I like this saying. We all need to be more gentle with ourselves. We are much too hard on one another. We are also too hard on ourselves. I’m trying to do better.
I’m trying to BE better. I’m eating 🥗 salads. I’m hydrating. I’m planning on exercising. 😂
I’m being as gentle as I can. Are you?
asking for A Friend,
Cassandra
#YourLifeMattersToMe
Note: Take it easy today. Go hard tomorrow…😂
One step.
One step.
One step.
You are loved.
You are NOT alone.
Keep on being…YOU!
I don’t know how to feel. It seems that a bit of 2024 has seeped into 2025.
I opened the door to see that maintenance are replanting the trees that were uprooted from the tornado.
You would think this would make me happy. Oddly, it has had the opposite effect. I am remembering before.
Before the tornado. Before the loss of my confidence. Before the loss of my job.
I sit here in my new normal and don’t feel normal. Not any more. Not since the tornado. I have been fighting for my equilibrium ever since.
Life went on without me. I’m trying to get up. Will I ever?
I fight to find me. On the daily. Slowly, me is coming out of hiding.
Life goes on. Doesn’t it?
Slowly. Life goes on. It does. It doesn’t go as we think it should. It goes as it goes. I am learning how to go with it.
Loss is hard. Loss doesn’t have to stay loss. We can make something amazing out of what’s left, can’t we?
I am choosing to get on with life, beloveds. THIS is what’s left. I shall make THIS into some fantastic THAT. What shall that be? I have NO idea. I’m looking forward to finding out!
tentatively hopeful,
Cassandra
#YourLifeMattersToMe
Note: When life snatches the rug from under your feet, dance on whatever is underneath. Get back up. Then, keep looking UP.
I’m not saying things that are impossible. I have to do the impossible every day now. I HAVE to live among the never-ending rebuilding. This is a daily reminder of all that was lost. I take a break. I remind myself of all I still have.
I still have hope. I still have my dreams. I still have the opportunity to love folk and let them know everything WILL be alright.
Be encouraged, beloveds. Rest, as needed. Then, LIVE. NOW. Ask yourself what on earth are you waiting for and get on with it! Asking for A Friend.
One step.
One step.
One step.
You are loved.
You are NOT alone.
Keep on being…YOU!
You are here for a reason.
What that reason is, YOU must reason out.
You must reason with.
You must know that you are the reason.
Reason for what?
Ah.
Aha!
Keep asking!
asking for A Friend,
Cassandra
#YourLifeMattersToMe
Note: Keep doing your why. Why? You may be the very reason my dreams come true. Ah, beloveds, don’t give up on your why. YOU are needed. Keep going. Asking for A Friend.
One step.
One step.
One step.
You are loved.
You are NOT alone.
Keep on being…YOU!
I’m grateful.
I’m thankful.
I’m hopeful.
I’m joyful.
My heart is full. I’m grateful for the hard. I’m thankful for the fear that has motivated me to continue to try. I’m hopeful for tomorrow. I’m joyful for all of the opportunities that have been laid out before me.
What are you?
asking for A Friend,
Cassandra
#YourLifeMattersToMe
Note: What do you rejoice over? What do you hope for? What do you believe in? Who believes in you? Do you believe in you?
It’s good to reflect upon what we are grateful for. I am grateful for your life. I am thankful that you were born. I am joyful that the world is about to open up its bounty to you. Receive it. Be encouraged.
One step.
One step.
One step.
You are loved.
You are NOT alone.
Keep on being…YOU!
You can win.
You will win.
It’s time for us to soar. Eagles fly. Be the eagle that you are. It’s time to see how far we can go. I’m ready to win. Are you?
asking for A Friend,
Cassandra
#YourLifeMattersToMe
Note: Look forward to your life. Put down the bills and start daydreaming. What would you like to accomplish this year? Start small. Start big. Just start. One step at a time. Just take the first one. Don’t wait for courage to catch up with you. It may never.
One step.
One step.
One step.
You are loved.
You are NOT alone.
Keep on being…YOU!
Ack.
ACK!!!!!!!
