Hard ain’t nothing but a word.
I CHOOSE to use other words:
Try.
Fight.
Relentless.
Tenacious.
Victorious.
Able.
Capable.
Ready.
Resilient.
Prosperous.
Indefitagable.
Joyous.
Joyful.
Hopeful.
More than.
Enough.
Life is what WE make it. Our days are as WE choose them to be, beloveds. What words are you using?
asking for A Friend,
Cassandra
#YourLifeMattersToMe
Note: Hard ain’t nothing but a word! We fight on.
One step.
One step.
One step.
You are loved.
You are NOT alone.
Keep on being…YOU!
Let your try have the last word.
Nuff said,
Cassandra
#YourLifeMattersToMe
Note: Keep going. You got this!
One step.
One step.
One step.
You are loved.
You are NOT alone.
Keep on being…YOU!
That’s it.
THAT’S IT!!!
My 60 inch television appears to no longer want to give up it’s bounty!
Add to that, the rent has been increased. Again…*sigh*
Aimlessly, wandering through the television channels has been my ONE true mindless source of entertainment…*sigh*
I have to laugh. Too dismayed all day to cry.
I must admit, beloveds, that I feel just like the black television screen:
Useless.
There, but unable to make it work.
Tantalizingly there but unusable.
Fresh hell.
I tell myself to move FORWARD.
I tell myself to look UP.
I tell myself…
Ah, shut up already, Cassandra!
I ask Life how long it plans to keep on lifing this way.
I ask The Universe to cut a sista a break already.
I am a bit too annoyed to ask God anything at the moment.
Still, I rise.
Yet, I fight on.
I choose to:
Laugh.
Encourage someone.
Love someone.
Starting with me.
I just stopped my what in the fresh hell is this, long enough to encourage someone.
This too, shall pass.
I truly am wondering how many straws I have left. I tell myself there can never be a last straw. I have too many things/thangs to do.
I can betcha that I will NOT look back on this time and laugh…lol.
We got this. Be sure to squeeze some joy out of the day. I am fixing to go make a cup of coffee and holler up to heaven at mom, for a spell. Ah, mom. Why did you have to run off and leave me at a time like this?
asking for A Friend,
Cassandra
#YourLifeMattersToMe
Note: Don’t allow tough circumstances to cause you to see nothing but gloom and doom.
In times past, I would have wallowed in self pity for days. Life is much too short for that. Good yikes, tho. My 60 inch television…*pout*. That made me laugh out loud.
Someone cross their fingers for me. I have to take another assessment. Good grief, I have forgotten soooooooooooo much math!😳🤣🙏🛎
One step.
One step.
One step.
You are loved.
You are NOT alone.
Keep on being…YOU!
Don’t allow disappointment to have the last word.
Nuff said,
Cassandra
#YourLifeMattersToMe
Note: Keep going. I know, life can be sooooooooo disappointing when we focus on what we thought should/could/would happen. I am doing my best to get rid of as many shoulda, coulda, and wouldas as I can.
I am proud of my fight this week. Be proud of yours.
One step.
One step.
One step.
You are loved.
You are NOT alone.
Keep on being…YOU!
I still have F’s to give:
Fight.
Fortitude.
Fearlessness.
Focus.
Fabulousness.
Don’t allow this world to talk you into being a cynical, non caring, unsympathetic lemming.
Continue to give an F’ or two.🥰😁
asking for A Friend,
Cassandra
#YourLifeMattersToMe
Note: I crack myself up…lol
One step.
One step.
One step.
You are loved.
You are NOT alone.
Keep on being…YOU!
I have been aggravated.
I have been agitated.
Good, Life says.
Fantastic, God says.
Awesome, The Universe says.
Agitation gets us motivated. Agitation forces us to MOVE.
Get up!
DO something.
Stop allowing disappointment and discouragement to run the show.
Do what you can.
Love as much as you can.
Live with intention.
The rest shall come out in the wash.
asking for A Friend,
Cassandra
#YourLifeMattersToMe
Note: Last night, I talked myself into giving up on my channels.
This morning, I agreed with last night.
This afternoon, I told last night and this morning to take two seats.
Now, I begin. Again. I shall see you all tomorrow!
One step.
One step.
One step.
You are loved.
You are NOT alone.
Keep on being…YOU!
I wanted to quit today.
I didn’t.
