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What we are not going to do.

It’s okay to be discouraged.

What we are not going to do is give up.

It’s okay to be disappointed.

What we are not going to do is walk away.

It’s okay to feel defeated.

What we are not going to do is give in.

Disappointment IS disappointing. It is.

Defeat IS discouraging. It is.

But, what we are not going to do is to turn our backs on our dreams. No way. No how.

Can I be honest? Yesterday, I fought my level best to keep myself encouraged. I was mad. At me. I told myself I was a big dope for not knowing HOW yet and still. Crap.

Then, I told myself to shut up and go have a cup of ☕ coffee. It helped.

Change takes time. A lifetime. Nothing short of that will do.

Be encouraged. Keep at it. Keep drinking coffee and eating chicken strips. A weird combo, to be sure. It’s working for me. I think…lol.

trying through this trying time,

Cassandra

#YourLifeMattersToMe

Note: If you are tired of fighting up your mountain, take a break and help someone up theirs. You can keep them company. Let’s go find someone in need of cheer, eh?

One step.

One step.

One step.

You are loved.

You are NOT alone.

Keep on being…YOU!

I told myself to be encouraged.

Fear showed up.

Fear was loud.

I told myself to be encouraged.

The way was long.

The way was hard.

I told myself to be encouraged.

The road was long.

The road seemed endless.

I told myself to be encouraged.

Be encouraged. Fear only gets loud when victory is at hand.

I wanted to argue with 55 tonight. I wanted to tell her that she was too old and that my time has passed.

My dreams told me to shut up and go have a cup of coffee.

Care to join me?

still believing in me,

Cassandra

#YourLifeMattersToMe

Note: Don’t give up when fear comes around. Tell it to shut up and go have a cup of coffee ☕ or 🍵 tea. You CAN. We WILL.

One step.

One step.

One step.

You are loved.

You are NOT alone.

Keep on being…YOU!

Do it because you love it, not because you have to.

Run from these words:

You should.

You have to.

If you don’t.

If you do.

Why?

These words are typically shared by folks who are looking out for THEIR welfare and good.

Run from yourself when you use these phrases. 🤣

Why?

Because, you are probably fixing to do something out of guilt. Or, fear. Or, trying to pay rent or earn validation of life.

You don’t need to be validated.

Why?

Because, you are loved. Already.

Do it because you love it, not because you have to.

Cassandra

#YourLifeMattersToMe

Note: Nuff said.

One step.

One step.

One step.

You are loved.

You are NOT alone.

Keep on being…YOU!

I said I wouldn’t, but I did.

I said I wouldn’t, but I did.

I cared.

I said I wouldn’t, but I did.

I tried.

I said I wouldn’t, but I did.

I loved.

I said I wouldn’t, but I did.

I dreamed.

I said I wouldn’t, but I did.

I hoped.

I said I wouldn’t, but I did.

I longed.

longing still,

Cassandra

#YourLifeMattersToMe

Note: Ah, God. Why do You leave me breathless? Asking for a friend. Keep putting yourself out there. Keep caring. Keep hoping. Keep loving. Keep living. Keep sharing. You shall gain so much more than you think.

One step.

One step.

One step.

You are loved.

You are NOT alone.

Keep on being…YOU!

Heart ♥️check Tuesday

Don’t tell in me, beloveds.

I’m supposed to be taking the next three days off to do a whole bunch of nothing.

My dreams won’t shut up!

And, they told me to pound on your 🚪 door and wake up your dreams.

Don’t blame me!

Our dreams have thangs to do.

Get up!

Do something.

It doesn’t matter what or how small.

Try.

Don’t worry if you are young. Your age is your asset.

Don’t worry if you are old. Your age is your asset.

Don’t worry if you don’t yet know how. The Universe has taken our dumbness into account already.

Get out there and live. Live your dreams out loud. Clumsily. Slowly. Dumbly. So what? It’s YOUR dream.

Be encouraged.

Why?

You know the drill by now, don’t you, beloveds?:

You are loved.

You are NOT.

Keep on being… YOU!

Now, how sweet was that?!🥰

My heart is full. So it seems is your 📬. 👋😆

Cassandra

#YourLifeMattersToMe

Note: When are you going to accept your awesomeness? Get going. Love and Life awaits you. Asking for A Friend.

You are more than an entertainment center for the world.

Ah.

Quiet.

I have taken the next three days off to do…

ABSOLUTELY NOTHING!

*gasp*

Calm down.

CALM DOWN!!

I am NOT the entertainment epicenter of the world.

I have let folk know I am tired. I need to refresh. I need to rest. Darn it, I need actual sleep!!!

I used to run myself into the ground. I fight running myself into the ground. Not so much, now.

Why?

I no longer allow myself to be guilted into entertaining the entirety of the world.

Growing up, we had to entertain folk when they came to visit. Grown up, we had to entertain folk at work.

After work, we had to entertain coworkers. Then, had to wait for coworker approval so we could entertain them at church or other functions.

Then…

Enough already!

That’s what God said to me. He told me He did NOT have us here to be entertainers. Yes, we can and are entertaining, as we make our way in the world.

But, and this is a big but, we are NOT here to earn approval or have to apologize for breathing air!

I matter.

So do you.

I just wanted to stop by and tell you so.

Why?

So you can STOP 🛑 wasting your precious life trying to be a traveling clown so folk can see you.

God LOVES you.

God SEES you.

God CARES DEEPLY for your life.

