Category: Music

Making hard easy.

The one good thing from going through hard, for an inordinate amount of time, is that you can learn how to make hard easy.

It’s really easy, really. All you have to do, beloveds, is to:

Acknowledge the hard.

Lean into the hard.

Work WITH the hard to make ALL things work for your GOOD.

Yesterday could have been a frustrating day. It could have been a disappointing day. Initially, I fought to stay out of my feels.

I weighed the cost of allowing myself to have a mini tantrum due to being promised an outcome that never materialized. I waited. ALL day.

I did not take the nap that had been clamoring for me from hours. I did not eat the fabulous pasta dish waiting for me all day.

Instead, I waited. And, waited. And, waited. Finally, I told wait to kick rocks. I decided having a mini tantrum would be a complete waste of my time.

I chose to scrounge around in my gratitude bag to pull out every once of joy, learning, patience, perseverance, and peace I could find.

I focused on my try. I celebrated my efforts. Finally, I surrendered the outcome to The Universe to do whatsoever was needed.

Before the tornado, I would have spent the afternoon stewing and blaming The Universe for wasting my time.

Today, I find myself grateful for EVERY moment. Even the hard ones. The hard moments provide me the opportunity to stand ten toes down on my FAITH, NOT fear.

The more you can look for the moments, in the hard, where you can walk out your FAITH, the easier hard gets.

Yes, continue to fight for your dreams. Yes, hold on with all your might. Yet, hold your dreams loosely. Give them room/permission to grow and present themselves how The Universe has worked with them to be.

Hard is easy. We got this.

working hard(ly),

Cassandra

#YourLifeMattersToMe

Note: Nothing is too hard for Thee. Thanks for loving me.

One step.

One step.

One step.

You are loved.

You are NOT alone.

Keep on being…YOU!

Look for the joy in every situation.

Look for the joy in every situation.

Look for the love in every moment.

Look for the lesson in every circumstance.

Look for the knowledge in the hard.

Look for the peace in the division.

Look for the light in the darkness.

Look to bring the love, the joy, the lesson, the laughter, the knowledge, the peace, the light. the life. to every situation, moment, circumstance, hard and division.

asking for A Friend,

Cassandra

#YourLifeMattersToMe

Note: Life is short. Life has been tough for everyone. We need to keep one another uplifted. We are all tired. Many are weary. Be encouraged. Do something that makes your heart smile. Make someone else’s heart smile. 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 were built for this moment!

What in the fresh hell are you doing cowering in a corner, beloveds?

You were built for this moment!

Why the world are you listening to these non knowing nay sayers?

You were built for this moment!

What in tarnation are you waiting for, beloveds?

You were built for this moment!

Seize these moments!

Lay waste to ALL that stands in your way!

Tell fear to kick rocks!

Tell doubt to take two seats!

You were built for this moment!

Let’s go!

We got thangs to do!!

doing thangs with you,

Cassandra

#YourLifeMattersToMe

Note: I kicked apathy out of my apartment. I think it snuck passed me as I lay wallowing in ‘I can’t do this’ land. Dummy me.

Thankfully, my dreams, along with good habits saved the day. It’s a good thing. I was headed for bed and Cheetos. 🥰😉😁😆

Keep being good to you as you maneuver through a bit of hard. Be sure to take plenty of laughs with you. You will need every one. Be encouraged. You got this.

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.

Not in vain.

Our hope is not in vain.

Our try is not in vain.

The love we give is not given in vain.

Hope.

Try.

Love.

Real talk, beloveds, my heart ached as I thought of the millions of times I reached out in vain. Or so it feels/felt.

The fact I tried WAS acknowledged by The Universe. The fact I loved WAS appreciated by Life. The fact I hoped WAS seen by God.

What we do is NOT in vain. Continue to hope, beloveds. Continue to try. Continue to love.

asking for A Friend,

Cassandra

#YourLifeMattersToMe

Note: For some reason, I stupidly began lambasting myself for EVERY time I had offered me and was not chosen/selected. Not being chosen can hurt terribly. Ow!

For a while, I was angry at me from every wasted try. My try was NOT wasted. I just was not privy to the outcome. Perhaps I was never supposed to be.

I cried a bit. Then, got up and tried yet again. I can’t help it. I promised me I would NEVER give up on this non caring world. Dummy me.😄🤷‍♀️

Keep doing you. Keep being your why. Your why is NEVER in vain. Your love and try has been seen and acknowledged.

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.

You have a place.

We all want to belong.

Somewhere.

We all long to belong.

To someone.

Be encouraged.

There IS a somewhere out there for you.

There IS a someone out there for you.

In the meantime, keep on loving you. You are worth loving. You are worth it. You are worthwhile.

Just because you have not yet been chosen, does NOT mean you are not worthy of the selction!

The Universe is making sure the right folk are stepping up to you!

Be patient. Wait on those who will cherish the precious life that you are. You don’t have to earn that care. Just keep on being you. Keep on being the friend you seek. Keep on giving the love you desire for yourself.

The Universe sees you and your efforts. You SHALL be rewarded. Til then, know, of a surety, you are surely loved. By Him. By me.

Take care of your tender heart, okay?

asking for A Friend,

Cassandra

#YourLifeMattersToMe

Note: You shall find home…

One step.

One step.

One step.

You are loved.

You are NOT alone.

Keep on being…YOU!

Good habits drug me out of bed.

