Category: Inspiration

Repeat after me: I got this!

Repeat after me:

I got this.

God got me.

What am I waiting for?

I can.

I will.

I must.

Now get out there, beloveds, and happen to your life. STOP waiting for life, to happen to you.

Stop waiting!

going with you,

Cassandra

#YourLifeMattersToMe

When you don’t know what to do, do something.

There are days when I just don’t know what to do:

I don’t know, what to do with the emotions running all over the room.

I don’t know, what to do with want to that don’t want to.

I don’t know, what to do with bills I can’t pay.

I don’t know, what direction to turn.

I don’t know, what to do with my sad.

I don’t know, what to do with my mad.

I don’t know, what to do with my writing.

I don’t know, what to do with me.

What do I do?

I write.

I give myself permission to be sad.

I give voice to my anger.

I start walking in any direction knowing The Universe will point me the right way.

I allow myself to sell.

I remind myself to rejoice and embrace the day.

I happen to my day.

When you don’t know what to do, beloveds, sometimes it’s good, to do something.

Not knowing can be used as an excuse to not try.

Try, YOUR way. Leave out some commas. Throw in, some exclamation points!

When you don’t know what to do, do something.

doing something with you,

Cassandra

#YourLifeMattersToMe

Note: Being forced to learn a super hard position, at my tender age of 50ish, was THE toughest thing I have EVER done. It was:

Humbling.

Demeaning.

Demanding.

Embarrassing.

Just about every ing one could go through. I cried. A lot. I fussed at God. A lot. Told Him it was NOT fair to put me through this. Not, NOW, I said. I had gotten comfortable. I KNEW what I was doing! I was great at it. Now, I had not the first clue. Yikes.

Those times, those incredibly embarrassingly hard times, forced me to confront:

Failure.

Discouragement.

More, failure.

More, discouragement.

Until, I fought my way out. I learned that I was okay, even if I had not the first clue. My identity was no longer in how awesome I was, at my job. God loved me, mess ups and all. Whew!

I no longer had to walk a high wire of trying to earn love/respect through my actions/deeds/efforts.

I could talk for days, on this subject. I shall end, temporarily, with this:

When you don’t know what to do, do something. It will help to get you out of the paralyzing state of ‘I can’t do this!’. You can. You will.

Be encouraged. If you are here, with me, it is proof that you ARE doing all you know, eh?

I wish someone had told me, long time ago, I didn’t have to be strong. That I didn’t have to spend my life, trying to convince the world I was worthy of being here. I was. I am. As, are you, beloveds.

Thank you, for spending a bit of time, with me. You could be doing anything. Amazingly, you made your way here. I am honored. Life is short. Love someone. Start with you.

here,

Cassandra

#YourLifeMattersToMe

Note: I have been pondering and praying for all the fantastic bloggers/readers on WordPress.com. I have been stalking many of yall…lol. I have been enjoying the different blogs. If you don’t have one, consider creating one. You would be amazed how much fun they are and how fulfilling they can be. Yes, at first, it can be awfully discouraging to get few, if any, likes or responses. Do like I do and make up a million tags/categories. I have NO idea what that does but that’s how a few have made their way to my blog…*shrug*.

I almost forgot to give you this!:

You are loved.

You are NOT alone.

Keep on being…YOU!

Not on my watch.

I will not lose.

Not on my watch.

I will not let you give up.

Not on my watch.

I will not allow you to quit trying.

Not on my watch.

I will not walk away.

Not on my watch.

I will not succumb to the darkness.

Not on my watch.

I will not stand for negativity.

Not on my watch.

I will not allow my dreams to be trampled upon.

Not on my watch.

I will not let my dreams be discarded.

Not on my watch.

I will not turn my back on my heart.

Not on my watch.

I will not allow apathy to keep me from doing what is right.

Not on my watch.

I will never give up on you.

Not on my watch.

* Cassandra turns away, from the mirror, and gets on with the rest of her life.*

keeping her promises,

Cassandra

#YourLifeMattersToMe

Note: It’s important, beloveds, to affirm, OUT LOUD, what you will and will not for. If no one stands with or for you, so what?! What will you allow, or not, on your watch? Asking for A Friend.

Heart check Wednesday❤: Gain momentum.

Don’t fall for the notion that Wednesday is hump day. Let Wednesday, be the day where you gain momentum. Let Wednesday, be the day where you restock your energies, for the rest of the week.

Life is what to make it. Life is what you tell it to be. Tell yourself the truth. You can. You will.

Until you make it happen, take a breath. Take a break. Look around and see all that you have accomplished.

Tell worry not to worry. Calf here not to be afraid. Tell disappointments it’s okay to be disappointed.

We got this. Keep being about being about it. Don’t forget to look after your heart in the process. Keep loving you. It’s important. You are important.

I find myself in another difficult training class. It’s long. It’s frustrating. It’s semi boring. I tell myself it’s exciting and new…lol.

Life is what you make it. Life is what you tell yourself. Tell yourself awesome things. Make it an awesome life.

Take care of yourself today.Take care of yourself, today.

having an amazing day,

Cassandra

#YourLifeMattersToMe

Note: What have you done for YOU, today? Be good to you. Asking for A Friend. Remember that you are loved and not alone.

Repeat after me: Count It All Joy.

