Category: Writing

Look for the joy in every situation.

Look for the joy in every situation.

Look for the love in every moment.

Look for the lesson in every circumstance.

Look for the knowledge in the hard.

Look for the peace in the division.

Look for the light in the darkness.

Look to bring the love, the joy, the lesson, the laughter, the knowledge, the peace, the light. the life. to every situation, moment, circumstance, hard and division.

asking for A Friend,

Cassandra

#YourLifeMattersToMe

Note: Life is short. Life has been tough for everyone. We need to keep one another uplifted. We are all tired. Many are weary. Be encouraged. Do something that makes your heart smile. Make someone else’s heart smile. 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!

You have a place.

We all want to belong.

Somewhere.

We all long to belong.

To someone.

Be encouraged.

There IS a somewhere out there for you.

There IS a someone out there for you.

In the meantime, keep on loving you. You are worth loving. You are worth it. You are worthwhile.

Just because you have not yet been chosen, does NOT mean you are not worthy of the selction!

The Universe is making sure the right folk are stepping up to you!

Be patient. Wait on those who will cherish the precious life that you are. You don’t have to earn that care. Just keep on being you. Keep on being the friend you seek. Keep on giving the love you desire for yourself.

The Universe sees you and your efforts. You SHALL be rewarded. Til then, know, of a surety, you are surely loved. By Him. By me.

Take care of your tender heart, okay?

asking for A Friend,

Cassandra

#YourLifeMattersToMe

Note: You shall find home…

One step.

One step.

One step.

You are loved.

You are NOT alone.

Keep on being…YOU!

Try it anyway.

I love to sing.

I sound like a scalded cat when I do.

I sing anyway.

I love to dance.

I look like someone walking barefoot on coals when I do.

I dance anyway.

There are many things I would like to try.

I’m afraid I will fail.

I shall try…

Anyway.

Life is short, beloveds. Try it anyway.

asking for A Friend,

Cassandra

#YourLifeMattersToMe

Note: Try. No telling what may happen…

One step.

One step.

One step.

You are loved.

You are NOT alone.

Keep on being…YOU!

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Let’s leave it there.

Let’s give it all away.

All our love.

All our care.

Upon this altar, called life.

Let’s leave it there.

Let’s take it all away.

All our cynicism.

All our apathy.

Removed, from each and every heart.

Let’s leave it there.

There!

Now, we can live.

Now, we can grow.

Now, we can go to all the places we have been afraid to experience.

I am doing my utmost, beloveds, to love those who don’t look and believe like me. It’s not always easy with politicians who are forever trying to get folk to demonize the diverse, the different, the divergent.

I shall keep doing my best to shine my light. Truthfully, I am ready to pop some folk upside the head with my 🔦 light!😄

Let’s CHOOSE to care, eh?

asking for A Friend,

Cassandra

#YourLifeMattersToMe

Note: Life is short, beloveds. Let’s love one another. Even the folk who are acting ten kinds of fool. Smh…*sigh*

Uplift someone. Starting with you!

One step.

One step.

One step.

You are loved.

You are NOT alone.

Keep on being…YOU!

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Remember: When you feel like a nobody.

When you feel like a nobody.

Remember, you are loved.

When you feel unlovely.

Remember, you are lovable.

When you feel unworthy.

Remember, you are worthwhile.

When you feel helpless.

Remember, help is only a prayer away.

The hardest part of not working is not being able to hide behind hard work. I can’t use work accomplishments to convince the world I AM worth taking up oxygen.

Ah, God. It can be soooooooooooooo hard to remember I am worthwhile anywho.

I cherish these hard moments. I about worked myself into the ground. Too exhausted to enjoy days off. Too tired to enjoy working. I found myself sleep walking through life.

Still comfortable has called out to me. This stretching has been terrifying. Yesterday, I was angry. Comfortable wanted to go back to it’s comfort. My dreams said “hell to the no!”. They fought like cats and dogs ALL night.

I rose. My dreams told me to write. I wrote. God told me to believe Him. To believe my dreams. To believe in my dreams. I think they are both cra cra. Believe, I will.

Like a fool, beloveds, I believe God. Like an idiot, I listen to my dreams. Yikes!

Anywho, I just stopped round to love on someone who has been feeling like a nobody. I feel you. I WAS you, yesterday. Today, I look UP.

Take care of your beautiful heart.

asking for A Friend,

Cassandra

#YourLifeMattersToMe

Note: I love you. You are somebody. Be encouraged.

One step.

One step.

One step.

You are loved.

You are NOT alone.

Keep on being…YOU!

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Do you believe my dreams asked me.

Dreams: Do you believe?

Me: Yes.

Dreams: Do you believe in ME?

Me: I think so.

Dreams: Why?

Me: Because you are so blasted loud and persistent.

Dreams: Why?

Me: I honestly don’t know. Yet, The Universe insists that I trust you.

Dreams: Will you trust me.

Me: I think so.

Dreams: I need for you to trust me. I won’t let you down.

Me: I’m afraid I will let you down.

Dreams: Trust you with me.

Me: K.

I’m looking at my dreams sideways. They are so loud now. They are drowning out everything else. They seem too large. They sound absolutely ridiculous. How in the fresh hell will/can I make them come true?

My dreams tempt me to go up higher. My dreams taunt me away from the mediocre. My dreams says there is so much more to me than I could ever know.

I want to find out about this me. What of you, beloveds? What say YOUR dreams? Are you listening? Don’t be afraid to slow down to listen to your dreams.

asking for A Friend,

Cassandra

#YourLifeMattersToMe

Note: These dreams sure like living up high. I am terrified of heights…

One step.

One step.

One step.

You are loved.

You are NOT alone.

Keep on being…YOU!

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There’s a whole lotta God in your little bit.

I don’t have much.

Not to me, anyway.

My little bit doesn’t seem to be a whole lot, in my eyes at times.

I want my little bit to do a lot, to be a lot. For me. For others.

My little bit, to me, has not done a lot. For Me. For others.

God says for me to be patient. Says there is a whole lotta Him in my little bit. Sure doesn’t feel like it to me.

My lot seems soooooooooooooooooooo little.

Yet, Jesus DID feed a bajillion peep with a couple of fish 🐠 and loaves of bread. So much so there were baskets left over.

I’m trying to use my little, beloveds, to love a lot of folk. I pray it will be enough.

In the meantime, all we can do is all we can. That’s it. 55 says my little is awfully pitiful. 56 says not to worry. 😄

Stop looking at your little bit, beloveds, and valuing it and you as worthless. You mean much more than you could ever know.

When things are super tough, this little imp jumps on my shoulder and tries to convince me to stop writing.

“NO one is listening”, it says.

“NO one cares”, it says.

Some days, I  listen. I look at my little bit and find it wanting. Then, my want to refuses to give up. There is just too much God in my little bit. Ha!

Keep fighting for you. Keep fighting for your dreams.

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.

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!

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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!

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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.