I will get there!
So will you!
Be encouraged.
asking for A Friend,
Cassandra
#YourLifeMattersToMe
Note: We will get there. In the meantime, enjoy where you are!
One step.
One step.
One step.
You are loved.
You are NOT alone.
Keep on being…YOU!
God: Stop being a crybaby.
Me:…*gasp*…😳.
God: Why do you get all up in your feelings when I don’t come rushing to your rescue every other five minutes?
Me:…*stamps foot*…You are SUPPOSED to rush to my rescue when I am at my most desperate!?
God: Why? Have I not told you NOT to worry? Did I not promise to be there for you? Haven’t I made sure to feed the birds?
Me: Well…
I’m trying not to be a crybaby. I’m trying to take ownership. I’m trying to be about being about it. I’m trying. all this trying is terribly trying…lol.
I’m trying to fill up my soul with some uplifting music. It feels good. I feel good to focus on something other than a bank. account and no job.
I am in the spot for a reason. I have no idea what that reason is. I used to be angry about it. I used to be mad at fate and God because of having it so damned hard. I argued with God that I should have been spared because I’m a good person and I have tried to live a good life.
The truth is that life happens to all of us. None of us are exempt from hard times. None of us can buy our way out of hard times. Hard times come. They shall also go.
We have to keep keeping on. Until the hard times pass. Until we receive our breakthrough. In the meantime, we have to keep making our way the best we can.
I’m done fighting with God. I’m finished with fighting with myself. I’m going to do my best and see what comes out in the wash. I suggest you do the same.
asking for A Friend,
Cassandra
#YourLifeMattersToMe
Note: It’s amazing what happens when you take your focus off of the things you fear. I have spent a delightful day planning for my future and enjoying my present. It has been nice to feel something other than fear, dread and doubt.
I’m looking forward to what comes next. How about you?
One step.
One step.
One step.
You are loved.
You are NOT alone.
Keep on being…YOU!
I love, love, love watching Japanese cooking channels!
I love how the owners of the little shops get up super early to prepare for the day.
Chopping vegetables.
Making homemade noodles.
Scrubbing down tables.
Preparing fresh grease for tempura.
Cutting up meat for various meals.
Preparing soup for udon 🍜 noodles.
I realize it takes quite a long time just to get one meal prepared. We sit down for a meal and want it quick, fast and in a hurry.
How often, beloveds, do we take into consideration how long it takes to prepare a meal? I know I don’t think too much on that. I just want my food. Hot. Well prepared. Right now!
The last few years have been teaching me that preparation takes an awfully long time. I’m trying to be good with that. I’m better. Still, there are times when I wanna tell life to just hurry up already and get me my plate.
I want to be there already. I want to be experiencing the change already. I want..
Hang in there beloved. We are being prepared for greatness. Do you have been uprooted so that we can be planted in larger soil. We have outgrown where we were. We are being prepared for where we have yet to go. In the meantime, hold fast.
Don’t give up. Not just yet.
Cassandra
#YourLifeMattersToMe
Note: Bing uprooted has been a pain in the hoo-hah. It has been inconvenient. It has been no fun. Not for one second. I was not ready for the upheaval. Damn it, I was just not ready!
Still hard times came anyway. I will be so grateful when I can speak of these moments in the past tense. I have gone through truly difficult things before. I will find my way through this. fresh hell!
I am praying for all of us. I am hopeful some of us will make our way to our dream soon. Maybe it will be you. Maybe it may be me. One can hope. I hope. I hope for you.
One step.
One step.
One step.
You are loved.
You are NOT alone.
Keep on being…YOU!
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What does the silence mean?
I’ve been asking God this since the tornado tore up my town last year.
I have been praying for her answers that have not yet come. I have been praying for a breakthrough that have not broken through. I have asked for help that has never come.
The only consistent thing has been the silence of God and The Universe. I don’t understand it. I don’t understand Him right now, I want to tell myself. Still, I do understand. More and more.
The silent forces me to figure things out. I can’t afford to quit. I can’t afford to give up. I have to find my way, some kind of way.
This silence makes me more determined. This silence makes me more tenacious. The silence makes me more relentless in pursuit of my dreams. Maybe I should find God where my dreams are hiding?!
The silence drives me to my computer. The silence forces words from my heart. The silent makes my dream sound so much louder. I can hear nothing but my dreams calling me through the silence.
What does a silence mean? Do you know? Help a sista out. In the meantime. I will keep asking for to. God to show me where to go. I will keep praying. to find out what to do. I will keep trying. I don’t know what else to do. I’m too stubborn to quit.
I would normally offer words of inspiration and courage here. I don’t have much when it comes to the subject. The silence hurts. The silence is deafening. The silence makes me want to go somewhere and hide. I can’t. I have too many things to do.
determined,
Cassandra
#YourLifeMattersToMe
Note: If life is being silent just now, hang in there. Keep doing what you know to do. We are only responsible for doing the things we know to do. Have an amazing rest of your day.
One step.
One step.
One step.
You are loved.
You are NOT alone.
Keep on being…YOU!
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Me: I finally understand!
God: Understand what?
Me: WHY You have ALWAYS remained silent through the most frustrating/hard/maddening times of my life.
God: Why, beloved?
Me: Your Silence forced me to question.
God: Question what?
Me: You. Me. You, again. Me, again.
God: What did My Silence force you to question?
Me: Your Love. For ME. And, whether you loved me at all. And, whether I was worthy of Your or anyone else’s love.
God: Ah.
Me: Your Silence also forced me to…
God: To what?