Repeat after me:

Everything is going to be all right.

Nuff said.

Cassandra

#YourLifeMattersToMe

Note: There are times, when all hell has broken loose, where it is easy to focus on all the what in the fresh hell is this, then on staying focused on our dreams and goals.

Count it ALL joy, beloveds. All of it. All is making YOU into the awesome diamond you are. ALL is creating, in you, strength, faith, fight and all the things you shall need, to bring your dreams into fruition.

In the meantime, drag lazy, discouragement and fear, into the shower and LEAVE THEM THERE! We got thangs do do. Let’s get to doing those things, eh?

Worrying/fretting will not make your troubles, go away. Give your troubles a boot, to the rear, and keep it moving.

Be encouraged. Why? Cuz you are loved and you are not alone and you got to hang out with me. What the heck else could one need?!….lol.

Your small footprint has made a large impact on the world.

I know your footprint seems small sometimes.

It’s hard to be heard in such a large world.

It’s hard to be seen in such a large world.

It’s hard to know if you have made any type of an impact on anything in your world and the world around you.

You have.

Your small footprint has made a large impact on the world. On your world. You have just been too busy looking at your fears, to recognize all the greatness you have put into the world.

Look around you. You have impacted more lives than you know.

Keep going. It gets lonely. Most are afraid to tread the ground that you are not walking. The walk will be worth it. You are building your legacy as you walk. You’re changing lives as you walk. Starting with your own.

You have the opportunity to change your life every single moment of your life if he chooses to. A hug. The squeeze of a shoulder. A kind word. A caring word. Yours may be the words someone have been waiting for their whole life.

Speak.

Love.

Hope.

Rejoice.

Try.

Keep walking. You should give others the courage to walk as well. Who knows what we shall accomplish as we walk together?

walking with you,

Cassandra

#YourLifeMattersToMe

Note: I love you. Nuff said.

One step.

One step.

One step.

You are loved.

You are NOT alone.

Keep on being… YOU

Hold your breath. Your dreams are about to overtake you.

Ah, beloveds!

The wave is coming. 🌊

Hold your breath!!

Your dreams are about to overtake you!

I know.

You have been waiting a long time.

You have almost given up hope. Secretly, you DID give up hope. That’s okay. Your dreams never gave up on you. They have simply been waiting on you to believe in yourself.

It’s your time. Embrace this time in your life. Choose life and live it to the best that you know. All your disappointments have led up to this moment. Your appointment is at hand.

How exciting.

How terrifying.

Only you know how much you want your dreams to come true. Carry your dreams around has been exhausting. It’s time some of them be fulfilled.

How do I know this?

Because, I pray for you and your dreams every day And, God doesn’t lie. He shall keep His Promises. Should your faith be low or non existent, mine is enough for the whole of the world…lol.

Be encouraged.

Hold your breath!

Your dreams are about to overtake you!

Cassandra

#YourLifeMattersToMe

You owe it to yourself.

I didn’t feel like getting out of bed.

I get out of bed.

I owed it to myself.

I didn’t feel like doing my daily writing.

I wrote.

I owed it to myself.

I did not feel like doing the hard thing.

I did the hard thing.

I owed it to myself.

I did not feel like taking the trash out.

I took the trash out.

I owe’d it to myself.

I did not feel like encouraging myself.

I encouraged myself.

I owed it to myself.

I did not feel like trying today.

I tried in this trying day.

I owed it to myself.

I did not feel like it.

I did not want to.

So what?

I did.

I owed it to myself.

You owe it to yourself to try, to strive, to do, to be, to hope, to encourage, to believe, to have faith.

Why?

Because you owe it to yourself!

paying my debt to me,

Cassandra

#YourLifeMattersToMe

Note: You owe it to yourself…

Do what you can.

Do what you can. God and The Universe will take care of the rest! https://www.instagram.com/reel/CyrbK_aOv-Q/?igshid=MTc4MmM1YmI2Ng==

Keep trying,

Cassandra

#YourLifeMattersToMe

Note: Wombie says sometimes my Instagram pieces have no sound here. Told her get over to Instagram and listen there! Must I do ALL the work?😆🥰😍

How bad do you want it?

How bad do you want it?

How many times are you willing to be told no?

How long are you willing to fail?

How far are you willing to fall?

How long are you willing to walk alone?

How many disappointments can you stand?

How foolish are you willing to look?

How long are you willing to fight?

How many tears are you willing to shed?

How bad do you want it?

Scary question, isn’t it? You’ll never know, until you ask yourself.

Ask.

You may be surprised at your answer!

believing in you,

Cassandra

#YourLifeMattersToMe

Note: I used to be afraid of this question. Burying my mom, I…*sigh *….learned I had nothing left to lose. I ask, now. How bad DO you want it, beloveds? If you truly believe, in your dream, let NOTHING keep you from believing and trying. Especially, you. Dammit, STOP letting fear scare you half to death!

There IS a path. We just have to keep going til we find it! Don’t you DARE give in to the notion your dream won’t see the light of day. We will find a way some kind of way.

Until you do, cherish these moments. ALL of them. Most have given up a long time ago. You care, still. You try, still. You love, still. Give yourself more credit.

One step.

One step.

One step.

You are loved.

Keep on being… YOU