Do it because you love it, not because you have to.

Run from these words:

You should.

You have to.

If you don’t.

If you do.

Why?

These words are typically shared by folks who are looking out for THEIR welfare and good.

Run from yourself when you use these phrases. 🤣

Why?

Because, you are probably fixing to do something out of guilt. Or, fear. Or, trying to pay rent or earn validation of life.

You don’t need to be validated.

Why?

Because, you are loved. Already.

Do it because you love it, not because you have to.

Cassandra

#YourLifeMattersToMe

Note: Nuff said.

One step.

You are loved.

You are NOT alone.

Keep on being…YOU!

Heart ♥️check Tuesday

Don’t tell in me, beloveds.

I’m supposed to be taking the next three days off to do a whole bunch of nothing.

My dreams won’t shut up!

And, they told me to pound on your 🚪 door and wake up your dreams.

Don’t blame me!

Our dreams have thangs to do.

Get up!

Do something.

It doesn’t matter what or how small.

Try.

Don’t worry if you are young. Your age is your asset.

Don’t worry if you are old. Your age is your asset.

Don’t worry if you don’t yet know how. The Universe has taken our dumbness into account already.

Get out there and live. Live your dreams out loud. Clumsily. Slowly. Dumbly. So what? It’s YOUR dream.

Be encouraged.

Why?

You know the drill by now, don’t you, beloveds?:

You are loved.

You are NOT.

Keep on being… YOU!

Now, how sweet was that?!🥰

My heart is full. So it seems is your 📬. 👋😆

Cassandra

#YourLifeMattersToMe

Note: When are you going to accept your awesomeness? Get going. Love and Life awaits you. Asking for A Friend.

You are more than an entertainment center for the world.

Ah.

Quiet.

I have taken the next three days off to do…

ABSOLUTELY NOTHING!

*gasp*

Calm down.

CALM DOWN!!

I am NOT the entertainment epicenter of the world.

I have let folk know I am tired. I need to refresh. I need to rest. Darn it, I need actual sleep!!!

I used to run myself into the ground. I fight running myself into the ground. Not so much, now.

Why?

I no longer allow myself to be guilted into entertaining the entirety of the world.

Growing up, we had to entertain folk when they came to visit. Grown up, we had to entertain folk at work.

After work, we had to entertain coworkers. Then, had to wait for coworker approval so we could entertain them at church or other functions.

Then…

Enough already!

That’s what God said to me. He told me He did NOT have us here to be entertainers. Yes, we can and are entertaining, as we make our way in the world.

But, and this is a big but, we are NOT here to earn approval or have to apologize for breathing air!

I matter.

So do you.

I just wanted to stop by and tell you so.

Why?

So you can STOP 🛑 wasting your precious life trying to be a traveling clown so folk can see you.

God LOVES you.

God SEES you.

God CARES DEEPLY for your life.

So do I.

Who am I?

Someone who is loved by God.

Someone who loves you.

Nuff said.

Cassandra

#YourLifeMattersToMe

Note: You are enough. You matter. Your thoughts matter. Your heart matters. Share them with others. Share them with me.

One step.

One step.

One step.

You are loved.

You are NOT alone.

Keep on being…YOU!

Thank God it’s Friday!

Hallelujah!

Thank God it’s Friday!

Nothing has worked all week. And, I mean nothing. I have been ready to run away from home. The only,problem with doing that is that I have to go as well.

I have been getting on my own last nerves. Even comfort eating told me to shut up and take two seats. I have taken three.

I told myself I would not be telling jokes today is nothing it’s funny. I found myself telling jokes anyway.

Life is short, beloveds. Keep telling jokes even when life does not appear to be very funny at the moment. Someone else may be going through a hard time as well. Life has not been easy for any of us no matter what category you find yourself in.

I did not feel like doing the day. I got up and did the day anyway. I don’t know where life is taking me. I don’t even know if I want to go along for the ride. I would just like to stop and set up camp somewhere. Anywhere. I’m just so tired of this journey. I want to be there already.

I don’t feel like moving into a new place and space. I want everything to be furnished already. I know it won’t be. Just the thought is making me tired again.

The computer is being a pain. It’s a reminder that it is broken. Crap. Feels like me today…*sigh*.

Be encouraged.

Cassandra

#YourLifeMattersToMe

Note: Fight on. Why? Because, we have thangs to do. Be encouraged. Yes, it’s tiring. I know. I want to crawl in bed and never come out. Okay, maybe for Doritoes and some chicken strips. But, not after that. Okay, maybe for a cup of coffee or two. But, not after that. Okay, maybe…lol. May as well stay out of bed and keep fighting, eh, beloveds?

One step.

One step.

One step.

You are loved.

You are NOT alone.

Keep on being…YOU!

Build so the whole world can see.

I am building my dream. I’m flying, beloveds. Where the whole world can see.

Mistakes and all. Missteps and all.

This is MY dream. I shall build it the way MY heart has been longing to do so for 30 years plus. I shall run and see where my heart shall take me. I shall go where I have been afraid to go. I shall climb even though I am terrified of heights.

I shall try.

I WILL fail.

I WILL fall.

That’s okay.

I am enjoying every step.

Every frustrating, maddening, soul destroying, heartbreaking, lonely, awful, heavy, burdened, tiring, annoying, exhausting, wonderful step.

Ah.

Aha!

God just wants us to try.

We build our dreams in the try.

We confront our fears in the try.

We meet us in the try.

