I broke my ankle many years ago. It hurt. Yet, it healed much stronger.

I have to admit though, I became afraid to skate after that I was afraid I would break my ankle again. I stopped skating.

I hate to say this. But, I did my dreams like that, as well. I told myself they were just too hard to keep carrying around. I wanted to be a motivational speaker. Yet, I let myself listen to people who told me I was just too damn loud. Still, something inside me always had that dream.

Now, I’m doing the best I can to make my dream come. I fail, every day. Every day, my heart breaks a little bit more and more. Every day. Every moment, my world shatters as my dream remains, unfulfilled.

Broken.

Humbled.

Battered.

Into, submission.

Submitting, now. Learning. Growing. Broken. Pieces, used now, for new things. Broken pieces, now making me, into a new me. Broken pieces. Now beautiful. Broken pieces. Now, a masterpiece!

Some things, must be broken. Some dreams, must be broken. In order, for The Universe, to make something new.

New!

Be encouraged, beloveds. If you have been broken, be encouraged. You are being made into a brand-new thing. Rejoice!

I don’t mind when hard breaks thing, in me. In fact, I get excited. For, I know life is making ME into something fantastic!

You can have the last laugh, beloveds. You WILL have the last laugh. Ha!

When your whole world seems shaken and turned upside down, don’t despair. The Universe is making a new dream inside you. Be patient, with you. Say ow, when it hurts. Laugh, when you can. Be still and know…

It’s okay, to be discouraged. It’s okay, to be disappointed. It’s okay, to be frustrated, as things get broken in your life. This time WILL pass. Make sure you stay joyful. Don’t allow your broken pieces, to break you. You SHALL be restored. You SHALL be renewed. You SHALL be transformed.

You are healing, beloveds. Healing, takes time. Healing, is lonely. Healing, hurts. Most people, are afraid to do the hard work of healing. Be proud of yourself, beloveds. You have and are doing what is necessary to live a good life. Let this be enough, okay?

Keep going. You don’t go alone.

Remember:

You are loved.

You are not alone. Period

Keep on being… YOU.

Here,

Cassandra

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Vertigo is a pain in the…..uh, oh.

Yet, it helps me to slow down.

I have also had to learn how to fall, correctly.

Otherwise, I could take a header, down the stairs, or walking around, and be in a great big pile of…uh, oh.

Nobody likes to fall/fail/mess up. It happens. Doesn’t mean we are failures and mess ups, does it?

Of course not.

Once you understand you WILL fall, you can get up and begin. Again. And, again. And, again. As many times as needed.

Rinse.

Repeat.

Waiting for your dreams to come true can be…uh, oh.

In the meantime, don’t be afraid to fall. Learn to fall, correctly. Don’t fuss and whine and complain and give up on you and your dreams. Keep on keeping on. Yea, you can fuss. So long as you take your fussing, with you!

In the meantime…*sigh*…three words that makes you want to ram something somewhere!!!!

In the meantime:

Live your life. Enjoy you. Taters?

enjoying life in the meantime,

Cassandra

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Shut it!

Shut up!

Get out!!

Yea, beloveds.

Worry started early, this morning. The landlord has raised the rent. Again! I had a fit last year. Barely scraped by. Just. Whew!

Now, the rent is higher, come October!😳

Last year, when I made that first October payment, I cried. ALL day. I mean it.

This year, after finding the rent has gone up significantly, AGAIN, after I passed out, revived myself, passed out, AGAIN, I promised myself I would NOT spend the year, on financial terror.

I took ALL my bills, er, cares and put them in God’s Lap. And, am leaving them there! Told Him that it is HIS problem. And, since Jesus is My Bestie, He needs to be about being about meeting my needs. The Bible ain’t just a book of cute stories, dontchaknow?

Anywho, worry tried to remind me October was coming. I told worry to shut it and get out of my way!

