Category: Inspiration

What doesn’t kill you STILL hurts.

Ow!

OW!!

Crackers!!!

*stamps foot*

Scuze me, beloveds. You have caught me in the midst of a mini tantrum.

Work is, and has been especially difficult/challenging/busy/maddening.

So much so I want to run away from home. Gas is much too costly so there’s that…*pout*.

I feel Ike a:

Moron.

Idiot.

Dumbsky.

I am learning a completely new area and having to work whilst learning. NOT an easy task. To have to work AND learn.

Life is just like that: Living AND learning. It would be fantastic, wouldn’t it, if we could have a bit of practice time. THEN get to live. How great would it be to have some cherished life stored in a vault for us. Waiting for us to grow enough to cash it out and live fully.

Alas, beloveds, we just have to, at times live this life feeling like a big idiot.❤️‍🩹🤣🤷‍♀️😂

Even though this time has been painful, it has also been:

Fun.

Enlightening.

Delightful.

Whoever said ‘What doesn’t kill you only makes you stronger’ needs a nice boot to the rear, in my opinion. Ow!

Keep going.

You CAN.

You WILL.

going with you,

Cassandra

#YourLifeMattersToMe

Note: Whew! Ow! ❤️‍🩹⚒️💯😳🙏🚪💪🚪🏆☕️🤣🤷‍♀️

One step.

One step.

One step.

You are loved.

You are NOT alone.

Keep on being…YOU!

Tell lazy to get to stepping!

I did NOT want to get up early.

No way. No how. Not this sista! Ha!

I made myself get up 45 minutes earlier than the early I was getting up for.

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!

Now, I am happily eyeing the scrambled eggs and golden tater rounds just teasing me to hurry on up.

It’s important, beloveds, to tell lazy to get to stepping when lazy wants to keep you lazy.

Keep on being good to YOU and your dreams. No one else will take you seriously if even YOU won’t and don’t.

I used to read Britta’s daily blog with such admiration and would feel sooooooooooooo badly as I could not see how the world she manages to post EVERY day. I wanted to. I told myself I would. I didn’t.

One day, after reading her daily, I determined I was, at the very least, going to TRY. Just, try.

One day, turned into two. Two days, turned into three. Until, I honestly can’t remember the last day I did NOT write. Who knew?!

Keep at it, beloveds. Whatever your goal is. Don’t give a thought about the results. The results will be whatever they turn out to be.

I am learning, I have learned, embracing and dealing with the outcome, without anger/disappointment/discouragement has slowly been turning the tide.

I don’t know what the rest of my life has in store for me. I don’t know how many days I have left. That said, I KNOW I shall spend the rest of my days giving my try the best try I can. Results be what they shall be.

Huh? Oh, okay!

That’s it, beloveds. Coffee is hollering for me to hurry. She is getting cold waiting on me. Care to join me?

Asking for a friend,

Cassandra

#YourLifeMattersToMe

Note: Don’t let lazy run your show. Get your try in. Look out for someone would you please? There is a whole world of discouraged folk. Send a joke, smile, shoulder someone’s way. They could use it. I could use it, if truth be told.

EVERY day, I have wanted to give up. EVERY single one of them. The disappointments have been sooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo disappointing. Enough already! Show me how already! Or, show me the door!…*pout*….

One step.

One step.

One step.

You are loved.

You are NOT alone.

Keep on being…YOU!

Again. Again. And, again.

How many times will I try?

Again.

Again.

And, again.

How many times will I forgive?

Again.

Again.

And, again.

How many times will I love?

Again.

Again.

And, again.

How many times will I lose?

Again.

Again.

And, again.

How many times will I win?

Again.

Again.

And, again.

How many times will I seek?

Again.

Again.

And, again.

How many times will I receive?

Again.

Again.

And, again.

How many times will I laugh?

Again.

Again.

And, again.

How many times will I surrender?

Again.

Again.

And, again.

How many times?

Again.

Again.

And, again.

living to the utmost,

Cassandra

#YourLifeMattersToMe

Note: How many times shall I think of you, beloveds?

Again.

Again.

And, again!

In case no one has told you today: I love you.

Enough already with simply surviving. Get on out there and live. Enjoy your life. Right now. Right where you are. Enjoy the folk around you. Love those in your vicinity. Expand your circle. Love as many folk as your heart can hold. Asking for A Friend.

One step.

One step.

One step.

You are loved.

You are NOT alone.

Keep on being…YOU!

Heart❤️‍🩹check Tuesday on a Monday.

If your heart looks/feels anything close to mine, beloveds, you are currently in need of a whole lot of love and care.

Why?

You are simply exhausted.

Why?

Your world has turned into a never-ending series of try, fall, fail. Rinse. Repeat.

After a while, without an end, without resolution, without fulfillment…*sigh*

After a while, it begins to wear on the soul.

