Category: Inspiration

Perseverance: It’s okay.

Bills won’t leave me be.

It’s okay.

Work won’t let up on me.

It’s okay.

No relief looks to be…in sight.

It’s okay.

I’m a bit annoyed with me.

It’s okay.

I don’t feel like preparing for work, tomorrow.

It’s okay.

I don’t feel like being alone, tonight.

It’s okay.

I don’t feel like switching to decaf.

It’s okay.

These dreams getting awfully heavy.

It’s okay.

These rocks, in my shoes, are uncomfortable.

It’s okay.

My get up and go has got up and went…without me.

It’s okay.

Why?

Because…

God keeps His Promises.

Nuff said.

Cassandra

#YourLifeMattersToMe

Note: This world will give you all kinds of reasons and excuses to try and convince you to give up on THE one person you can NEVER afford to give up on…YOU!

Beloveds, there will NEVER be a time, moment, second, circumstance or situation that makes it acceptable and okay to give up on you! Nada. No way. No how.

I don’t care how many tests and trials come your way. Take them! Pass them!! ALL OF THEM!! You CAN. You WILL. You MUST! This blog is NOT a rah rah blog. This is real life, beloveds. Go elsewhere for fluff and lazy. Here, we all about LIVING. With, intention. The best, we know how.

Here, we CHOOSE to care:

About, ourselves.

About, the world.

About, each other.

I try, beloveds, every day. Even when I am ready to say none of this will change a thing. Why? Because things can and WILL change. As WE do. As we ALLOW. Be encouraged. Be a friend, with skin on, to someone. Someone could use a bit of YOUR cheer. I prayed for you all, beloveds, as I walked, this morning. I shall pray for each, as I retire. I pray each heart is filled with such love you can’t help but to share some. Starting with you. Perhaps, I can get just a small slice, eh?

Remember:

You are loved.

You are NOT alone.

Keep on being…YOU.

One step.

One step.

One step.

I know who is holding up my dreams!

Ha!

It’s about TIME!

I said these words, beloveds, on the way to holding court, with The Universe.

I had asked, er, DEMANDED an appointment, you see.

SOMEONE, SOMETHING, somehow, today, was going to give an accounting if WHY I was STILL waiting for my dreams to be fulfilled.

I was armed, with stats, with figures, with 50 million reasons of why my dreams ought have been given me, long time ago.

Jesus, playing Secretary, escorted me to Universe’s 🚪 door. He asked was I ready to KNOW?

Of course!

Entering, impatiently, er, patiently, I flounced upon a hard wooden chair.

The Universe entered, bringing two boxes. One, crammed full of dazzling dreams, hopes and a whole lotta joy.

The other, held but scraps of smiles, a few tries, a ton of fret, worry, regret and 😱

Wow, I felt sorry for the recipient of THAT box!

The Universe told me the first box was one in which I, along with my try, had helped The Universe to prepare for many. The Universe thanked me, for my prayers, for my try, for my efforts on behalf of my fellow man. He asks if I wanted to help 🚚 deliver the 📦 packages I helped The Universe to prepare.

We had a thrilling time, The Universe and I, ministering to the wide 🗺 world.

Tired, we returned, to find the meager box, still waiting. I wished I had enough energy, to ad some hopes, dreams, joy and try, to the small sampling and fare.

Maybe later, I thought to myself, as I made my tired way, to the 🚪 door.

Suddenly, I remembered why I had come, in the first place! I was there to collect MY dreams and find the culprit who had gotten in my way, this whole time.

The Universe, handed me a 🗝 key, pointed to a small room, and bid me go.

I went.

I turned the key.

I gasped.

I looked into the face of the culprit.

The culprit was me.

My try, on my own behalf, scooped up the box that contained what I had put in it, when it came to MY hopes and dreams.

Do better, The Universe asked. Try, hope and believe, for YOU, with the same zeal, you do for all others.

THEN, return for your bounty. It shall be here. Waiting for you. As shall I.

I will…

That was about a year ago, beloveds. I was questioning everything. I was tired. I was disappointed. I was distracted. I was discouraged.

I was burned-out, quite frankly. This life, the way I was going, was unsustainable. I couldn’t keep giving out and giving out and giving out and not taking care of me or tending to my writing dreams.

I decided to take the year and focus on writing everyday. I took the time to get my healthy eating back healthy. I took the time to get my place organized. I took the time to get my heart organized. I took the time for me. I took the time to ask my heart what it needed. I took the time to ask my dreams what it wanted to accomplish.

I took the time.

For me.

Ah.

Aha!

Now I spend my days encouraging add a folk to do the work. For them. For their dreams. For your dreams. Life is short. It’s time for us to stop getting in our own way don’t you think?

We are things to do.

Let’s start doing as many of them as we can, shall we?

growing/going,

Sweetpea

Cassandra

#YourLifeMattersToMe

Choose joy.

Yesterday was a non starter.

Work was a no go, due to system issues. I allowed frustration to overtake my humor. I did not laugh. A crime, in my opinion. I pouted. I sulked. I fussed at The Universe, ALL day. Lamenting the fact my work system was not working.

Getting my apartment organized, was a no go, due to the heat. Just too blessed hot to do anything other than cry and complain about how blessed hot it was.

