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Yall, I HAD to share this!!
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!
sharing a laugh,
Cassandra
#YourLifeMattersToMe
Note:😎🤣🥰🤗🎯
One step.
One step.
One step.
You are loved.
You are NOT alone.
Keep on being…YOU!
When you want to quit…
don’t!
When ALL that is within you cries out to let go of your try…
don’t!
When ALL signs point to immediate and imminent disaster and failure is begging you to allow you to drag you to the pits of despair/I can’t/I don’t know how/Staying hurts too much…
don’t!
Cry, beloveds, if you have to. Fuss at hard for being too blessed hard and too hard a time, if need be. Stomp around, if you must.
Don’t you EVER, NEVA, YOU HAD BEST NOT allow those temporary things to give you to give up on you, on your try, on your dreams, on your future.
You can DO this, beloveds. You CAN, remember? You HAVE to, remember? You are NOT alone, remember?
Today was beyond hard. I wanted to run. I wanted to quit. Literally.
I was in such a state, beloveds, I cried out to God. This is what happened:
Me:
God: What’s wrong, beloved?
Me: I literally don’t know what to DO! I don’t know HOW to do my job!! I NEED this job. It took me 17 months to find it. I feel like an IDIOT. I do NOT like feeling like an idiot!!!!!!!
God: If I am understanding correctly, your pride is hurting? You DO realize/understand training actually does involve the uncomfortable feelings of feeling like an idiot until you learn enough NOT to feel like an idiot?
Me: Well, yea. Your saying it like THAT kinda makes it hard for me to gaslight myself by advising it’s not my fault I don’t know nuffin…*sigh*. What do I DO, though? I honestly have NO idea what I am doing and ready to cry, quit, go to bed for a month, in that order.
God: Call your big bro, give him your tears, ask for some brotherly advice as he has been where you are many times. You got this. I have been looking over your shoulder all day. Didn’t you feel a lightening of the hardest parts?
Me: Come to think of it, I DID hear a whisper to hang in there before I acted too much of a fool. Hold on while I call big bro. Brb…
Me to big bro:
Big bro(listening intently): Did you so and so and such and such? Can you yet hither and yon over there and everywhere? Have you and are you doing ALL you know?
Me(Crying all over big bro shoulders): Well, yea.
Big bro: Keep doing what you are doing. Keep trying. It takes time. Give yourself the time. Do as you have been asked. Nothing more. The outcome is NOT up to you. All you are required to do is as was asked/required. I will submit your tears to God. Hang in there.
Me:
Me: I did it, God! I did the day! I didn’t quit! I refused to allow my pride, my embarrassment, my feels to run the show. How great is that?!
God: That is fantastic, beloved. Remember, these trials are NOT here to trip you up. Life happens. To everyone. These fiery trials are meant to continue to bring out the diamond already in you. They are meant to teach you that you CAN make it. They are there to SHOW you, in REAL TIME, that you CAN take it. IF, you trust. IF, you keep on keeping on. IF, you continue to move FORWARD. IF, you keep telling failure/doubt/anxiety and ALL their ilk where to get off, where to land, when/where/how to kick rocks and trust ME. I promise I will NOT allow you to fail…too much…hehe.
Me: That’s cold, God. I hear You, though. I have zero plans on ending my day on THAT disastrous shift. How about a praise party? I already have Billy and Saran Gaines “Promised Land” blasting away?
God: Let’s go!!
*Cassandra gets about being about being about it with a well earned praise party. Who is joining me?
asking for A Friend,
Cassandra
#YourLifeMattersToMe
Note: Hang in there, beloveds. You truly CAN do so much more than you think or feel as though you can’t…hehe. I truly wanted to walk out, quit, cry, cry about quitting and walking out.
Beloveds, I am sooooooooooooooooooooo very thankful I did NOT quit. I would have been sooooooooooooo disappointed in and with me. Yes, I probably would have FELT better for all of two seconds. Until, I realized you just quit you big dummy and it took almost a year and a half to find this job and now you have to start ALL over and have to go through the same anxiety with a new job and learning new processes!!!!!! Whew, and heckemiah, Cassandra!
Be encouraged. I am showing how the sausage is truly made so folks can hang in there. There are too many folks who walk around pretending they don’t hurt, that life doesn’t hurt, that they don’t question God, that they don’t vehemently WANT to quit when hard gets ridiculously hard and at THIS time of year.
I know this has been a longer piece. Bear with me. Someone NEEDED this. Especially me. We got this, yall. We really do. I think this is giving me the courage to go back and start recording more uplifting videos in my channels. I had been sooooooooooooooooooo discouraged and secretly quit but didn’t tell anyone, especially me. I CAN. I WILL. I HAVE to. I’m going to do my utmost to do so if I am only recording uplifting videos only I see. Maybe, one day, someday, someone will happen by when they are at their wit’s end as I was today but they don’t have a brother, or know God, as I do, to get encouragement. I shall make the videos for THEM/HIM/HER. Be encouraged, beloveds. 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!
What do you see when you look at yourself?
What do you feel when you look at yourself?
Why do you judge yourself so harshly?
Life is short. Love yourself. Receive yourself. Accept yourself. If you are out of pocket, fix those things.
If you’re doing the best you can, acknowledge that you’re doing the best you can, and keep it moving.
My work system kept messing up. In the past I would have been soooo frustrated. I don’t anymore. It is what it is.
A lot of things that happen to get to you. Do what you can. Fix what you can. Get what help you can. Then, laugh and keep it moving.
Have an amazing today. Remember, you can start over as many times in a day as you need to.
