Category: Inspiration

When you find yourself upside down, do the opposite.

I was annoyed.

Another half day wasted, er, wading through fake job listings. Crapola.

Instead of throwing the phone out the window, I turned on some praise music and decided to work on some pieces. Good for you, eh?

I promised myself I would love on some folk when life was really cutting up for me. Why waste all this hard, fretting and worrying, when I could be loving on folk?

I CHOOSE to love.

I CHOOSE to have faith.

I CHOOSE to enjoy my day. Even the hard, gooey center.

Life is going to life, beloveds. What are you DOING with your life as hard rains down on you? The rain is going to come down anywho. How will you find yourself AFTER the rain?

Resilient?

Resistant?

Reactive?

Radioactive?

You get to choose how you will spend your day. Choose to make it a joyous one. I am blasting my music and being thankful for my hard. What say you?

asking for A Friend,

Cassandra

#YourLifeMattersToMe

Note: When you find yourself upside down, do the opposite. Don’t let mad run the show. Don’t let frustration run the show. Don’t let your feels run the show. Turn the day into something positive. Be encouraged.

One step.

One step.

One step.

You are loved.

You are NOT alone.

Keep on being…YOU!

If this piece encouraged you, share it with someone please/thanks.

Reframing: If you’ve got a challenge, move to it.

If you’ve got a challenge, move to it.

If you experience hardship, groove to it.

If life is pressing in, press on.

If things have been getting you down, turn on some music and get down to it!

Life is literally what YOU make it. You tell yourself things won’t work out. You make things harder when you choose apathy rather than doing something about things happening, in your life.

Real talk, beloveds, does it REALLY matter who/what/why/wherefore? Not really. What matters is what YOU DO ABOUT IT!

I did this to me. So what? What are you going to DO about it?

So and so did that to me. So what? What are you going to DO WITH IT?

The Universe allowed the other to happen to me. So what. How are you going to ACT following it?

Life is what we MAKE it. What are you making yours?

asking for A Friend,

Cassandra

#YourLifeMattersToMe

Note: You will never know until you try. Try, beloveds, and see what happens.

One step.

One step.

One step.

You are loved.

You are NOT alone.

Keep on being…YOU!

Don’t let frustrations ruin your day.

Nothing wants to work right!!!!

Ack!!!!

I could scream.

I did scream, tastefully. I didn’t want to wake the neighbors.

Nothing was working right. My streamer stopped streaming. My tv stopped playing. My get up and go, got up and went.

I did my level best to stay out of my feels. Dumb things tend to happen when I allow my feels take over during frustrating moments.

I used my frustration to get some meal prep and chores done. I am choosing to use everything for my good. Even frustration.

Use what happens for your GOOD. Things are going to happen. Stop wasting time arguing with or blaming The Universe for picking on you. The Universe has more important things to do than to purposely ruin your day.

I’m heading out for coffee and to laugh off my day. Who wants a cup?

standing on business,
Cassandra

#YourLifeMattersToMe

Note: Things will get better. Short of that…there’s ALWAYS chocolate!🤣🥰😁



One step.

One step.

One step.

You are loved.

You are NOT alone.

Keep on being…YOU!

Faith: Keep getting up!

Life:

Me: Ow!…*pout*

Life has not been playing with me. Goodness and gravy!…*stamps foot*

I have been doing my best to take things in stride. I must admit life broke my heart yesterday…*sigh*.

For a brief moment, life opened it’s bounty to me. Then, cruelty snatched it back and laughed…*sigh*.

I kept my mouth shut. I went to bed early. I told night I would bring joy to the day, tomorrow.

I did. I kept it moving. I left the hard of yesterday, with yesterday. Today is a different day. I am a different me.

It’s not easy to reframe hard things. It’s sooooooo easy to give in to the pout. It’s much too easy to give in to a victim mentality. I choose faith.

Keep getting up, beloveds. Giving up is NEVER an option. Rest as you must. Then, get back after it.

No one wants to go through adversity. No one wants to be tested. No one wants to hold themselves accountable. It saddens me how many folk want to lay around waiting for others to make their way easy…*sigh*.

Stop pouting about it and be about it. Utilize your faith.  Keep trying. Keep moving. FORWARD. Keep looking UP. Keep seeking answers. Keep on keeping on.

asking for A Friend,
Cassandra

#YourLifeMattersToMe

Note:

One step.

One step.

One step.

You are loved.

You are NOT alone.

Keep on being…YOU!

God, I feel misunderstood.

God, I feel misunderstood.

I have never felt more misunderstood. I don’t know what I am doing wrong. The harder I try, the more silent You become. The more silent You become, the more scared I get.

The more scared I get, the more I turn to a silent God and pour my heart out for the world to see. Yikes!😳😥

Hhhhmm. God, methinks there is a method to this madness…hhmm.

seeking while misunderstood,

Cassandra

#YourLifeMattersToMe

Note: Hhmm. The more silent God becomes, the more determined I am to seek His Face. The more determined I grow to encourage folk to keep on keeping on. No matter what. Hhmm…

Continue to allow ALL things to work together for your good. ALL of it. Scrounge through the hard and snatch the knowledge that comes from toughing out experience. Geeeeeeeeeez tho. Whew!

