Life is work. So get to work.

Life has been really interesting lately.

The more I work towards my dreams, the more my dreams become work.

Life is lifery like that, beloveds.

πŸ“° News Flash: ⚠

Life IS work.

Hard work.

Tedious, at times, βš’ work.

Life-affirming work.

Work, nonetheless.

So get to work, beloveds!

Here lately, I have been working, no pun intended, on getting to know the cultures and concepts of folk who don’t look like me.

To my amazement, I have found a common denominator of folk ALL over the πŸ—Ίworld:

No one wants to work anymore!

😳

YouTube has been filled with nothing but folk quitting this, ending that, disillusioned about everything because life appears to be…work.

Folk with hundreds of thousands of subscribers, likes and comments, now comment about not liking themselves or the ‘work’.

Van lifers are now πŸ“¦ packing up, moving home and tired of having to make ‘too many choices’ about what pretty scenery to go to next. Or, they are tired of lying to folk about how ‘easy’ life is when you don’t have to worry about rent.

Yea, this means you now have to worry about where to park, where to shower, where to get water, where to dump your, um, dumpings.

All the stuff us regular working folk do, on the daily.

It’s not just happening to the young folk. Older folk, tired of the work, checked out and decided to play for as long as they could.

The πŸ›Ž bell tolls, for us all, beloveds. The Universe demands it’s work. Life demands it’s work. God tells us to get to work. God rested on Day 7. Meaning, He worked the other 6!πŸ˜‚πŸ€‘

Time is money πŸ’΅, beloveds. If you want the πŸ’΅, best get to putting in the time.

Invest in your legacy. Spend time on your dreams. Get to work. As if your very life depends upon it.

getting to work,

Cassandra

Note: Get going.

One step.

One step.

One step.

You are loved.

You are NOT alone.

Keep on being…YOU!

Heart β™₯ check Sunday.

You know what time it is.

Heart check time!

*Cassandra scrounge around in her love bag and pulls out her stethoscope. Lemme β™₯ hear.*

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Hmm. Doesn’t seem like your heart has enough love crammed in there today. Here:

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How was that, beloveds? Good.

You have extra?

Good. Give some 😍 love away today. Starting with you.

Cassandra

Note: Okay, um, you supposed to be giving some love away. Scoot.

One step.

One step.

One step.

You are loved.

You are NOT alone.

Keep on being…YOU!

Have an amazing Monday.

Have an amazing Monday.

You heard me.

Not a stressful one.

Not a fear-filled one.

Have an amazing Monday.

Have a beautiful Monday.

Have a faith-filled Monday.

Have a wonderful Monday.

Have an awesome Monday.

You can have any kind of Monday you want.

Make it a blessed day.

The Bible says this is the day the Lord has made. Rejoice and be glad in it.

I choose to rejoice in my Monday.

How about you, beloveds?

enjoying my Monday,

Cassandra

#YourLifeMattersToM,usβ„’d.

I hated to think of Monday coming. Now, I am embrace every bit of my Monday. Enjoy your Monday, beloveds. You have no idea what’s in store for you today.

Whatever your Monday brings, beloveds, enjoy it. This day will never return in this fashion again. Tomorrow, if you are blessed with a tomorrow, will be what it will be.

Enjoy your Monday. I hear a cup of coffee calling me. Want to join me?

One step.

One step.

One step.

You are loved.

You are NOT alone.

Keep on being…YOU!

Why do You keep me breathless?

God.

Why do You keep me breathless?

Life.

Why do You keep me breathless?

Universe.

Why do You keep me breathless?

Why do You keep me:

On the edge of my seat.

Suspended in animation.

At the precipice.

Of?

I know not.

Which makes me…

Breathless.

Ah, crap.

*Cassandra looks into the unknown and waits…breathless.*

Cassandra

#YourLifeMattersToMe

Note: My dreams won’t let me sleep. So, beloveds, I awaken you.

One step.

One step.

One step.

You are loved.

You are NOT alone.

Keep on being…YOU!

Don’t be discouraged.

A silent phone.

An empty stomach.

A promise not kept.

A hand not held.

Love not returned.

Don’t be discouraged.

God heard you.

Life listened.

The Universe is on the way.

To you.

For you.

With you.

Don’t be discouraged.

None are disappointed in you.

You CAN.

You WILL!

Cassandra

#YourLifeMattersToMe

Note: Be encouraged. Your time is coming. In the meantime, love someone. Starting with you.

One step.

One step.

One step.

You are loved.

You are NOT alone.

Keep on being…YOU!

Pockets of joy.

A hand.

Held.

Snippets of conversation.

Had.

Pockets of joy.

Consumed.

Ah.

Aha!

I find myself:

Satisfied.

I find myself.

Ah.

Aha!

Pockets of joy.

satisfied,

Cassandra

#YourLifeMattersToMe

Note: I had drifted off to the melodic tones of a traveler who had been describing his day. Somewhere, he said three words that snatched me from my slumber…

Pockets of joy.

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!!!!

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My soul, one long longing for pockets of joy:

Ran.

Sang.

Lept.

Straight into the arms of God.

Ah. Aha! My always Pockets Of Joy. Ah, God. I love me some You.πŸ₯°. Ah, Life. I love me some You. Ah, Universe. I love fighting with and for You. Ah, beloveds. I love thinking of, praying for, trying with you. I find you to be…

Pockets of joy.