Be sure to laugh. Be sure to love someone starting with you. I love you.
asking for A Friend,
Cassandra
#YourLifeMattersToMe
Note: We can’t have our phones on during the work day. This has turned out to be such a blessing. It has kept out so much negativity. I don’t have to worry about doom scrolling. I have been able to concentrate fully on my job. I have left family and friends know when I am available. This has left me extra time to just breathe and focus. You should try it sometime.
One step.
One step.
One step.
You are loved.
You are NOT alone.
Keep on being…YOU!
You can. You will. You have to.
Now, get out there and do it. Life is much too sure to keep on procrastinating. What are you waiting for? What invitation must be extended before you get out there and try?
My brain is melting from all of the material being crammed into it during training. I’m looking forward to actually doing what we are being trained for.
Training is just like live. It takes a whole lot of effort. It takes a whole lot of positive self talk. It takes a whole lot of tenacity. It takes a whole lot of repetition.
It also takes a tremendous amount of patience and being self-aware. You have to learn how to be comfortable with being uncomfortable.
Be encouraged. Cut yourself some slack. You’ll get there when it’s time to get there. Simple as that.
In the meantime, be. Sure to take plenty of breaks, get plenty of sleep and love one yourself. Remember that you can, that you will, and that you have to!
asking for A Friend,
Cassandra
#YourLifeMattersToMe
Note: You can do so much more than you give yourself credit for. Let’s end this year strong!
One step.
One step.
One step.
You are loved.
You are NOT alone.
Keep on being…YOU!
I went to bed too early last night. I find myself up. Tossing and turning.
I decided to use that time to start my day super early and was up by 4:00 AM to get in my Bible study and boil my breakfast egg…..hahahahahahahaha!
Use the time you have. Don’t get upset because things are taking time. Don’t get mad because you can’t sleep. Get up and do something.
We got this. I’m looking forward to my day. I’m making sure to get my fuel in and get my me time in so I can be a good steward of my time all day today.
I no longer put myself last. I no longer run on empty. I’m coming from a place of fullness, hope, love and joy.
Have an amazing today. Make your day great. Love someone today, starting with you.
asking for A Friend,
Cassandra
#YourLifeMattersToMe
Note: Life is good, even when it’s hard.
One step.
One step.
One step.
You are loved.
You are NOT alone.
Keep on being…YOU!
Lose if you must, but don’t let it be because you were afraid to try.
Nuff said.
Cassandra
#YourLifeMattersToMe
Note: Don’t be afraid to fail. You are going to fall in your face more than you land on your feet. That’s OK. It comes with the learning. Training has been especially difficult. It’s a lot of information. There’s not a lot of time for training. The only way to learn this information is to simply do it in practice.
Day one. It took everything in me not to allow myself to become overwhelmed. I kept telling myself the truth. I kept reminding myself that learning takes time. I laughed a lot. I refuse to cry. I’m done with those tears. It’s time to laugh and rejoice.
Keep at it. You’ll get there. Right on time. Be encouraged. I love you.
One step.
One step.
One step.
You are loved.
You are NOT alone.
Keep on being…YOU!
I didn’t feel like doing the day.
I turned off the alarm, intent on not doing the day.
I told intent to shut it.
I boiled eggs.
I made coffee.
Who wants some?
asking for A Friend,
Cassandra
#YourLifeMattersToMe
Note: Don’t allow your feels to run the show. Tell your feels to shut it and get up and get moving already. Hard will STILL be waiting for you. Remember, though, hard ain’t nothing but a word. We got this. And, if we don’t got this, we know Who does. Be encouraged.
One step.
One step.
One step.
You are loved.
You are NOT alone.
Keep on being…YOU!
Work while you wait.
Plan while you wait.
Remain hopeful while you wait.
Hold on to your joy while you wait.
Learn how to wait patiently.
Waiting does not mean no.
Waiting just means things are not quite done. Not just yet.
Be sure to tell yourself the truth while you wait. Let yourself know that things take time. Let you know your time will come. Let yourself know things will work on as they were meant to.
Let yourself know things will work on as they were meant to.
Don’t use this time of waiting to be your biggest naysayer. Be your biggest encourager. Be your loudest advocate. Be your best friend.
Be encouraged.
asking for A Friend,
Cassandra
#YourLifeMattersToMe
Note:
One step.
One step.
One step.
You are loved.
You are NOT alone.
Keep on being…YOU!
This grief…
does not define me.
This grief…
is NOT me.
This grief…
is like a splinter that MUST be removed!
This grief…
is a friend who brings the opportunity to say goodbye.
This grief…
is opportunity to let go.
This grief…
is NOT my new normal.
This grief…
is just that: grief.
Knowing these things, I move FORWARD. Understanding these things, I look UP.
I’m in the have to stage of hard. I have to. I can’t base my try on anyone or anything else.
I just stopped by to encourage someone. Starting with me.
Be encouraged.
asking for A Friend,
Cassandra
#YourLifeMattersToMe
Note: I didn’t think I could do today. I didn’t know HOW. Try simply asked me to try. I tried. I did. Be encouraged. We got this. And, even when WE don’t got this, He has got this.🥰🙏👍
One step.
One step.
One step.
You are loved.
You are NOT alone.
Keep on being…YOU!
Wombie and I literally finished each others sentences for 57 years. What do I DO with me now?😳
asking for A Friend,
Cassandra
#YourLifeMattersToMe
Note: 🤷🏿♀️
One step.
One step.
One step.
You are loved.
You are NOT alone.
Keep on being…YOU!
Why Can't I Be Loud?! 