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Beloveds, NEVER allow pain to have the last word!

Beloveds, NEVER allow pain to have the last word!

Since I had my stroke, this past January, I have to beat back pain, of some sort or other.

And, on the odd day where pain isn’t kicking my behind, I am wrestling with emotional pain that wants to suck the joy from my life.

EVERY day, beloveds, I must  CHOOSE:

My mood.

My actions.

My feelings.

I do NOT get the luxury of allowing any of those to govern over me and mine. What’s more, beloveds,  NEITHER DO YOU! Ha!

I refuse to allow pain to have the last word.

What say you?

asking for A Friend,
Cassandra

#YourLifeMattersToMe

Note: This is picture of me and my twin when we were about 8 or so. For most of my life,beloveds, I was teased, I  was bullied, I talked about. I was told that I was “ugly ” every day. All through school, boys  AND girls would follow me, calling me names.

I ate lunch alone.  The lunch table was was my lonely island.

I never felt lonely.  Until, I heard it enough times. Eventually, I slowly began to believe it.

It took until age 50 for God, for Jesus, for The Holy Ghost, for fam, for a few precious friends to love me until I had been filled with enough love to love me back.

I don’t know why I have hidden these words at the end of this piece. Maybe, beloveds, I am afraid you won’t read them. Worse, you may read them and not care.

I write to and for all the ugly feeling folk out there. You are beautiful to me. To Him. Be encouraged. Share these words with someone who needs to KNOW they are seen, they are heard, and that they are loved.  Asking for A Friend.

One step.

One step.

One step.

You are loved.

You are NOT alone.

Keep on being…YOU!

When your lonely is lonely.

My lonely has been feeling awful lonely, here lately.

I have been giving her extra love. I have given her extra care. I have been showered her with extra forgiveness, extra peace, extra rest, extra laughter, extra understanding.

I have given her, given me  permission to cry, to wonder, to wander.

I just stopped by to encourage someone. Starting with me.

Beloveds, it’s okay to feel lonely. It’s just an invitation for you to love on you. It’s also an invitation for you to love ❤️ others, for you to do the terrifying act of risking rejection.

Rejection hurts. Every time. Why do I risk rejection with EVERY word I utter.

BECAUSE YOU ARE WORTH IT, YOU ARE WORTHY, AND ARE SO WORTHWHILE!

Take care, beloveds.

asking for A Friend,
Cassandra

#YourLifeMattersToMe

Note:🥰

One step.

One step.

One step.

You are loved.

You are NOT alone.

Keep on being…YOU!

Never, have I ever.

Never, have I ever.

Felt more lost.

Never, have I ever.

Wanted to run away more than I do now.

Never, have I ever.

Felt more lonely.

Never, have I ever.

Been more determined.

Never, have I ever.

Been more hopeful.

Never, have I ever.

Felt more free.

Never, have I ever

Ah, beloveds. Never, have I ever,  felt soooooooo many emotions all at once!

When I lay, on the gurney, waiting for word if I had had yet another stroke, the thought crossed my mind that I really could die. I didn’t.

That knowledge fuels me now.

All I can think about is loving as many folk as I can. Whether I am loved, in return, is irrelevant to me.

Yes, my ❤️ heart longs. I’ll be 58 in November. I have not had a real hug in decades except from my big sis. I’m not sad about that. Just understanding.

Physically, my looks don’t ✋️ stop traffic. In fact  I’m sure I have caused a pile up or two, in the opposite direction 🤔…lol!

Still, I enjoy sharing my thoughts,  my heart. Here. Now. With whosoever will.

Jesus always went in look of the one. He knew the other 99 were already safe and protected. His heart, my heart searches for the one I need of love.

Be encouraged. You are loved As, am.

I am blessed. I was found. I pray 🙏 always for those who feel lost, who feel helpless, ones who feel afraid.

Pain is chasing me to my bed. In the meantime, be encouraged. I hope some have understood these shaky words.

Take care.

asking for A Friend,
Cassandra

#YourLifeMattersToMe

Note:❤️

One step.

One step.

One step.

You are loved.

You are NOT alone.

Keep on being…YOU!

Are you okay?