Now, am having a delightful plate of scrambled eggs, coffee and doing what I can do to alleviate/mitigate and enjoy my day. Life is short. I REFUSE to waste time on things I can’t fix or change, at the moment.

That said, joy can be ours, beloveds, as we live. In the moment. Embracing the day.

I used to, allow my circumstances to control my mood. Then, I would allow my mood to, dictate my actions. Then, I would give my actions permission, to act ten kinds of fool.

I’m so thankful, beloved. I have learned, to cut myself some slack. I have learned how to recognize that I am much more than my mistakes, my failures, and my successes.

I found that I really can do all things through Christ who centers me. I don’t mean to get preachy here. It really bothers me how people have used God to make other people feel bad or do what they wanted them to do. It makes me sad, how people use each other instead of love one another.

In the past, I hid behind walls. I ran away from everything that could cause me pain. I ran away from my hopes and dreams. There were just too hard to carry.

I know now, that I am so much more than I ever gave myself credit for. I spend my days now, beloved, encouraging other people to just be themselves. I want folks to know how much joy they can find in life.

Mostly, I just want folks to know that they truly are love and that they truly are not alone. This world can be difficult because it feels so being while we feel so very small.

I’m talking to myself, beloved’s, as well as talking to you. I’m talking to the 20-year-old me. I’m telling her that I am so sorry that I didn’t believe more in her. I’m telling her that I believe in her now. I’m telling her that she can and that she will.

Life is so much shorter than any of us truly realize. When I lost my mom in 2016, I thought the world was over. It wasn’t. It’s not. Life has so much more to offer me. I just have to be courageous enough to receive it.

I can.

I will.

I wonder now, if I will ever make it where I think I want to be. Who knows? The destination, is no longer my goal. The finish line, is no longer my end or aim. I no longer need a cheering crowd. I no longer need adoring fans.

Tell worry to shut up!

Tell fear to shut up!

Tell about to shut up!

Then, get up and go anyway.

This life, the loveless, it’s all that you have. Live, with attention. Live, withhold. Live, with joy.

Don’t let anybody tell you what you can and cannot do or be. Especially, you. Encourage yourself, beloved. Enjoy your life. Embrace the hard. Be still and know that you don’t have to do this life by yourself.

Love somebody. Start with you. Don’t let another moment passed that you don’t recognize how truly awesome your life is. It’s an honor to be around you. You are a blessing. Period. End of story.

What you waiting for, beloved? Get going now.

Be encouraged,

Cassandra

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   it was an interesting read, broken down within characters explaining detail after detail.

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   awesome

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   What a beautiful way to begin the morning—with love flowing in every direction. ❤️ From Father and Jesus to Mom,…

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   What a beautiful reminder that progress doesn’t always have to be dramatic to be meaningful. 💙 “One step. One step.…

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   as always beautifully written, beautifully spoken beautifully sister…..your journey is far from over . ❤️

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Keep being YOU! https://www.instagram.com/reel/CxMBRPhuZes/?igshid=MTc4MmM1YmI2Ng==

It’s your time.

Get going, now…

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YOU, made the choice.

Don’t blame, anyone else.

YOU, reacted to what did or did not happen.

YOU, chose to try or not try.

YOU chose not to make a choice. Leaving others, to make the choice for you!

Don’t blame, me.

YOU, refused to let ANY folk in, because you were hurt by what SOME folk, did.

YOU, withdrew from dream participation, because of anticipation you would fail or fail to win.

YOU, gave up hope, because you hoped in folk who had no business being in your life, in the first place.

Don’t blame, them.

YOU!

Don’t blame us.

Get up anyway.

Try.

Go on now!

I will.

*Cassandra turns from the mirror and goes on about being about it.*

keeping it 💯,

Cassandra

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🗒: NO victims up in THIS blog, beloveds. We own our choices, don’t we? Forgive. Move forward. Rinse. Repeat. Nuff said.

And the people said:

You are loved.

You are NOT alone.

Keep on being…YOU

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