Yesterday, I cried.

Today, good habits said enough of that and drug me out of bed.

Good habits made my coffee.

Good habits helped me complete my ten pieces.

Good habits made my breakfast.

Good habits did my chores.

Good habits turned on uplifting music.

Good habits greeted the dawn.

Good habits brought me a days worth of satisfaction.

Keep building good habits, beloveds. Good habits will snatch you out of bed. Your good habits will laugh at lazy. Your good habits will pursue your dreams even when you are tired and discouraged.

Keep putting ten toes down!

asking for A Friend,

Cassandra

#YourLifeMattersToMe

Note: Ah, beloveds, believe in you today. You got this.

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.

No one knows. Not even you.

No one knows how far you can go.

Not even you.

No one knows what your future holds.

Not even you.

No one know how far your reach will/can extend.

Not even you.

No one knows the impact your voice will/can make.

Not even you.

No one knows how much your voice is needed.

Not even you.

No one knows the ending to your story.

Not even you.

The world is full of naysayers. Everywhere you turn, beloveds, you will find those who will gleefully let you know what you will never have. Countless others will be happy to let you know where you will never go.

Your life matters. Your voice matters. You are much more than just one of many. You are:

Unique.

Uniquely qualified.

Unquestionably amazing.

I’m starting over at 55. My birthday is next Sunday. Just today, I came across a report that companies won’t hire folk in their 50s. All this week I have had videos come across my feed lamenting how awful the job market is for older folk.

I told myself I am uniquely qualified. I don’t know my future. I DO know I look to the future with optimism. I’ll leave the pessimism for those too timid to believe in themselves and their dreams.

Be encouraged, beloveds. Continue to move FORWARD. Continue to stand on business. Continue to stand ten toes down.

Make life pry your dreams from your cold, dead hands. The ONLY way we lose, beloveds, is if we quit. We ain’t got no quit!

No one knows. Not even you. Get out there and LIVE.

asking for A Friend,

Cassandra

#YourLifeMattersToMe

Note: You CAN. You WILL. One moment at a time. Have an amazing week! Dominate your Monday. Enjoy it. Look forward to the beginning of your week. Don’t let circumstances get you down.

If you have a spare prayer, I sure could use it/them. Ah, God. Please hurry. We all have dreams to fulfill. Where You at??

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.

Rebuilding: A funny thing happened on the way to perfection.

A funny thing happened on my way to perfection: I found I was NOT perfect. I found I could NOT perfect me. I found myself chock full of imperfections.

Who knew?!…lol.

This rebuilding process is maddening. NOTHING I try seems to be working. ALL I find, am finding, have found are mishaps, misfires, mis-steps, missed steps and mistakes.

Yikes! Ack! Ewwwww!

I cringe at this heaving ball of what in the fresh hell, which is now my current circumstances.

Nothing is settled.

Nothing is firm.

Nothing FEELS safe.

I have been left with nothing but:

Fear.

Dread.

Doubt.

Empty.

My dreams, my thoughts, my everything has been filled with those things. I fight them daily: Fear. Dread. Doubt. Empty.

I wake finding my dreams have now turned into the living/breathing reality of living among/with fear, dread, doubt, and empty.

I drag these things to God and asks Him to take them away. He says He can’t. He says that I must deal with these things. I ask Him ‘how’.

Ah, He says.

Aha, I reply.

So, each day, I fight with, argue with, seemingly agree with fear, dread, doubt, and empty.

Some days, they win. Some days, I win. Other days, we are in a stalemate. Sometimes, we call a truce.

All the while, I grow. All the while, I find myself a little less perfect, but a little more at peace. With me. With my circumstances. With my imperfectness. With my imperfections.

Keep on going, beloveds. Ball of mess though your dreams may appear to be!

We are not perfect. We were never called to be. We are just to be. Period. As best as we can. As much as we can. For as long as we can.

Be encouraged today. We SHALL be filled.

asking for A Friend,

Cassandra

#YourLifeMattersToMe

Note: Ah, beloveds. Stop judging you so harshly. You got this.

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.

Try it anyway.

I love to sing.

I sound like a scalded cat when I do.

I sing anyway.

I love to dance.

I look like someone walking barefoot on coals when I do.

I dance anyway.

There are many things I would like to try.

I’m afraid I will fail.

I shall try…

Anyway.

Life is short, beloveds. Try it anyway.

asking for A Friend,

Cassandra

#YourLifeMattersToMe

Note: Try. No telling what may happen…

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.

Let’s leave it there.

Let’s give it all away.

All our love.

All our care.

Upon this altar, called life.

Let’s leave it there.

Let’s take it all away.

All our cynicism.

All our apathy.

Removed, from each and every heart.

Let’s leave it there.

There!

Now, we can live.

Now, we can grow.

Now, we can go to all the places we have been afraid to experience.

I am doing my utmost, beloveds, to love those who don’t look and believe like me. It’s not always easy with politicians who are forever trying to get folk to demonize the diverse, the different, the divergent.

I shall keep doing my best to shine my light. Truthfully, I am ready to pop some folk upside the head with my 🔦 light!😄

Let’s CHOOSE to care, eh?

asking for A Friend,

Cassandra

#YourLifeMattersToMe

Note: Life is short, beloveds. Let’s love one another. Even the folk who are acting ten kinds of fool. Smh…*sigh*

Uplift someone. Starting with you!

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.