Category: Inspiration

BBQ cookout: Things are NOT what they seem.

Life keeps handing out baskets of nasty, er, 🍋.

I’m tired of it.

Tired of life being so darned lifery.

Craig suggested a BBQ cookout. I agree. Life is just toooooooooooo short to be cowering under the covers because life is being a big meanie.

Be encouraged. Let’s have a laugh and a cookout:

🍇🍉🥭🥩🥓🍔🥪🥘🍲🫕🥗🧂🍤🥧🍦🍡

Remember, you are not responsible for outcomes. You are not responsible for the actions and outcomes of others.

You are NOT to blame when life has turned things upside down and you have no idea which way is up.

I have declared a moratorium on being about being about it. This is a day to rest. Not wait. Just rest. The rest truly WILL come out in the wash.

In the meantime, we eat!

resting I think,

Cassandra

#YourLifeMattersToMe

Note: Be encouraged. Yes, we sick and tired of hard. But, ALL things shall, will and do work together for our good. Don’t get mad at me for saying that. God said it. I believe it. That settles it.

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!

I am not strong: Your five loaves and two fish.

I have been taking inventory.

Things sure seems awful(ly) empty.

Not many pennies in the bank.

Not much energy in the tank.

I find myself empty.

I have been emptied.

By life’s events.

All I have I have given. I tell myself it is enough.

IT is.

It’s MY loaves and fish. Given to God. To break up and make up for all the short falls. For Him to turn into miracles for myself and others. For HIM to multiply. For HIM to do with. As He please.

I have done the work.

I have done MY work.

All we are required to do, beloveds, is try. Do what we can. Where we are. With what we have.

The outcome(s) is not up to us.

Give what you have. Do what you can. Then, move forward. Onto new adventures. As for the outcome. No matter. Whatever. Let it do what it do. We got thangs to do.

I am learning to live in the moment. I love folk and keep it moving. If love is returned, fantastic. If not, God loves me. Plus, I am NOT alone.

Jobless I am. Hopeless I am NOT!

I am:

Moving forward.

Looking up.

Reaching out.

Speaking of reaching out:

How is your heart?

Are you resting?

Are you okay?

What do YOU need?

asking for A Friend,

Cassandra

#YourLifeMattersToMe

Note: Be encouraged, beloveds. You do NOT have to be strong. Neither do I. I hear a cup of coffee calling. Craig, I have some tea for you. Who wants to join? Also, I am still waiting for some Texas BBQ….lol.

One step.

One step.

One step.

You are loved.

You are NOT alone.

Keep on being…YOU!

No regrets, God said to me.

Me: If only I had done this.

God: Did you?

Me: No. If only I had tried that.

God: Did you?

Me: No. If only I had gone there.

God: Did you?

Me: No.

God: Why then are you wasting your now, lamenting about things not done then? Will doing this change your present?

Me: No.

God: NO regrets, beloved. You have done your best with what you have had. Besides, I have factored even your fear(s) into your equation. You are EXACTLY where you are supposed to be. Be encouraged.

Me: K

I have been fighting and arguing with Reality for the past two days. Since having submitted my letter of resignation. Effective immediately. Fourteen and a half years.

The Universe has been cajoling me to take the leap. God has been asking me to take the leap of faith. Life has been imploring me to take the leap of belief. In Me. In the fact that I CAN. That I WILL. If only I take the chance on me.

So, closing my eyes and opening my heart, I lept.

Where? I have NO idea. It will be interesting to find out.

finding out what’s next,

Cassandra

#YourLifeMattersToMe

Note: I am reflective. I was a bit anxious. Until I climbed up onto The Father’s Lap and sat with Him.

I don’t know HOW to rest. I will have to learn. I am trying to give myself a month off before jumping back into the work fray. I find myself fighting to NOT try and obtain work immediately.

Work used to be my identity. Working hard was my everything. If I was not working hard and successfully, I felt as though I was not pulling my weight. I didn’t think I mattered much if I was not doing, going, giving, giving, doing, going. Rinse. Repeat.