So do I.

Who am I?

Someone who is loved by God.

Someone who loves you.

Nuff said.

Cassandra

#YourLifeMattersToMe

Note: You are enough. You matter. Your thoughts matter. Your heart matters. Share them with others. Share them with me.

One step.

One step.

One step.

You are loved.

You are NOT alone.

Keep on being…YOU!

Thank God it’s Friday!

Hallelujah!

Thank God it’s Friday!

Nothing has worked all week. And, I mean nothing. I have been ready to run away from home. The only,problem with doing that is that I have to go as well.

I have been getting on my own last nerves. Even comfort eating told me to shut up and take two seats. I have taken three.

I told myself I would not be telling jokes today is nothing it’s funny. I found myself telling jokes anyway.

Life is short, beloveds. Keep telling jokes even when life does not appear to be very funny at the moment. Someone else may be going through a hard time as well. Life has not been easy for any of us no matter what category you find yourself in.

I did not feel like doing the day. I got up and did the day anyway. I don’t know where life is taking me. I don’t even know if I want to go along for the ride. I would just like to stop and set up camp somewhere. Anywhere. I’m just so tired of this journey. I want to be there already.

I don’t feel like moving into a new place and space. I want everything to be furnished already. I know it won’t be. Just the thought is making me tired again.

The computer is being a pain. It’s a reminder that it is broken. Crap. Feels like me today…*sigh*.

Be encouraged.

Cassandra

#YourLifeMattersToMe

Note: Fight on. Why? Because, we have thangs to do. Be encouraged. Yes, it’s tiring. I know. I want to crawl in bed and never come out. Okay, maybe for Doritoes and some chicken strips. But, not after that. Okay, maybe for a cup of coffee or two. But, not after that. Okay, maybe…lol. May as well stay out of bed and keep fighting, eh, beloveds?

One step.

One step.

One step.

You are loved.

You are NOT alone.

Keep on being…YOU!

Okay. Um. Oops.😳

Okay.

Um.

Opps.

PSA: It is HIGHLY recommended to BOTH put on one’s 👓 spectacles and REMOVE dirty 👟 shoes, BEFORE vacuuming the carpet.

Smh.

I can neither confirm nor deny having done such a foolish thing.😳

*mutters to self and makes note to vacuum the carpet. Again!*

spring cleaning sorta,

Cassandra

Note: It feels good slowly getting back into the swing of things. Give yourself permission to take as much time as you need to heal/grow. Promise you.

One step.

One step.

One step.

You are loved.

You are NOT alone.

Keep on being…YOU!

Put yourself into some new categories.

I think I have finally figured out what categories are for. At least, for the tags.

I think they are so people could know what the piece is about. Who knew! All I know, is that when I did not words or put something in categories no one ever read my pieces.

One day, I put some words there. After that, folk began to show up. The only problem is that I had no idea what word drew them in.

Life is like that, isn’t it? We often have no idea what the magic word we used was that made things, happen in our lives. How annoying.

That got me to thinking: folk need to be opening themselves up to new categories! I keep opening myself up to new categories!

Maybe, beloveds, we have not experienced our dreams yet because they are waiting in other categories!!!

Just some food for thought. I know I’ll be thinking about this for the rest of the day.

opening myself to some new categories and tags,

Cassandra

#YourLifeMattersToMe

Note: I wonder how many opportunities I have missed staying stuck in my comfort zone? I will never know. Neither will you. Let’s try some new categories together, shall we?

One step.

One step.

One step.

You are loved.

You are NOT alone.

Keep on being…YOU!

Healing takes time. Give yourself permission to heal.

I feel good.

I finally got around to looking up my demolished laptop and attaching my microphone. Now, I can use my Dragon software!

Since typing as part of my everyday work job, I have always faced a dilemma about tired hands when it came to wanting to write each day. I told myself I would get myself some Dragon software one day.

Alas, that one day never seemed to arrive. Excuses, sadly, took its place. God had to send my one day through a friend!

Even then, I replaced one day with excuses. Again!

For years, I used to excuses as reasons to not set up my Dragon software so I could start writing after work.

Worse yet, I replaced excuses with discouragement and stopped writing altogether.

Of course, I blamed God. I blamed life. I blamed my job. I blamed everybody but me.

In blaming the entire world, I was able to get away with not pursuing my dreams. It was all their fault I could say.

Eventually, I began to heal. I began to grow. I began to love. I began to trust… Me.

God and Life and The Universe, helped me learn how to love and see and trust in me. Through Their love. Through my try. Now, I spend my time trying to help others to love and to see and trust in themselves.

I can’t get back the time I wasted. All I can do now, is helping you to not give away your time, beloveds.

Healing takes time. Give yourself the time you need to install your own Dragon software and keep it moving. We have things to do!

doing things together,

Cassandra

#YourLifeMattersToMe

Note: I feel good. It’s fantastic to be hands-free in order to enjoy some coffee. The first that comes from doing what you need to do. Do what you need to do is move on with your dreams.

Take the time you need to heal. Cut yourself some slack. Give yourself as much rope that you need!

Life is short but it is long enough to accomplish what you need to accomplish. Don’t allow yourself to be pressured. In the meantime, be good to you. Remember to get from behind the wheel. Take a break. Take a breath. Take a walk. Tell fear and doubt to take a hike. Start with one step. Then another…

One step.

One step.

One step.

You are loved.

You are NOT alone.

Keep on being…YOU!