Be encouraged.

One step.

One step.

One step.

You are loved.

You are NOT alone.

Keep on being…YOU!

How’s your weird?

How’s your weird?

My weird wants to know:

Why I am up so early wondering about your weird?

What is your weird doing?

Why do I care about your weird?

How weird is that?

Cassandra

#YourLifeMattersToMe

Note: πŸ₯°πŸ€£. You are on my minds, beloveds. Just thinking of you and hoping you are okay. Please give your heart some slack this weekend. You have been much too hard on it! Your heart is doing all it knows. The problem is we don’t have the first clue why our hearts do the random foolishness it does on the unfortunate semi regular. πŸ€·β€β™€οΈ

One step.

One step.

One step.

You are loved.

You are NOT alone.

Keep on being…YOU!

Heart check β™₯️ Saturday.

It’s Saturday!

Workwise, it’s actually my Friday. So what?

The weekend is here.

I have done my best.

I have given my all.

I am tired.

I ordered chicken strips and mini glazed donuts to enjoy for today. Yaya! I only bought a dozen. Donuts, that is.

Deliciously, I allowed myself to have three mini donuts. I forced myself to put the other nine away so I could enjoy them today. Yaya!

Now, I rest. System issues are preventing work. How sad. 😁🀣. Actually, I enjoy working so the system issues have been a pain.

That said, I am using the extra time to get things done. Working from home is fantastic. I can get my chores done early so I can enjoy my donuts and β˜• coffee. Yaya!

You are welcome to join me, beloveds. You have done your week. Time to rest and refill.

How’s your heart? Asking for A Friend.

Take care of yourself. Thanks for hanging out with me this week. Let’s rest up so we can get into all manner of cuteupness, eh?

Cassandra

#YourLifeMattersToMe

Note:

One step.

One step.

One step.

You are loved.

You are NOT alone.

Keep on being…YOU!

Use your disappointment to make an appointment.

I was disappointed.

Again.

I tried.

I failed.

Again.

I cried.

Again.

God heard me.

Again.

My disappointment was just another opportunity to make an appointment with Him.

My disappointment was just another opportunity to make an appointment with The Universe.

My disappointment was just another opportunity to make an appointment with Life.

My disappointment was just another opportunity to make an appointment with hard.

My disappointment was just another opportunity to make an appointment.

Ah.

Aha!

Disappointment is a part of life. Disappointment shows up when you try. Disappointment doctor every step towards your goal. Disappointment is your fiercest adversary.

Keep fighting until you have made Disappointment ppointment your best friend!

Your trials and tests are nothing but obstacles on the way to your miracle. Get excited when you see them. They are a sign that victory is at hand.

Keep making appointments!

being about being about it,

Cassandra

Note: There is the other side. Keep moving towards it.

One step.

One step.

One step.

You are loved.

You are NOT alone.

Keep on being…YOU!

Real talk: Get out of your own way.

Can I be honest with you beloveds? Just for a little bit? Will you promise not to tell on me?

I’ve been getting in my own way. How? If I would have been honest, I would admit that I have been letting fear run the show. Just a little bit of fear, here. A touch of worry, there.

Not enough to be obvious. Just enough to stop my dreams in their tracks.

Fear can be a tricky thing. FearΒ  will sneak up on you when you least expect it to. Every time you think you have things conquered , fear will show up and say, ha ha.

I am learning to fight fear where I find it. I seem to have found it everywhere these last few weeks.

I have found it in my age. I have found it in my finances. I have found it in my aloneness. I have founded in my health. Finally, fear showed up in my dreams.

And that beloveds,Β  was the last straw!

I have been needing to clean out the lint trap in the dryer. I have been lazy. Which means all I have been doing is racking up higher power bills and taking much longer to dry the laundry.

Instead of taking 5 minutes to clean out the lint trap, I have been lazy and restarting the laundry telling myself the clothes will get dry sooner or later. Smh.

I don’t know why us humans keep doing the dumb thing. Not doing the right thing at the right time and expecting to have different results. Smh.

I’m learning how to do the right things at the right time no matter how I feel. I am learning how to clean out the link trap in my own life.

I have been doing the hard work of confronting myself and being honest about my fears and why I’m afraid of this and that.

What I am learning is that most of my fears come from the fears of others. I’m afraid because they were afraid. I’m afraid I can’t do it because they never did it or believed they could.

I think I can. I want to try. I am trying. My try just does not seem to be enough these days.

My tears have been my meat as a bible says. My tears have water disappointment and discouragement for days. My tears have chased me into bed. My tears have making me awaken in the night.

Yet, my tears, water my hope. My tears,Β  rain down upon my joy. My tears, accompany my footsteps as I keep walking towards my dreams.

I promised myself I would try. For me.

I’m doing my best to stay out of my way. I’m doing my utmost to get out of my own way. Life is short.

Be encouraged. Keep trying. We should get there some kind of way.

In the meantime, enjoy your life. Get out of your own way. Remember to clean out your lint traps!

fighting on,

Cassandra

Note: One step at a time. One moment at a time. One day at a time.

One step.

One step.

One step.

You are loved.

You are NOT alone.

Keep on being…YOU!