Are you okay?

asking for A Friend,
Cassandra

#YourLifeMattersToMe

Note: Be encouraged, today. I just stopped by to love on someone? Is it you? C’mere!

I could use some loud love, today.  Am I the only one wishing that I had an hour long hug? I’ll settle for half an hour. Asking for many friends…



One step.

One step.

One step.

You are loved.

You are NOT alone.

Keep on being…YOU!

U there?

U there?

U hopeful?

U ready?

U joyful?

U steady?

U prepared?

U challenged?

U encouraged?

U seeking?

U resolute?

U battle tested?

U more than a Conqueror?

U present?

U there?

asking for A Friend,
Cassandra

#YourLifeMattersToMe

Note: With that being said, beloveds, get off the pot, remember?!🤣😁👍❤🙏

One step.

One step.

One step.

You are loved.

You are NOT alone.

Keep on being…YOU!

I choose you, beloveds 

I choose you, beloveds.

Choose you.

Root for you.

Love you.

Then:

Choose life.

Choose joy.

Choose hope.

Choose peace

Choose perspective.

Choose understanding.

Choose him.

Choose her.

Choose them.

Whatever/whoever’s  banner, under which you hang your flag, choose to walk in and with Love.

chosen/embraced by His Love,
Cassandra

#YourLifeMattersToMe

Note: What shall you choose, today? Your day will be full of choices. Choose wisely. I love you and so does He.

One step.

One step.

One step.

You are loved.

You are NOT alone.

Keep on being…YOU!

Yesterday.

Yesterday, I forgave myself.  For all I had not done. Today, I remain committed. Tomorrow, I will move forward. Forever, I shall give myself the grace, the forgiveness, the hope God extended to me.

Yesterday, I released myself from long held guilt and shame. I gave myself room to move, to grow, and to change.

Yesterday,

asking for A Friend,
Cassandra

#YourLifeMattersToMe

Note:

One step.

One step.

One step.

You are loved.

You are NOT alone.

Keep on being…YOU!

Never chosen.

I have chosen a world that has never chose me.

I have embraced a world that has never embraced me.

That said, I’m in good company. Jesus wasn’t chosen. He wasn’t embraced. Still,  He chose to embrace me. In a world, full of millions, He singled me out. He chose me making the circle complete.

Having been chosen, we walk side by side. He and I. I, and He.

Together, He and I, embrace a world that still doesn’t embrace me. I, and He, have chosen a world that doesn’t choose me

Will any EVER choose me? Only God knows. But, He’s not telling. Ah, God, what do I DO with me now?

asking for A Friend,
Cassandra

#YourLifeMattersToMe

Note: My heart longs…

One step.

One step.

One step.

You are loved.

You are NOT alone.

Keep on being…YOU!

Never/Don’t forget.

Never/Don’t forget.

There are still good people in the world, of which YOU are one.

Never/Don’t forget.

YOU can make a difference. Surely  you have already been THE difference more often than you know.

Never/Don’t forget.

The end is never THE end. You are continually rewriting/reworking your ending. YOU get to decide who starts in your show.

Never/Don’t forget.

Knowing this, beloveds, why are you so afraid to take a chance on you?

It’s time. Time to write, to tell, and to share ourselves with the world.

Never/Don’t forget. The best is yet to come…

Never/Don’t forget.

reminding myself to write/tell my story,
Cassandra

#YourLifeMattersToMe

Note: Never forget. Write/tell your story!

One step.

One step.

One step.

You are loved.

You are NOT alone.

Keep on being…YOU!

Morning smooches.

Good morning, Father. I love You.

Good morning, Jesus. I love You.

Good morning,  beloveds. I love You.

Good morning, mom. I love You.

Good morning, wombie. I love You.

Good morning, world. I love You.

Good morning, me. I love You.

Just stopped by to share morning smooches with you.

Have a blessed 🙌 day 🙏

asking for A Friend,
Cassandra

#YourLifeMattersToMe

Note: Have an amazing today. Tell fear to take two seats. Remember that you are loved and that you are NOT alone. Seize EVERY moment.  Be encouraged. Love you. Love ❤️ someone. Start with me!😅

One step.

One step.

One step.

You are loved.

You are NOT alone.

Keep on being…YOU!