU!

It was/is never about the storm.

The worst of the storm passed me by.

I was prepared.

I did not fear.

I lived through an F4 tornado in my yard, last Memorial Day Weekend.

THAT storm, helped me to prepare for, to withstand, to understand and make my way through THIS storm.

There was no warning for the tornado. There were days of warning for this storm.

Life is never really about the storm itself, beloveds. Storms happen. We prepare for them. We make it through them.

If we are smart, we waste little time railing against the coming storm or those which shall surely come.

Each storm brings out a storm of things for me to fight with and OVERCOME.

The storms are not here to break us, beloveds. Be encouraged. You SHALL make it through the storms. HOW you make it through is completely up to you.

Arrive hopeful. Remain joyful. Stay faithful.

asking for A Friend,
Cassandra

#YourLifeMattersToMe

Note: You are NOT alone. Be encouraged. You got this. You really do.

One step.

One step.

One step.

You are loved.

You are NOT alone.

Keep on being…YOU!

Change does NOT have to be bad.

WordPress has changed how things look. I like things to be familiar. I like things how I like things. I’m having to teach myself to embrace change and not throw too many temper tantrums when they happen.

I have to admit, the changes are working for my good. initially I thought they would make things harder or take longer. I am finding they are making things. easier to do and. the experience better.

As things change in your life beloved. don’t think of change as bad. All things change. Things were never meant to be permanent.

I have been enjoying this new me. 56 sure looks good on me!

Enjoy the changes in yourself. At least, the changes are making you more interesting!

asking for A Friend,
Cassandra

#YourLifeMattersToMe

Note: Embracing change at any age can be difficult. be encouraged. Be patient with yourself. You are doing all that you know. Let this be enough. You are right now. You are a magnificent You are wonderful. You are amazing. You are brilliant. You are successful. You are a person of integrity. You are a person full of love. Be who you are….

One step.

One step.

One step.

You are loved.

You are NOT alone.

Keep on being…YOU!

For such a time as this.

Here.

For such a time as this.

Ready.

For such a time as this.

Capable.

For such a time as this.

Able.

For such a time as this.

Resilient.

For such a time as this.

Empowered.

For such a time as this.

Chosen.

For such a time as this.

Born.

For such a time as this.

No more excuses, beloveds. We were made for this time. We got this. We can do this. Together.

Don’t despair. Keep looking UP. Keep moving FORWARD. Keep going.

asking for A Friend,
Cassandra

#YourLifeMattersToMe

Note: Life is what WE make it. Let’s make it a good one, k? Love someone. Starting with you. Be encouraged.

Get into LIFE. Life is NOT on the never-ending scroll!



One step.

One step.

One step.

You are loved.

You are NOT alone.

Keep on being…YOU!

Don’t let your limitations limit you.

Vertigo has been kicking my tail lately. It has come roaring back into my life in the last few days.

My vertical has not been this bad and almost a year. I think the universe gave me a reprieve because of the tornado. Or, I was too busy being  scared half to death because I didn’t have a job and trying to find one. I didn’t have time to focus on having vertigo.

I don’t let it bother me. I take my time. I live my life. I take care of myself the best I can.

Don’t allow your limitations to put a limit on what you can achieve throughout the day. Do what you can. Be patient with yourself. Be extra understanding when you’re going through tough times.

I don’t know when it became acceptable for everyone to be so hard on each other. Let’s cut each other some slack. We’re all doing the best we can with what we know.

Stop limiting how far you can go. Just go. As far as you can. As best you can.

going with you,
Cassandra

#YourLifeMattersToMe

Note: What are you waiting for? get going.

One step.

One step.

One step.

You are loved.

You are NOT alone.

Keep on being…YOU!