The Bible says for us to NOT be weary, in well doing. As we SHALL reap if we faint not. I’m too weary to remember where this is found in the bible(kidding Galatians 6:9).

My try is awfully tired. I just want to wake up and live in my fulfilled dreams. The way I imagine they will be.

I was laying in bed, pondering, wondering what the world would even LOOK like fulfilled.

Don’t get me wrong. I love life. I love yakking incessantly with God, with Life, with The Universe, and with you.

I love working. I love telling jokes and making folks laugh.

I love watching my sports. I love wandering through my eclectic mismadge of YouTube channels.

I love sooooooooooooooooooooo many things.

Yet, there has been a dream which has been calling me for the entirety of my life. I feel I may fail it/them. I fear I may I let them down.

I beat myself up for not having born them into fruition.

I no longer know if I am chasing my dreams or if they are now chasing me?

Am I afraid of them? Is this why they have not come?

Ah, God.

Why do Yall keep bothering me?

Asking for many friends.

How is your ❤️‍🩹 heart, beloveds?

If your heart is anything like mine, I feel your pain!

Be encouraged.

Keep going.

Don’t give up.

Not just yet.

I know you are tired. I know you want to be there already! So do I. The fact that we are not there yet IS an answer.

We are EXACTLY where we are supposed to be. The Universe has already calculated our dumbness, our foolishness, our fear, our doubt, our apathy, our disappointment, our try or lack thereof all into the equation.

In the meantime, beloveds, enjoy this life you have. We only get ONE shot at this. Enjoy each moment.

In case no one has told you today: I love you.

His and yours,

Cassandra

#YourLifeMattersToMe

Note: Ah, beloveds, be encouraged. The week is just starting. Just saying that makes me tired. Yet, just saying that also feels me with joy. Today, my dreams may yet well catch up to me or vice versa!

Love someone. Starting with you. Reach out to someone. Someone needs to hear and to know they are loved and not alone.

One step.

One step.

One step.

You are loved.

You are NOT alone.

Keep on being…YOU!

When the news ain’t good.

Ah, God.

I’m sooooooooooooooooooooooo tired of all this bad news runnin’ ’round!

Ah, Life.

I’m soooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo sick of you handing me lemons to make lemonade with!

Ah, Universe.

Why are You NOT protecting me and them that I love?

Ah, me.

What are we going to DO!?

*Cassandra crawls up on The Father’s Lap for a good cry*

*sigh*

Be encouraged, beloveds. Do NOT allow tough news to set you into a panic. Tough times happen. Tough things happen.

That said, we are NOT alone.

When going through, be sure to reach out for love and support. Keep being good to you. Be honest. It’s okay to be upset when upsetting things/news happens. Still, we MUST hold fast to our faith, to our hope, to our joy.

I talked to my boss and am taking the rest of the day off for my mental health sake.

Be encouraged, beloveds. Keep on keeping on.

We got this.

I think.

having a mini freak out but that’s okay,

Cassandra

#YourLifeMattersToMe

Note: Ah, God. Life has NOT been funny this week. Whew!

Love someone. Starting with you. It has been such a joy getting to know folk here. This is our safe space to cut up and act a fool. A place where we can say ‘Ow, God’ and not feel bad. Be encouraged.

In case no one has told you today: I love you.

One step.

One step.

One step.

You are loved.

You are NOT alone.

Keep on being…YOU!

Heart check Sunday.

How’s your heart?

Have you found some time just for you?

If not, why not?

If so, good on you.

Be at peace this day.

Don’t fret about tomorrow.

Enjoy Monday.

Monday has some delightful things in store for you. You just have to be open to the moments The Universe has planted in your moments.

Be encouraged.

Be sure to climb upon The Father’s Lap and have a good yak. If you say you don’t know how, try it. Your heart knows exactly what I mean….. 🙂

Take care of yourself, would you please? Tell yourself an especially corny joke.

Take a walk. Tell fear to take a hike!…..hahahahahahahahahahahahaha!

Look out for someone. Someone is in need of an encouraging word. I could use one or two myself.

Okay, so a cup of coffee is waiting for me. Tell Craig I left out some Special K. Tell Maggie to load the dishwasher on her way out….

here,

Cassandra

#YourLifeMattersToMe

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

P.S. I love you.

One step.

One step.

One step.

You are loved.

You are NOT alone.

Keep on being…YOU!

The more you try, the more He shows.

How wonderful is that?!

I have just discovered a new way of preparing pieces which will save me boatloads of time!

How great is that?!

I have been praying and pondering on what I can do to find more time so I can write and learn and grow MY dreams.

I have NO idea where I am going. I just know I can trust He who guides me.

I don’t have to worry about the darkness. I am not alone.

I don’t have to worry about the battle. I am loved.

I don’t have to worry…

Ah.