Be encouraged. Keep moving FORWARD!

One step.

One step.

One step.

You are loved.

You are NOT alone.

Keep on being…YOU!

If this piece encouraged you, share it with someone please/thanks.

Don’t fall back. Move forwards.

Don’t fall back on bad habits.

Move forward towards your healthy goals and habits.

Don’t fall back on old ways when fear of the unknown shows up.

Move forward and embrace the new challenges.

Don’t fall back on anxiety, doubt and fear when things appear hard.

Move forward with joy and thanksgiving THROUGH the tough times and tasks.

Life is what we CHOOSE.

Life is what we DO.

Choose to move FORWARD. Refuse to give yourself permission to give up on you. You are much too important!

Beloveds, you are soooooooooooo amazing. You are. Think about all you have gone through?! Yet, you still love. Yet, you still try. Celebrate you. Your life is far from over.

Enjoy your day. Be sure to sprinkle laughter throughout. In case no one has told you today: I love you. So does He.

asking for A Friend,

Cassandra

#YourLifeMattersToMe

Note: Keep moving FORWARD…

One step.

One step.

One step.

You are loved.

You are NOT alone.

Keep on being…YOU!

If this piece encouraged you, share it with someone please/thanks.

The time will come.

The time will come.

When you are ready to heal.

The time will come.

When you are ready to walk away.

The time will come.

When you are willing.

The time will come.

When you are ready to grow.

The time will come.

When you are ready to say.

The time will come.

When you are able to move on.

The time will come.

When you are ready to forgive them.

The time will come.

When you are able to forgive you.

The time will come.

When you are ready to begin yet again.

The time will come.

Until then, be patient with you.

Until then, extend grace to them.

asking for A Friend,
Cassandra

#YourLifeMattersToMe

Note: Only those who understand, will understand this piece.

Be encouraged. It’s okay to be angry. It’s okay to want to stay angry. Just don’t stay there too long.

It gets old making lemonade out of lemons, while watching everyone else be served on a seemingly silver platter.

I don’t know why hard brings lonely during our toughest challenge. No one appears to have the first clue what to do with US as we maneuver through the hard.

Worse, we don’t seem to know what to do with us, as we figure out what to do with so much hard. We want the hard over, dammit!

I feel you, beloveds. Thanksgiving is coming soon. I am praying hard will have moved out by then.

In the meantime, be good to you. You are so much more than the hard you have been experiencing.

Enjoy your Saturday.

One step.

One step.

One step.

You are loved.

You are NOT alone.

Keep on being…YOU!

How about no?

How about no, I told fear.

How about no, I told doubt.

How about no, I told apathy.

How about no, I told despair.

How about yes, I told love.

How about yes, I told myself.

How about yes, I told The Universe.

open to the unknown,

Cassandra

#YourLifeMattersToMe

Note: Tell fear, nope. Tell doubt, nada. Tell despair, no way homie!

Embrace this day, beloveds. This day was made for you to enjoy. The bible says this is the day the Lord hath made. I SHALL rejoice and BE GLAD IN IT. Be glad in your day. No matter what it brings. Learn from it. Grow from it. Share what you have learned with others.

Take care of your precious heart. I love you. So does He.

One step.

One step.

One step.

You are loved.

You are NOT alone.

Keep on being…YOU!

STOP explaining you. Just BE you.

STOP explaining you.

Just BE you.

asking for A Friend,
Cassandra

#YourLifeMattersToMe

Note: I have a ridiculous sense of humor. I find the silliest things hilarious. Have ALWAYS been this way. 56 years later, I have not improved.

See?

Over time, I have learned to accept this about me. I am a super serious person that MUST laugh on the daily. I find myself telling myself dumb jokes, in the middle of the night.

STOP explaining yourself. Just BE you. Enjoy being you. Even the parts you think folk will think odd. They may. So what? More will find you as delightful as you should be finding me just now.

Life is short. Enjoy being who you are. Remember:

You are worthwhile.

You are worthy.

You are worth it. Okay, I think I am done for now encouraging folk. This has been an especially difficult day. I promised myself I would encourage the most when y heart was the heaviest. We got this, beloveds.

One step.

One step.

One step.

You are loved.

You are NOT alone.

Keep on being…YOU!

Thank your critics.

Thank your critics, beloveds.

They are a sure sign you are on the right track!

Nuff said.
Cassandra

#YourLifeMattersToMe

Note: Haters are ALWAYS going to hate. Naysayers are FOREVER saying nay about EVERYTHING in your life.

Pay them no mind, beloveds. Folk who have too much time, on their hands, to be minding your business are of no consequence.

Give your time to those who support you. Listen to the counsel of those who have YOUR best interests in mind. Then, keep it moving.

We don’t have the time to be hating on the folk who hate on us. Love them anyway. I feel sorry for folk who have the poison of hate in their heart.

Keep being you. Keep annoying fear and doubt. Keep getting on despair’s last nerves as you laugh your way through the hard.


One step.

One step.

One step.

You are loved.

You are NOT alone.

Keep on being…YOU!