Category: Inspiration

Part of the journey is the end.

I love a good movie!

I enjoy every second. Then, I ENJOY the ending. I used to hate to see a good movie end. I would wish I could erase my brain, then watch again…lol.

Movies must end. All things have their ending. One day, beloveds, our days will have reached it’s end game.

When my journey has ended, I want it said I spent every once of me that I had!

Until I take my final bow, I shall love as many as my heart can hold.

Have a beautiful day today.

asking for A Friend,
Cassandra

#YourLifeMattersToMe

Note: I love you.

One step.

One step.

One step.

You are loved.

You are NOT alone.

Keep on being…YOU!

I don’t HAVE to know what to do. I know WHO to go to.

One of THE greatest lessons I have learned through living through the hardest times of my life is this:

I don’t HAVE to know what to do because I know WHO to go to.

Simple as that.

Who are you going to? who are you leaning on to support you?

Do you have positive influences in your life? Are you leaning on those who are caring, loving, and supportive of your dreams?

Who are you trusting with that precious heart of yours? Are you with someone simply because they are paying the bills? If so, you can get a job and take care of yourself. You do not have to demean yourself or make yourself less than to keep a roof over your head.

Are you at a job that is bringing out your best self? If not, work towards getting another one. Don’t state a job that is poisoning your soul simply to keep your roof over your head.

When you are in need of counsel, are you going to those who will uplift you and be honest with you?

You don’t need someone who will be condescending to you and pat you on your head. You want someone who will think of you. You want someone who will give you options and let you make the decision for your life.

I seek the counsel of God, FIRST. Then, I reach out to my family and TRUSTED friends.

Finally, I asked myself what I wish for? What I hope for? What I long for?

I’m learning not to rush headlong into a decision. I’m learning to wait. I’m learning to be patient.

I’m learning how to measure twice and to cut once!

I just stopped by to encourage someone. Be encouraged.

asking for A Friend,
Cassandra

#YourLifeMattersToMe

Note: Who/what are you turning to/counting on?

One step.

One step.

One step.

You are loved.

You are NOT alone.

Keep on being…YOU!

Adapt.

I’m tired.

I do NOT want to get out of bed.

I DO want to work on my dream.

The things I have planned to do, I CAN do from bed.

Ah.

Aha!

This week I am focusing on listening/watching some teaching videos I have been gathering.

I can still put in work.

I overdid work on Sunday and now am paying for it. I have to teach myself to work but not work myself to the point where I can’t get out of bed.

That was for old me. Now, I am just too old fo being that dumb. 🤣

Do you want to hear something funny? Whilst laying down and thinking on my dreams, I found myself rising.

I found lazy pulling later towards the kitchen to get the coffee going. Ah. Aha!

It’s okay to adapt. It’s okay to be flexible. It IS necessary to cut yourself some slack as you maneuver your way towards greatness.

It’s soooooooo quiet, beloveds. I can almost hear my dreams in the distance. I hope…

living in the meantime,
Cassandra

#YourLifeMattersToMe

Note: I can truly say the sweetest gift I have been given, through all this hard, is being able to enjoy the quiet, the waiting, with ME. Just me. This still me. This hopeful me. This inspired me. Ah, beloveds, she inspires me. Look at her fight!? Look at her try?! Amazing.

Be amazed by you. Be inspired by your try. Don’t dismiss you or your efforts. Your efforts shall NOT be in vain.

One step.

One step.

One step.

You are loved.

You are NOT alone.

Keep on being…YOU!

Beauty in the ugliest things.

Beautiful.

Ugly.

Two powerful words.

What makes something/someone beautiful?

What makes someone/something ugly?

Is there value only in the beautiful?

Is there no value in the supposed ugly?

Our perceptions shape our world. Our lives are determined by how we choose to see them.

I have been beautiful. I have been ugly. In my thinking. In my perceptions.

I am working on me. I am working on seeing the best in me. I am working on bringing out the best in me.

The world is full of much ugliness right now. It is also full of beauty. I continue to look for the beauty in others. I continue to pray about the ugliness in all of us.

I’m learning to see the beauty in the ugliest of things. We have to learn to love one another, flaws and all. We have to learn to work on our flaws. Together.

Life is worth living. Folk are making it impossibly difficult to want to live in a world that is filled with such hate right now. We don’t have to live in an ugly world that is full of hate.

I choose to love my fellow man. Even the ones who cause me to shake my head, in wonder and sadness. Actually, I do not understand how people can gleefully celebrate the hurt of others. I don’t understand that. I hurt when you hurt. I don’t have to know you. I just need to know that you’re a human being that is hurting.

Let’s start pulling out the beauty in one another. Let’s work to get the ugliness out of our hearts and out of our actions. We can. We have to.

asking for A Friend,
Cassandra

#YourLifeMattersToMe

Note: I try to keep the current climate out of my blog. I leave it for others to spread divisiveness, hatred, and fear. I pray for them. I hope for the best for them and their families.