Aha!

All I have to do is try.

He will show me the way.

How great is that?!

Keep trying.

Don’t worry.

Be encouraged.

Rinse.

Repeat.

being about it with you,

Cassandra

#YourLifeMattersToMe

Note: Nuff said. Keep trying. Oh, yea, in case no one has told you today: I love you. Love someone. Starting with you. Lift up your heads, beloveds. You have nothing to be ashamed of. You are not a mistake. You shall mess up on the daily. So what? Keep going. I go with you. He goes with us all.

One step.

One step.

One step.

You are loved.

You are NOT alone.

Keep on being…YOU!

God, I’m afraid.

Me: I’m afraid.

God: I know. Don’t be. I got you.

Me: I’m afraid of letting You down. I’m afraid of letting ME down.

God: I know. Don’t be. I see you.

Me: I’m afraid I’ll never realize my dreams.

God: I know. Don’t be. I’m with you.

Me: I’m afraid my ending will be disappointing.

God: I know. Don’t be. Just be.

Me: K.

*Cassandra slips down from The Father’s Lap and continues through/to an uncertain future*

wondering and a bit afraid,

Cassandra

#YourLifeMattersToMe

Note:❤️‍🩹

One step.

One step.

One step.

You are loved.

You are NOT alone.

Keep on being…YOU!

Go viral for the right reason(s).

Go viral for the right reason(s).

Go viral from spreading love.

Go viral from changing lives.

Go viral from giving and not expecting a thing.

Go viral for being a light.

Go viral for walking alone.

Go viral from pushing back the darkness.

Go viral from lightening the load of another.

Go viral for making someone’s dream(s) come true.

Go viral for bein a positive role model.

Go viral for being a good steward.

Go viral for being a great global citizen.

Go viral for the amazing love you bestow.

Go viral for the integrity you show.

Go viral for the work you do.

Go viral for the empathy you give.

Go viral for the exemplary life you live.

Go viral for the excellence you daily strive for.

Go viral for making this world a bit better than where you found it.

Go viral for the right reason(s)!

I feel sorry for souls who are content to pour out content that does nothing but hinder and hurt. All in order to make a dollar. I would rather starve than make money by wounding a soul.

It breaks my heart how many channels and avenues are making millions by making millions miserable. Oh, that the world understood how short life is. How priceless lives are.

I wish I had enough ‘clout’ to reach the entirety of the world. What would I say? It’s easy:

You are loved.

You are NOT alone.

Keep on being…YOU!

Go viral for the right reason(s). The world needs what you have to give, beloveds.

asking for a friend,

Cassandra

#YourLifeMattersToMe

Note: Okay, um, so like you supposed to be out there doing thangs and going viral. What the world you doing here?! Scat. The world needs what we have…

P.S. I love me some you. Love me back. Asking for A Friend.

P.S.S. Since I was a little girl, there has ALWAYS been something inside me that told me there were folk out there just for me. MY posse. MY friends. At 55, I wonder where you are? I told God if it’s just in my heart to please remove this ache. He won’t. Where ARE you?…*sigh*.

Mismatched sheets(dreams). So what?!

I could scream. I could cry.

Why?

I just completed a long and winding eloquently inspiring piece about mismatched sheets. Piece complete, I selected to say the words and all I find was a blank page! Crap!!

I can’t re-create the feelings and words the second time. Inspiration comes and goes. You must catch it when you can catch it. Now, I have to make a new piece. Now, I have to make new words.

Mismatched.

Ah

Aha!

Life can and will teach us many lessons if we are willing to listen/learn.

I could have gotten angry and try to reproduce the words I had initially written. I did not waste the energy. I decided to go with the new inspiration presented itself to me now. Perhaps, this was the whole purpose of the piece!

The Universe has something to say. To me. For me. I started out try8ing to inspire, to encourage you. I find The Universe wanted to teach ME a lesson. I am inspired.

Instead of transfer. sometimes, we cancel things out of our lives without realizing it. Then, we fuss and complain about what happened.

I am learning to embrace whatever happens. The intentional. The accidental. The known. The unknown. All things work together for my good.

What was I going to say about the mismatch sheets you ask? Ah, a story for another day. I hear a cup of coffee calling. Want some?

Speaking of sheets, I have to finish the laundry.

Inspired by accident,

Cassandra

#YourLifeMattersToMe

Note: Don’t fret when life gets all lifery and changes up your plans. As long as the sheets are clean who cares what color they are, eh?…lol.

I don’t know who else is as ridiculous as me. My greatest dream is to help others reach THEIR dreams. How dumb is that? I pray you reach your dreams, beloveds. If you can help me reach mine, let me know. Asking for A Friend.

In case you have not yet heard today: I love you.

One step.

One step.

One step.

You are loved.

You are NOT alone.

Keep on being…YOU!