Now, I don’t regret doing those things. I love doing so. I have just had to learn there is sooooooooooooooo much more to me than what I have, than what I do, then where I will go or be. I am loved. Period. As are you.

Beloveds, you don’t have to wait for a tornado to blow your entire life down. You can take the time, right now, to make changes. You can take the time, right now, to ask yourself what YOU want to and CHOOSE to do with the rest of your lfe.

Beloveds, the rest of your life is passing, right now, as you read these words. Are you doing what you have longed to? If not, what in the fresh hell are you waiting for?! Let’s go!!! Asking For A Friend.

One step.

One step.

One step.

You are loved.

You are NOT alone.

Keep on being…YOU!

I am not strong: Life kicked me in the hiney.👢

Life: 👢

Me: Ow.

Life: 👢

Me: Ow!

Life: 👢

Me: OW!! 😳😡

Life: 👢

Me: 😭🤬

Life: 👢🥊👢👢🥊🥊👢🤯🤡🥊👢

Day/Night: 🤼‍♀️.  You may want to spend less time wrestling with us, and more time addressing Life kicking your hiney. Not saying, just saying…

Me: K.

Life has been kicking my in the hiney for quite some time. Trying to get my attention. Trying to get me to move. Trying to get me to act in faith. Trying. Trying. Trying.

All the while, beloveds, I have been a trying soul for Life, for God, For The Universe to deal with. I have, had, been getting on my own last nerves.

I have been fighting.

Fighting me.

Fighting with me.

Fighting within me.

The me, with all the dreams, has been fighting with the me who had always been told she never could/would/should have all God, Life and The Universe had been preparing for me since before I was born.

For years, I have been wanting/needing to move forward. Onward. Somewhere!

Yet, I kept repeating lines others have whispered to me for the whole of my life:

“You never will”

“You never can”

“You are not enough”

“You don’t have”

“You won’t ever have”

“You can’t do THAT”

“You will never make it through THIS”

It’s not even that I believed them. It just seemed easier, somehow, to listen to them. Which led me to stop believing. In me. I stopped fighting. For me.

God knew this. Which is why He and The Universe kept sending Life to kick my hiney until I began to fight back.

For me.

With me.

Within me.

Now, beloveds, I fight with all that is within me. Bless His Holy Name.

Ah, God. Thank You for helping me to fight back.

Oh, Universe. Thank You for convincing me I could/can/shall/will.

Ow, Life. Thanks. Geeeeeeeeeeeezzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz!

grateful for lessons learned,

Cassandra

#YourLifeMattersToMe

Note: Life is short, beloveds. Best get to living it. It’s time to stop allowing yourselves to be ruled by fear instilled by others. By fears fueled by you. By fear coming from not knowing what comes next.

Ah, beloveds. You CAN. You WILL! The ONLY way to find out is to actually get out there and find out. I have. More about that in upcoming posts. Let’s go!!!! Asking for A Friend. 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!

You got this.

You got this.

You can do this.

You can have this.

You shall overcome this.

You shall rejoice and be glad in this.

You will receive this.

You will experience this.

What is the this I speak of?

God knows and He’s not telling.

Get out there and find out all He has in store for you.

getting this with you,

Cassandra

#YourLifeMattersToMe

Note: You got this. Now go get it! Asking for A Friend.

One step.

One step.

One step.

You are loved.

You are NOT alone.

Keep on being…YOU!

What are you waiting for?

What are you waiting for?

Who are you waiting for?

What are you hoping for?

When are you thinking of going?

How long before you allow yourself to get going?

What are you waiting for?

asking for A Friend,

Cassandra

#YourLifeMattersToMe

Note: Go, beloveds. You got thangs to do.

One step.

One step.

One step.

You are loved.

You are NOT alone.

Keep on being…YOU!

Uprooted: Overcoming me.

I am overcoming, beloved.

I am overcoming:

Me!

I am overcoming:

Fear.

Doubt.

Dread.

Scared.

Sad.

Mad.

Circumstances.

Situations.

Machinations.

Mechanics.

Mentals.

Incidentals.

Accidentals.

All things.

Everything.

I absolutely REFUSE to allow ANYTHING to cause bitterness or lack of faith to grow anywhere near me or inside me.