There is too much hate not to confront it. I choose to combat it with love. I choose to shine my light and focus on love. Life is short. Love one another. starting with you.

One step.

One step.

One step.

You are loved.

You are NOT alone.

Keep on being…YOU!

Don’t let go of your dreams.

I wasn’t willing to let this flu/cold stop me from uplifting folk for another second.

Be encouraged.

Don’t let go, beloveds!

We CAN.

We WILL!

asking for A Friend,
Cassandra

#YourLifeMattersToMe

Note:

One step.

One step.

One step.

You are loved.

You are NOT alone.

Keep on being…YOU!

Start digging your way out.

Start digging your way out.

Start seeing your way out.

Start being your way out!

Nuff said and end of story!

asking for A Friend,
Cassandra

#YourLifeMattersToMe

Note: These have been some wonderfully, hard, frustrating, joyful, exasperating days.

I have laughed, cried and sworn I was done laughing and crying.

Yet,  I have never been more content. I am sneaking my way towards starting a channel that may do nothing but entertain a dream long held. Ah, what a wonderful thought!…*hugs self*.

I am going to try. Results be what they may be. ALL I have ever wanted was an opportunity.

God has been telling me, for decades, that I was my opportunity. I was afraid to believe Hin. I was terrified to believe in ME. No more. I believe I can. I believe I’ll try. I’ll ask no more of myself than that.

I am trying to drag as many folk with me, on dream pursuit, as I can get. Who is with me? Answer in the comments.

One step.

One step.

One step.

You are loved.

You are NOT alone.

Keep on being…YOU!

Keep first things FIRST.

What are you DOING, beloveds, when your eyes first opens?

What are your FIRST thoughts?

What are your FIRST actions?

Do they, are they, aligned with your dreams?

Do they, are they, causing you to want to leap out of bed and tear into your day?

Or, are they, do they, cause you to want to pull the covers back over your head?

Too often, we stumble out of bed. Unprepared. Uninspired. Exhausted from all the gloom and doom we have predetermined the day would bring.

Then, we get up, grumbling about how long the day is already and will proceed to have the long day prophesied.

I choose not to do that. I chose not to do that, today.

I put on my ‘Good morning, Cassandra’ playlist and set about having the good morning I have decreed today SHALL be.

This day is what YOU make it, beloveds. No, we don’t get to decide how everything will unfold. Yet, we can enjoy whatever happens within the day.

I have my coffee waiting. I have uplifting music playing. I am looking forward to what the day may bring. Ah.

Today is what we have. Use it wisely. You don’t get to exchange it for another today. Hopefully, tomorrow shall come.

In the meantime, keep first things first, eh?

First things, meaning the most important things. The rest shall come out in the wash.

asking for A Friend,
Cassandra

#YourLifeMattersToMe

Note: Have a beautiful day, beautiful!

One step.

One step.

One step.

You are loved.

You are NOT alone.

Keep on being…YOU!

Filling the other half: From This Moment On

I sing this song to myself as a reminder to keep on loving ME regardless if others do or do not.🎤

I sing this song to Jesus to let Him know how much I love Him.🎤

I sing this song to you. Okay, I don’t but I care for you anywho so that should count for something, eh?😁🤣🥰

asking for A Friend,
Cassandra

#YourLifeMattersToMe

Note: Life is good. Even when it’s hard.

One step.

One step.

One step.

You are loved.

You are NOT alone.

Keep on being…YOU!

Stop trying to drive the car while you are building it.

I’m trying to be perfect, beloveds.

Worse, I’m trying to be perfect at things I have yet to learn. Silly, shortsighted me.

I feel as though I am trying to drive a car I am in the process of building.

Impossible. I know this. Still, I image my time is running out. I have to stop myself from hurrying.

Growth takes time. Learning takes time. Excellence takes time.

I may not make it. But, I refuse to rush the journey. I want to enjoy all the steps. Especially, the hardest ones!

I have really enjoyed getting up early, staying up late. My age grumbles a bit, though.😳🤨

I have parked the car. I am going to build it first…lol.

Be encouraged. Enjoy the journey. Even when the car breaks down and you have to wait on AAA.🤗🤣🎤

asking for A Friend,
Cassandra

#YourLifeMattersToMe

Note: 🤸‍♀️🙏🌊😎🎯🎤

One step.

One step.

One step.

You are loved.

You are NOT alone.

Keep on being…YOU!

Filling the other half:We’re Going All The Way

We’re going all the way, beloveds!

We are:

Headed towards fulfilled dreams.

Conquering that which has been defeating us.

Making our way through the hard with joy.

Reaching out for the love that has been waiting for us to BELIEVE for and in.

Ah, beloveds, strap in!

We are heading to amazing destinations!

Let’s go!!

asking for A Friend,
Cassandra

#YourLifeMattersToMe

Note: We got this.

One step.

One step.

One step.

You are loved.

You are NOT alone.

Keep on being…YOU!