Category: Music

Rebuilding: Give new a chance. Give you a chance.

I’m a creature of habit. I think we all are.

I like the same things. I like doing the same things. I like doing the same things, at the same time. All the time.

New doesn’t like me. Rather, I don’t like new. It’s not that I don’t like new, necessarily. I just don’t trust new.

New brings, well, something/someone new. New, then brings along things I do not always like or care for.

Things like:

Change.

The unknown.

The unforseen.

Unintended consequences.

asking for A Friend,

Cassandra

#YourLifeMattersToMe

Note:

One step.

One step.

One step.

You are loved.

You are NOT alone.

Keep on being…YOU!

Heart ♥ check Monday.

How’s your heart, beloveds? Just checking in. Life has been super lifery.

I woke early. Rather, early woke me! I’m anxious to get my day started.

I’m going to vote. Then, thinking of treating myself to a pizza 🍕 to have for the games tonight.

Anywho, I stopped ’round to send some love your way. Be good today. Would you please, and thanks?

We have just this day. Use it wisely. Use it up! Squeeze every moment. Share as many moments as you can. I wanted to give you a bit of my time to remind you that you are loved and not alone.

Do your work. Then, squeeze in your me time somewhere. Above all, keep moving FORWARD and keep looking UP!

asking for A Friend,

Cassandra

#YourLifeMattersToMe

Note: 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.

Focus on those who might.

Focus on those who might.

Focus on that which may.

Focus on things that can.

Too often, we focus on those who won’t. Too much, we fight against that which won’t. Too many times, we rage against what might not.

Enough!

Life is short. I choose to focus on those who might.

What is your focus on, beloveds?

asking for A Friend,

Cassandra

#YourLifeMattersToMe

Note: I realized I was spending much too much time lamenting on what I don’t have. I have me. I have Him. I have more than enough. So do you. Let’s see what we can do with what we have. We have to wait on the rest anyway…

One step.

One step.

One step.

You are loved.

You are NOT alone.

Keep on being…YOU!

Speak up for them.

Your dreams are important.

Speak up for them.

Your thoughts are important.

Speak them.

Your views matter.

Share them.

Your perspective matters.

Share them.

Your compassion is crucial.

Give it.

Your love is truly needed.

Give it.

Speak. Share. Give.

asking for A Friend,

Cassandra

#YourLifeMattersToMe

Note: Open your eyes. Open your heart. Open your mouth. Asking for A Friend.

Life is short. The world needs your impactful life. Live. Existing is for the timid. You are powerful. You are crucial. You are needed. Your greatness wants to awaken. Let it go. You got thangs to do.

Do your 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.

Your dreams can be found on the other side of your fear.

I found my dreams!!

YYYAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAASSSSSS!!!

I found them, beloveds, on the other side of my fears.

Fear had been dogging my steps since the tornado. Long before that if I would let myself be 100…lol.

I couldn’t understand why God was sooooooooooo silent during my scariest moments. I blamed Him. Angrily. I blamed me for being afraid.

The Universe encouraged me to fight fear. I grew pissed with The Universe. I was furious with Life. How DARE They literally allow life to toss my life about as a useless toy! Rendering me helpless. Dammit. Damn THEM!!❤️‍🩹😡😳

For the life of me, I could NOT understand where in the fresh hell this fear was coming from. It was spilling from everywhere. Egads! Heckamiah!

I had two choices: Hide or fight. I got damned tired of hiding. I came out swinging. Every day. Ever hard day. Every scary day. Every mystifying day. Every boring day. Every damned one of them!😡

Until, fear got tired of being beaten down on the regular. Fear got tired and sent doubt. I beat the bejeez outta doubt. Doubt sent sleep. I beat the hell out of fear in my dreams. Fear sent circumstances. I laughed at circumstances. Situations told circumstances to stop wasting my time.

God sent faith to help me. The Universe sent laughter to keep me company. Life just kept giving daily 🍋 lemons.😳🤣

Through it all, beloveds, I discovered more of me. The more me I found, the less afraid I became.

Tonight, after having pushed past and through fear, I waded onto the shore. To my great delight, I found my dreams.

What did I discover, beloveds? Ah, you shall just have to continue on the journey’s end. How long will that take? God know but He ain’t tellin’…

In the meantime, I 📝 write.

What are YOU doing?

asking for A Friend,

Cassandra

#YourLifeMattersToMe

Note: 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!

Rebuilding: Give Him the rest.

I was up. Late. Figuring. Reconfiguring. Trying to stretch what I had in order to meet the needs. I did not have nearly enough to cover what I needed to cover.

*sigh*

I called my wombie. We had prayed, earlier, about our financial and physical needs. Asked her to sit with me as I jiggered and configured what I had to stretch over what I could. I could not.

*sigh*

Then, I turned on some uplifting music, thanked God for meeting my needs and left the rest, left me, left my finances, up to and with Him.

Anybody can have faith when the bank account is full and the fridge is stocked. I trust now. Empty. Hungry. Lacking.

Now, I wait. Patiently. For new financial 🚪 doors to be open. In the meantime, I am going to enjoy and embrace my day. I have done all I know. Now, I am going to enjoy my rest.

In times past, beloveds, I would be ringing my hands, wailing and blaming God, fussing at The Universe and comforting myself with Doritoes and Snickers bars. Enough with that.

I promised myself to never, ever, ever allow myself to be awful to myself out of fear, doubt, disappointment, despair, or whatever lemon had visited me.

I deserve better. I am worthy of good things. I am much more than what I have or don’t have.

My funds are lacking because I used my rainy day funds to help folk who had it pouring when I did not. God shall honor that giving. If not, I don’t regret meeting needs when I had the wherewithal to do so.