Nada.

Nope.

Not going to have it!!!!!

What has changed?

Me.

Me!

ME!!

As I have been forced to fight FOR me, because God has been so damned silent, I have learned to just try, to just keep it moving and let the rest take care of itself.

The bible says, in Isaiah 26:3 – YOU will keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on You, because he trusts in You. Which means to keep focusing on HIM. He shall keep us in perfect peace.

Now, for the non believers, I still pray perfect peace for you. We all fam, eh?

We are not alone.

We are loved.

How can we NOT be uplifted?

I am overcoming me. I’m sure this shall be the case for the rest of my days. No matter. I got time. I think…lol.

Be encouraged. Keep overcoming you. Don’t let you be the reason things don’t happen in your life. Try. Live. Love. Hope. Rejoice. Do. The rest SHALL come out in the wash.

I know it’s discouraging not hearing or receiving the way we think we would have, should have or could have. I am doing my best to ask and then joyfully receive what is given. Period.

Sooooooooooooooo, beloveds, I hear a large cup of coffee calling. Who is joining me?

asking for A Friend,

Cassandra

#YourLifeMattersToMe

Note: We are more than conquerors. Get to conquering!

One step.

One step.

One step.

You are loved.

You are NOT alone.

Keep on being…YOU!

Uprooted: Go anyway.

It’s time to go.

Somewhere.

Somehow.

Some kind of way.

My heart absolutely REFUSES to stay, in THIS spot, for one more second. Nope, she says it’s time to get out of here. She doesn’t know how. Frankly, she could care less.

My heart could care less about my 55 year old whining, complaining, what if it doesn’t work out self. Ha, my heart says. Let’s go.

So, I go.

Geeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeez.

going even though I have NO idea where/what/when/how,

Cassandra

#YourLifeMattersToMe

Note: I am excited. I am anxious. I am ready, though. Life is short. I am taking a leap of faith. I am leaping, beloveds. For ME. Pray for me. Leap with me. For YOU. Asking for Your Friend.

One step.

One step.

One step.

You are loved.

You are NOT alone.

Keep on being…YOU!

Repeat after me: I’m amazing.

Repeat after me:

I’m amazing.

I can do countless things.

I WILL continue to thrive in EVERY element.

I shall NOT give in to callousness, apathy or fear.

I shall TRY. My try SHALL be enough.

I KNOW I am enough. Already. Always.

I’m blessed.

I’m courageous. I keep going no matter how badly I may feel.

I am loving.

I am lovable.

I am altogether lovely.

Let’s go, me!

I got thangs to do!

doing thangs,

Cassandra

#YourLifeMattersToMe

Note: Okay, um, so like you have me sooooooooooooooooo fired up, beloveds! What the heckamiah are we still doing here!? Let’s go! We got thangs to do!

One step.

One step.

One step.

You are loved.

You are NOT alone.

Keep on being…YOU!

Heart check Monday.

How is your heart doing?

Have you:

Gotten in your me time?

Taken a chance?

Taken a break?

Cut yourself some slack?

Worked on your dream?

Let someone in?

Kicked someone out?

Looked up?

Prayed?

Stayed?

If so, good on you. If not, what in the wide world are you waiting for?

Be the person you have been waiting for. Give the love you have been waiting for. Share the gifts you have been waiting to receive.

I am currently jamming to ‘She’s A Bad Mamma Jamma’. For, I AM a bad mamma jamma!

YYYYYYYAAAAAAAASSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS!!!

How’s your heart, beloveds?

Just checking on you.

Okay, enough talk. Time for us to be about being about it.

Be encouraged. Enjoy your Monday. ALL of it. Don’t be afraid of the beginning of the week. It’s a wonderful time to start all over the mess you made from last week, eh?

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHHAHAAH!

chair dancing cuz life has got it going on like popcorn even when it’s hard,

Cassandra

#YourLifeMattersToMe

Note: You got this. As do I. Let’s rejoice, k? Asking for A Friend.

One step.

One step.

One step.

You are loved.

You are NOT alone.

Keep on being…YOU!