Normally, I mitigate things, best I can and choose to enjoy my day. Yesterday, I chose to allow the heat to give me the excuse to pout and fuss and NOT enjoy my day cuz it was just soooooooooooo hot.

Writing was a no go. I was too annoyed from dreams unfulfilled yelling in my too hot face. I refused to face them. I slid in my too hot bed, cried out to a silent Universe and told the whole wide world to kick rocks, for the day. Including, my try. I told try it was fired, for the rest of the day.

Night came to visit, asked me how I was doing. Sheepishly, I admitted I had given up, on the say. I chose to allow my circumstances to dictate my day. I was miserable in it. The day, was fine. As always. I was the one who chose to wallow, amongst the hot. Instead of embracing anx learning from the heart.

Night reminded me day was coming and I would have another opportunity to embrace her, God willing.

I rushed to bed, so I could wait, for the day.

Come morning light, I was up, coffee in hand, to greet the day. We laughed. Shook hands and chose to leave yesterday in yesterday where it belongs.

What shall today bring?

Who knows?

The Universe knows but It’s not telling!

Be encouraged.

Choose joy, today.

You can choose to have any attitude you want, for this day.

What say you?

choosing joy,

Cassandra

#YourLifeMattersToMe

Remember:

You are loved.

You are NOT alone.

Keep on being…YOU

Perseverance: I don’t want to. So what?

I don’t want to, today.

So what?

I’m tired of waiting for work to get my system working.

So what?

I don’t feel like walking, this morning.

I don’t want to.

So what?

I walked.

How far?

What does that matter?

The TRY is what matters, beloveds.

Well I know, beloveds, how exhausting the way can be, and has been. Believe me, I get it.

Yet:

We must.

We can.

We will.

Won’t we?

Keep going.

going with you,

Cassandra

#YourLifeMattersToMe

Note: When life gets hard, say thanks and keep making those diamonds in your shoes!

You are…

You are… https://www.instagram.com/reel/CwTCyjBK_8g/?igshid=MTc4MmM1YmI2Ng==

Nuff said.

Cassandra

#YourLifeMattersToMe

Perseverance: So what? Show up.

It’s hot.

So what?

Show up.

I’m disappointed.

So what?

Show up.

I’m discouraged.

So what?

Show up.

The Universe is slow to answer my call.

So what?

Show up.

Keep asking.

Keep reaching out.

Keep walking.

One step.

One step.

One step.

walking still,

Cassandra

#YourLifeMattersToMe

🗒: 🚪 Keep knocking, beloveds. The door SHALL open. If for no other reason then for the occupant to snatch the door open to see what all that pounding has been about!

Be encouraged.

Be encouraged.

This heat is cooking my brain.

Whew!

120 index today.

Whew!

Yet, I shall:

Walk.

Try.

Love.

Hope.

Pray.

Rejoice.

Keep on keeping on.

I must admit, doing so, when so much is going on and NOTHING seems to be moving from hard mountain, is not altogether easy.

So what?

The Universe awaits!

Let’s go!

going,

Cassandra

#YourLifeMattersToMe

Fellas, you are more…

Fellas, you are more… https://www.instagram.com/reel/CwPIclHIFHK/?igshid=MTc4MmM1YmI2Ng==

Hey, beloveds, this is for all the men peeps out there.

You are more…

Be encouraged.

Cassandra

#YourLifeMattersToMe

NEVER give up on YOU!

NEVER give up on YOU! https://www.instagram.com/reel/CwI93hpI1t8/?igshid=MTc4MmM1YmI2Ng==

Nuff said.

Cassandra

#YourLifeMattersToMe

Note: You know the drill:

You are loved.

You are NOT alone.

Keep on being…YOU.

God picked me up in His Uber.

I was out of gas.

Spiritually.

Mentally.

Emotionally.

Financially.

Spent.

Gassed.

Out of gas.

*gasp*

I fussed at God. Ehem, I mean I prayed and asked God delicately…

HOW LONG DO I HAVE TO KEEP GOING THROUGH ALL THIS HARD??!! I’M HOT. IM TIRED. I’M BROKE! MY BILLS HAVE BROKEN MY BANK ACCOUNT!!! I NEED TO KNOW HOW TO MONETIZE SO I CAN DO WHAT YOU TOLD ME AND I WANT TO DO!!!!!

*stamps foot*

In the middle of my tirade, er, prayer, God showed up, in His Uber, and told me to ‘hop in’.

He wasn’t angry. As He pulled out, said He truly DID understand my frustration. He told me to keep trying. He told me to keep on being about being about it.

He made me laugh. He made me cry. He drove around, endlessly, showing me all He, Life and The Universe had in store, for me.

ALL I had to do, God said. I told Him how HARD, how DISAPPOINTING, how maddening HARD and DISAPPOINTMENT were. He agreed.

After a time, God dropped me off. Said He had to ‘be about being about it. There were other folk in need of a Ride’.

😳

🤣

🥰

Moral of the story?

How the world do I know? This journey shall take the rest of my life, to finish.🤦‍♀️🤷‍♀️

Okay, lemme see what I can scrounge from my note bag:

Disappointment is awfully disappointing. Waiting can seem interminable. Wait. Be patient. With you. With your try. Be encouraged. You CAN. You REALLY WILL.

content kinda/sorta,

Cassandra

#YourLifeMattersToMe

#HereForIt