Category: Music

Be willing.

Be willing.

To try new things.

Be willing to discard old notions.

Be willing to lose the little you have.

Be willing to receive the largest gift ever imagined.

Be willing to dare.

Be willing to fall flat on your face.

Be willing to tell yourself the truth.

Be willing to accept and receive truth told.

Be will to admit you were wrong.

Be willing to acknowledge you don’t always get things right.

Be willing to share.

Be willing to be vulnerable.

Be willing to make something new out of something old.

Be willing to teach the young.

Be willing to learn from the young.

Be willing to listen to the elders.

Be willing to admit to being an elder…lol.

asking for A Friend,

Cassandra

#YourLifeMattersToMe

Note: 55 keeps telling me to be careful. The Universe keeps telling me to run. I’m scared of the next steps. How exciting! I promised myself I would NOT go back to mediocre because the air is thin up here.

Keep moving FORWARD  Keep looking UP. We 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.

It’s amazing what you’ll find on the other side of your fear.

Wow.

Who knew!😳

It’s amazing how much peace can be found on the other side of fear.

I have never felt such freedom. Ever. How odd. How wonderful…*hugs self*.

The other day, I went through theeeeeeeeeee last of my savings. Down to my last hundred bucks. Yikes! Egads!

At first, I felt…*shrug*. Then, I just let myself feel:

Sad.

Mad.

Embarrassed.

Helpless.

Angry.

Ambushed.

Afraid.

Then, I:

Cried.

Laughed.

Laughed AND cried.

Then, I understood.

Totally.

Completely.

Finally…

I am so very much more than my finances.

Then, I smiled. Then, my heart opened. Then, my eyes opened. Then, my arms opened. Wide.

To God.

To Life.

To The Universe.

To possibilities.

Ah, possibilities, I need you now. I wait for you. Patiently. I have two months to figure out what my finances shall say to me…*shrug*.

Until then, beloveds, I shall continue to encourage you to keep on keeping on.

Yes, hard IS hard. So what?! You are growing. You are living. You are embracing your life.

There are so many souls, beloveds, who are financially set but spiritually/emotionally bankrupt.

My heart is full of possibility. How much richer could I be?

asking for A Friend,

Cassandra

#YourLifeMattersToMe

Note: I’m not saying hard times are not hard. They are. They hurt. They CAN be overcome. They CAN be lived joyfully.

Enjoy/embrace your day(s), beloveds. You get just this one day. Then, hopefully a tomorrow. What are you doing with yours? Don’t waste them lamenting on what you have not. Enjoy what you have. Be encouraged. I love me some you. So does He.

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.

Proud to be a spark.

I am a spark.

I’m just an ember.

Ah, but that spark, that ember, can set the world on fire. Maybe. Perhaps. Or not. Who’s to say?

I am a spark.

I’m just an ember.

It’s not my job to decide if I shall become a flame. It’s not my call if I shall be in inferno.

It’s not up to me when I shall be snuffed out. It’s not for me to know where my spark shall go. I may never know if it shall grow into anything other than the spark it is.

I am a spark.

I’m just an ember.

A proud one.

A determined one.

A hot one…lol.

Be who you are, beloveds. Let the world laugh at your spark. I embrace EVERY day knowing my life may warm another. This is enough for me. For now.

One day, though, my light…

Ah, God, burn down the darkness with my spark. Asking for many friends.

asking for A Friend,

Cassandra

#YourLifeMattersToMe

Note:

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.

Fear, I don’t care what you say to me.

Fear, I don’t care what you say to me.

You tell me I won’t. I’ll try.

You tell me I’m old. I’ll live.

You tell me I’ll lose. I’ll play.

You tell me I will always be lonely. I’ll love.

You tell me I shall never get there. I’ll go.

You tell me I will be forever stunted. I’ll grow.

You tell me my body will break down. I’ll dance.

You tell me no one will listen. I’ll sing.

You tell me it will hurt. I’ll fight.

You tell me all will be taken. I’ll give.

Fear, I don’t care what you say to me. I have much more to say to you:

Ha!

Kick rocks!

Pound sand!

Anything else to say to me?

asking for A Friend,

Cassandra

#YourLifeMattersToMe

Note: Don’t allow fear to stop you. Take it with you, if you must. Kick it’s hind end all the way to the finish line, beloveds! We got thangs to do.

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: 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!