I wanted to run away and hide today.
I didn’t.
I wanted to give in to disappointment today.
I didn’t.
Quit. Told me to quit today.
I won’t.
Fear told me I won’t make it through today.
I will.
Despair told me I will fail today.
I’ll try.
I may fail.
I may not make it through today.
I’ll never know until I try.
I think I’ll try.
Today.
persevering,
Cassandra
#YourLifeMattersToMe
Note: Your dreams are testing you. Keep going. It’s not you. It’s just the trials making sure you are serious about your why. Keep on keeping on.
Enjoy the hard. Enjoy the challenge. Embrace every painful step. You are turning into a magnificent diamond!
One step.
One step.
One step.
You are loved.
You are NOT alone.
Keep on being…YOU!
I wanted to quit.
I told myself, “I think not”.
I wanted to turn away and hide.
I told myself, “I will not”.
I was afraid my want to would no longer.
I told myself, “I hope not”.
Hope asked if I could continue.
I told myself, “I think so”.
God asked if I would continue.
I told myself, “I believe so”.
The Universe asked if I might continue.
I told myself, “I hope so”.
I fight on.
asking for A Friend,
Cassandra
#YourLifeMattersToMe
Note: We fight on. Quitting can NEVER be an option.
I was talking to my bro about how truly difficult finding a job has been. He reminded me that it only takes one. True that! I look on.
Keep moving FORWARD. Keep looking UP.
One step.
One step.
One step.
You are loved.
You are NOT alone.
Keep on being…YOU!
I REFUSE to give up.
I REFUSE to give in to despair.
I REFUSE to give away my peace, my joy, or my try.
Ha!
Hell to the naw!!!!
I have spent the last hour applying to three jobs I FINALLY found that were open. ALL the others were simply teasers who dangled the prospect but laughed when I hit apply.
I got mad.
I fussed at God. I found that satisfying. I fussed at God some more. We both laughed.
I fired up the blog to encourage folk.
I got mad at me for wanting to encourage folk when disappointment keeps handing me a series of behind kickings.
THAT made me mad!!
I told myself I would NOT waste my time encouraging a world who could care less about me!
I turned off the computer in a huff.
God laughed.
I laughed.
We both understood the assignment.
I made coffee.
I got back to being about being about it.
I told them jobs “I will be their plus one!” Now, they have 101 to consider!
You can’t be found, beloveds, if you don’t keep putting yourself out there!
Keep being the needle in the haystack. Someone is bound to get pricked sooner or later!🤣😁🤗
asking for A Friend,
Cassandra
#YourLifeMattersToMe
Note: Be encouraged. This too, SHALL pass. Sometime in THIS century would be nice…
One step.
One step.
One step.
You are loved.
You are NOT alone.
Keep on being…YOU!
There have been times, beloveds, when I wondered if I really would recover mentally/ financially from the devastation of the tornado, of losing mom, of the upheaval of moving to a state I had never lived in, of fighting life alone for the past 9 years.
There are times when I wonder still.
I am healing. Slowly. I am growing. Methodically.
I have had many setbacks. Still, the setbacks are nothing more than setups for comebacks and steps for me to succeed.
I’m doing my best to keep moving forward. It is so easy to look backward at the comfort zone we used to have, isn’t it? I keep telling myself we have too much to do. We have come too far to look behind us now.
Last night I tossed and turned in bed, wondering what I was going to do with the rest of my life. It seems to be so vast. Where do I go now, I keep asking God? What do I do now, I keep asking The Universe? Is what I’m doing even making a difference, I keep asking Life?
Nothing is moving. Everything is silent. The silence makes me look harder. I don’t know why. In the past, the silence would have caused me to give up in despair and disappointment.
I no longer give myself the option to quit. I don’t care what happens. I don’t care how many videos get zeros views. I don’t care how many pieces get ignored.
My only focus is in encouraging as many people as I can, starting with myself.
Be encouraged. Your labor is not in vain.
asking for A Friend,
Cassandra
#YourLifeMattersToMe
Note: I am living proof that you can keep on keeping on no matter what. You stay encouraged. You make sure you get your rest. You make sure to keep moving forward. Refuse to allow yourself to give up. I don’t care what happened. I don’t care if you have to go by yourself, just go. We got this.
One step.
One step.
One step.
You are loved.
You are NOT alone.
Keep on being…YOU!
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