Get up, beloveds. It’s time for you to try. It’s time for you to build your dream out loud. Where the whole world can see!

building my dream,

Cassandra

#YourLifeMattersToMe

Note: It’s time, beloveds. Rise. Shine. God is with you. The Universe is for you. Life WILL sustain you as you continue to try. It’s all in the try. When you truly understand that God, that Life, that The Universe could EASILY move and remove your obstacles, the more you will understand there is a point to these, to your shenanigans. Keep going! Look around you and see what you have already built!

One step.

You are loved.

You are NOT alone.

Keep on being…YOU!

Repeat after me.

Repeat after me:

It’s up to me.

Nuff said.

Cassandra

#YourLifeMattersToMe

Note: Now, go make it happen. How? Beats me. Start anywhere. Just start moving.

Moving on can be scary. I admit whilst doing my research, I have wondered if it would not be easier remaining in the known I know now.

The future, the unknown future, used to scare the begeez out of me. Now, it just terrifies me.🤣

Now, I know God is with me, so I am not so afraid. Or, I take my legit fear, climb onto His Lap and tell Him ALL about it. Poor Him.😁🤣

One step.

You are loved.

You are NOT alone.

Keep on being…YOU!

Healing takes time. Give yourself permission to heal.

I feel good.

I finally got around to looking up my demolished laptop and attaching my microphone. Now, I can use my Dragon software!

Since typing as part of my everyday work job, I have always faced a dilemma about tired hands when it came to wanting to write each day. I told myself I would get myself some Dragon software one day.

Alas, that one day never seemed to arrive. Excuses, sadly, took its place. God had to send my one day through a friend!

Even then, I replaced one day with excuses. Again!

For years, I used to excuses as reasons to not set up my Dragon software so I could start writing after work.

Worse yet, I replaced excuses with discouragement and stopped writing altogether.

Of course, I blamed God. I blamed life. I blamed my job. I blamed everybody but me.

In blaming the entire world, I was able to get away with not pursuing my dreams. It was all their fault I could say.

Eventually, I began to heal. I began to grow. I began to love. I began to trust… Me.

God and Life and The Universe, helped me learn how to love and see and trust in me. Through Their love. Through my try. Now, I spend my time trying to help others to love and to see and trust in themselves.

I can’t get back the time I wasted. All I can do now, is helping you to not give away your time, beloveds.

Healing takes time. Give yourself the time you need to install your own Dragon software and keep it moving. We have things to do!

doing things together,

Cassandra

#YourLifeMattersToMe

Note: I feel good. It’s fantastic to be hands-free in order to enjoy some coffee. The first that comes from doing what you need to do. Do what you need to do is move on with your dreams.

Take the time you need to heal. Cut yourself some slack. Give yourself as much rope that you need!

Life is short but it is long enough to accomplish what you need to accomplish. Don’t allow yourself to be pressured. In the meantime, be good to you. Remember to get from behind the wheel. Take a break. Take a breath. Take a walk. Tell fear and doubt to take a hike. Start with one step. Then another…

One step.

You are loved.

You are NOT alone.

Keep on being…YOU!

The storm is over now.

Now, it’s time to assess the damage.

It’s time to move on now.

Now!

Rise!

Shine!

Live!

*After uttering these words, God gave Cassandra a final hug, slid her from His Lap and watched her move slowly, timidly about her way. He would take extra watch today…*

moving on from the storm,

Cassandra

#YourLifeMattersToMe

Note: Yesterday was rough. Today, a brand new day. To do with as I please. It pleases me to enjoy my day and embrace everything within it. Ah. Aha!

Life happens, beloveds. Be sure and happen to your life. We are not victims of our circumstances. We change our circumstances as WE change.

Change takes time. And effort. And more effort. Rinse. Repeat.

Be sure to cut yourself some slack. Some storms we bring about by our stupid. Other storms come about from the stupid of others. Then, life shows up and shows out bringing more stupid.

Be encouraged. We don’t face stupid alone.😳😆

One step.

You are loved.

You are NOT alone.

Keep on being…YOU!

Repair your broken dreams.

It’s time to repair my broken dreams.

Months ago, I fail and broke my favorite desk and laptop computer I paid more than $1,000 for.

I cried for days. I could not bring myself to pick up the pieces and throw the desk away. I could not look at my laptop let alone open it. Every time I looked upon the shattered glass, it reminded me of all I had lost.

I learned to work around the remnants of the accident. Soon, other things began to pile up around it. Yet, I was too weary and brokenhearted to fix things.

I became angry with me. I blamed me for my clumsiness. I blamed God for not catching me. I blamed The Universe for not warning me. I blamed life for just being life.

Eventually, I grew tired of watching the sad tired mess. I was ready to move past the accident.

I forgave myself. I picked up the pieces of my shattered heart and moved forward.

I use what parts of the desk I could use and threw the rest away. I hooked up my laptop to the television so I can use it as a display. I moved on. I move on.

I am preparing my dreams. I am repairing my dreams. I’m using this broken laptop to bring my dreams into reality. I can do it. I will do it!

Life is short beloved. If things have been broken in your life, clean up the mess and move on with your life. You have things to do.

If you need time to heal, that’s okay. Give yourself space to live within the mess for a while. Then, move forward. Use what you can. Discard what you can no longer use.

You owe it to you to keep moving forward.

moving forward with you,

Cassandra

#YourLifeMattersToMe

Note: One step at a time. One day at a time. In the meantime, keep doing the best that you can. You CAN. You WILL!

One step.

You are loved.

You are NOT alone.

Keep on being…YOU!

An audience of one.