Me: I don’t know, really. I just know Your Silence had me getting awfully loud demanding Life, The Universe, my try, You, my circumstances, my situations to turn loose my dreams.
God: Good! Keep going.
Me: K.
I have been finding my voice. It has not been easy. It has not been pleasant listening to what she has had to say to me. I have had to apologize for dismissing her voice. For dismissing MY voice.
If you are going through a period of silence just now, maybe, you are being asked to find your own voice. If so, speak up. Your words matter. As do you. Let’s use our voices together.
in there with you,
Cassandra
#YourLifeMattersToMe
Note: Keep using your voice.
One step.
One step.
One step.
You are loved.
You are NOT alone.
Keep on being…YOU!
What a wonderful Sunday this has turned out to be.
I have spent ALL day loving as many folks as I could get my heart around…*hugs self*.
I gave not ONE thought to how bills will be paid. I didn’t consider lonely, who ended up pouting in the corner. Alone!
I could have cared less about all gloom and doom were trying their level best to lay at my feet.
I loved me some Him. He loved Him some me. I loved me some you. Some of you loved me back today!🥰
I LIVED.
I LOVED.
I LAUGHED.
How great is that??!
Life is short, beloveds. Please, please, please get out there and make as many precious moments as you can.
I have chili in and ☕ coffee set out for those who have been behaving. None for those who have cut up today. You know which group you fit in, so act accordingly. 😆
asking for A Friend,
Cassandra
#YourLifeMattersToMe
Note: NEVER forget:
You are worthy.
You are worthwhile.
You are worth it!
Lift up your head. Love you NOW. Just as you are. There is only ONE you in all the 🌎 world!
One step.
One step.
One step.
You are loved.
You are NOT alone.
Keep on being…YOU!
You are:
Amazing.
Incredible.
Strong.
Tenacious.
Keep on being you.
Listen to the song and KNOW how incredibly amazing you are!
asking for A Friend,
Cassandra
#YourLifeMattersToMe
Note: You ARE amazing! Get on out there and do your thang!
One step.
One step.
One step.
You are loved.
You are NOT alone.
Keep on being…YOU!
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I decided to try making this into video and using British voice. I find him soothing. Let me know what you think.
Have awesome week!
asking for A Friend,
Cassandra
#YourLifeMattersToMe
Note: I love you, beloveds. Life is short. Get out there and try something. I have spent the last few hours learning more about Capcut and trying new things.
Things may not turn out as I am hoping, but so what?! I am living. NOW. I am loving me. NOW.
My life has been broken in two: Before the tornado. After the tornado. It used to be before mom died. Then, after mon died.
I guess, when you go through super rough times, beloveds, life will have a way of sticking some after AFTER your BEFORE!
Hang in there
One step.
One step.
One step.
You are loved.
You are NOT alone.
Keep on being…YOU!
Through Your Eyes, I am starting to see.
Through Your Eyes, I am starting to see… me.
Through Your Eyes, I am beginning, slowly, to see what You have always seen in me.
Through Your Eyes, I am beginning, slowly, to love who/what You love, which is…me.
Ah, God. Thanks for loving me. Just as I am. Thanks for letting me know that I am worthwhile even as I rebuild my life. Help me see my worth in simply being Cassandra. I love me some You. Your Daughter/Your Friend Cassandra.
forever grateful for Your Love,
Cassandra
#YourLifeMattersToMe
Note: I am rebuilding. Daily. Daily, I am being rebuilt. It’s not easy. I want to holler ‘owwww’ and climb down off of God’s Operating Table!
The tornado broke my spirit. I’m finding my way back to her. I am annoyed with this fraidy cat me. I want to be the strong tigress I used to be. I long to be her. She is in there somewhere.
In the meantime, beloveds, I encourage you to hang in there. If you are being rebuilt just now, be encouraged. New growth tends to take an awfully long time to come to pass. I just want things done already!
Wait. Patiently. As shall I. In the meantime, try and enjoy your day. Find some joy in there somewhere. Hard is not always so hard when you do so with joy, love and laughter. Take care and be well…
One step.
One step.
One step.
You are loved.
You are NOT alone.
Keep on being…YOU!
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Me: I’m looking at you through new eyes.
Pain – You have been a friend in a way. You have forced me to seek out comfort. You have forced me out of the shadows. You have caused me to want to heal and to grow. You have brought me closer to God. You have helped me to understand my mom more. He has helped me to understand that life is simply being life. I don’t like it when you show up. Still, I grow each time I allow myself to understand that pain happens to us all. It’s nothing personal for you.
Silence – You have forced me to find my voice. You have made me relentless in my pursuit of my dreams. You are maddening. You make me want to try harder!
Fear – You have taught me that you are nothing but a liar. You have forced me to fight for my dreams and to get beyond you to experience true joy.
Anger – I have learned about patience in dealing with you. I see how much leaning on you has kept me back from experiencing the joy of life had for me. I have been forced to deal with the real reason(s) why I have been angry. I have been forced to confront and deal with disappointment because of you.
Doubt – You force me to question you daily. In so doing, this forces me to question ME. In so doing, I am learning to doubt you while believing in me.
I am learning to look at things through new eyes. I am appreciating all the lessons being learned. I will continue to learn from you. How about cutting me some slack for awhile?
asking for A Friend,
Cassandra
#YourLifeMattersToMe
Note: Life happens to us all. Our perception shapes our world. It may help you to look at things in a new way. Be encouraged.
One step.
One step.
One step.
You are loved.
You are NOT alone.
Keep on being…YOU!
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