I can’t get on myself because my heart was too broken and devastated to work right after the tornado. I am still shaken. Hurricane Milton has me triggered, and I have to tell myself I am safe.

I am learning to do what I can and give HIM the rest: My doubts. My fears. My hopes for tomorrow. My empty bank account. My lonely heart. My need to know. My need to know how. My need for shelter. My need for health. My need for peace of mine. I heap all this and more on HIM.

Now, I wait. Patiently. Sort of.🤸‍♀️😄🤷‍♀️

Be encouraged, beloveds. Do what you can. Give Him the rest. If you don’t know/believe Him, request an audience and then give Him the rest…

asking for A Friend,

Cassandra

#YourLifeMattersToMe

Note: Everything will be alright. The world seems to have turned on its head at the moment. Yikes! Be encouraged. We got this.

In case no one has told you: I love you. So does He.

One step.

One step.

One step.

You are loved.

You are NOT alone.

Keep on being…YOU!

Rebuilding: Don’t lay down on your fear.

The Universe has taught me some new tricks as I rebuild.

I am learning how to NEVER lay down on my fear. I mean it. Literally. When I feel fear chasing me, in my dreams, I rise. I make coffee. I write. I listen to uplifting music. I tell myself the truth: Everything WILL be alright.

Then I get on with my day. Fearlessly. Seizing moments. Failing spectacularly. Laughing joyfully.

If fear tackles me, as I am doing chores or seeking next steps, I rise. I DO something. I step outside. I step outside my limited view/perception. I seek higher vision. I stride up Faith Mountain.

If fear yells at me, whilst I am wresting my dreams from the unknown, I rise. I 📝 write. I dream. I pray. I pray for others. I root for others dreams.  I give what I can to other’s dreams.

asking for A Friend,

Cassandra

#YourLifeMattersToMe

Note:

One step.

One step.

One step.

You are loved.

You are NOT alone.

Keep on being…YOU!

Rebuilding: The world needs your story.

As I am rebuilding, I am doing my utmost to leave a blueprint for others to follow.

It is my hope, beloveds, my story can somehow encourage others as they make their way through THEIR story.

Why? Because the world NEEDS your story. The world needs YOUR blueprint.

Your story is needed. Your story can and shall have the impact only YOU are meant to have on this world.

Beloveds, WHY must you continue to compare your story to others? You look at your story and find it wanting. You don’t think your story is exciting enough. You think your story must be told from exotic locations.

You mistakenly believe you need a ghostwriter to jazz up your story.

Enough!

You are enough. Open your eyes. Open your heart. Then, beloveds, open your mouth!

asking for A Friend,

Cassandra

#YourLifeMattersToMe

Note: Life is short. Tell me a story. Tell me YOUR story. I dare you. The Universe dares you. Why you keep letting The Universe call you 🐔 chicken?😁😳🤣🤗📝

One step.

One step.

One step.

You are loved.

You are NOT alone.

Keep on being…YOU!

Rebuilding.

I am:

Rebuilding.

I am:

Being rebuilt.

I am:

Being patient as I am rebuilding and being rebuilt.

Are you?

asking for A Friend,

Cassandra

#YourLifeMattersToMe

Note: Rebuilding takes time. Rebuilding takes effort. Rebuilding takes patience. Rebuilding requires faith in The Builder.

Have FAITH, beloveds. I know seeing the destruction is hard. I know losing precious things hurts. I know watching a lifetime of effort being wiped out in moments is terribly upsetting.

Newness is being built. As are we. It’s okay to say ‘ow’. It’s okay to say ‘this hurts’. It’s okay to admit this blows!😳😁😘❤️‍🩹♥️🙏

Be encouraged. We got this. I 🤔 think…lol.

One step.

One step.

One step.

You are loved.

You are NOT alone.

Keep on being…YOU!

When no one shows.

When no one:

Shows up for you.

Shows up for your party.

Shows out, on your behalf.

Doesn’t make you any less worthwhile.

Doesn’t make you worthless.

Doesn’t make you less.

Even as you felt alone, beloveds, you have never been alone. The Universe watches over you.

Keep showing up for YOU, beloveds. Keep on loving YOU. Keep on being good to YOU.

EVERY DAY. Even on the days when you feel the least inclined to do so.

My heart has been heavy all week. All I have seen are awful reports of how horrible the job market is. Gloom and doom everywhere. Turns out, apparently, I shall wither and dry up soon. Alone. Broke. Forever friendless and jobless.😳❤️‍🩹🌏

I felt alone. Abandoned. Forsaken.

Then, I told fear and doubt to shut up already. My future is not yet known. That said, I choose to enjoy my NOW. Right now, my bills are paid. Right now, I am loved and not alone. Right now, I have my humor. Right now, I have a few folk who love me.

Right now, I have a sound mind. Right now, my steps are ordered. Right now, nothing shall EVER separate me from the love of God. How could I be afraid after knowing these things? I stand on FAITH.

How ’bout you?

asking for A Friend,

Cassandra

#YourLifeMattersToMe

Note: The world is forever espousing gloom and doom. It’s how it gets folks to do dumb and short-sighted things. Be encouraged. Keep speaking truth over your life. Keep seeking truth/Truth. Asking for A Friend.

Keep holding on to right now. The coming days can appear frightening. I’m telling myself this as we speak. I looked for jobs that weren’t there today. Egads, but that scared the bejeez out of me. I’m angry at a damned 🌪 that cost me my job. I’m angry at The Universe for having put me in this position. The Universe, it appears, has NOT shown up for me yet. Where the world is everything/everyone? Asking for myself…

One step.

One step.

One step.

You are loved.

You are NOT alone.

Keep on being…YOU!