My bluetooth said it was connected but I could NOT hear anything!!!…*stamps foot*
You can only be paired with two devices. I was ONLY paired with two devices. Or, so I thought. Sooooooooooooooo, I had to go on a needlessly STUPID treasure hunt to hunt down the unneeded connection so I could connect THE BLASTED NEEDED CONNECTION ALREADY!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Finally, finally, FIIIIIIIIIIINNNNNNAAAAAALLLLLY, I found I had been paired with the laptop, phone and television….*shakes head*.
Long story short, beloveds, I managed, just barely/thankfully, to pair myself to the correct device.
This got me to thinking how we are so often paired with unneeded, unnecessary connections that do nothing but frustrate, disappoint and keep us from serving our purpose.
Sometimes, we have to do a periodic check to ensure we are paired to and with the correct devices!
What are you paired with? Do those connections serve you and the connected source? Are you connected to THE Source?
Are you connected to things which bring you nothing but heartache and headaches?
Take some time, beloveds, and check on your connections. You may find out that it’s not you. It may be them. It may be him or her. It may be this, that or the other which is hindering your progress.
Have a wonderous day today. Be sure to love someone in this day. Starting with yourself.
asking for A Friend,
Cassandra
#YourLifeMattersToMe
Note: Make sure that you are connected to sources that are keeping you growing.
One step.
One step.
One step.
You are loved.
You are NOT alone.
Keep on being…YOU!
February 1, beloveds!
Month two begins with us MAKING things happen THIS year. We are no longer waiting around. We are no longer hoping others will help us. We are helping ourselves!
I have been up with the sun making things happen. How about you? Let’s get some mountains moved today.
asking for A Friend,
Cassandra
#YourLifeMattersToMe
Note: My brother sent me the gorgeous eagle. He has been keeping me encouraged. I wanted to share that encouragement with you. Be encouraged. Pray. Do what you can. Wait patiently for the outcome. In the meantime, enjoy your day. Take care of your wonderful heart. It’s precious. As are you.
It’s time to get up, beloveds! Move! DO something. Start small. Just start.
One step.
One step.
One step.
You are loved.
You are NOT alone.
Keep on being…YOU!
Tell hate ha!
You are NOT welcome here!
Tell hell no!
Hell, you know where your friend hate can go!
Tell despair nah.
Nah, we ain’t got no time for you!
Tell lazy no way!
We have too many thangs to do!
Now get out there and LIVE, beloveds.
The louder hate gets, the louder I become. I REFUSE to allow hate to spread without me doing all I can to extinguish it.
Call me DEI because of my skin color. Call me unqualified because of my race. Ha!
Call me whatever you like, world, I KNOW who I am. I KNOW where I stand:
Ten toes down on FAITH.
100% on HOPE.
1,000,000,000 times 1,000,000,000 on LOVE.
Keep on being YOU, beloveds. Unapologetically.
asking for A Friend,
Cassandra
#YourLifeMattersToMe
Note: Hate has no place among us. Let us continue to love one another. Love WILL win in the end. WE all decide when the lights gets turned on. Mine is blazing. How about yours? Asking for billions of friends.
One step.
One step.
One step.
You are loved.
You are NOT alone.
Keep on being…YOU!
The worst of the storm passed me by.
I was prepared.
I did not fear.
I lived through an F4 tornado in my yard, last Memorial Day Weekend.
THAT storm, helped me to prepare for, to withstand, to understand and make my way through THIS storm.
There was no warning for the tornado. There were days of warning for this storm.
Life is never really about the storm itself, beloveds. Storms happen. We prepare for them. We make it through them.
If we are smart, we waste little time railing against the coming storm or those which shall surely come.
Each storm brings out a storm of things for me to fight with and OVERCOME.
The storms are not here to break us, beloveds. Be encouraged. You SHALL make it through the storms. HOW you make it through is completely up to you.
Arrive hopeful. Remain joyful. Stay faithful.
asking for A Friend,
Cassandra
#YourLifeMattersToMe
Note: You are NOT alone. Be encouraged. You got this. You really do.
One step.
One step.
One step.
You are loved.
You are NOT alone.
Keep on being…YOU!
WordPress has changed how things look. I like things to be familiar. I like things how I like things. I’m having to teach myself to embrace change and not throw too many temper tantrums when they happen.
I have to admit, the changes are working for my good. initially I thought they would make things harder or take longer. I am finding they are making things. easier to do and. the experience better.
As things change in your life beloved. don’t think of change as bad. All things change. Things were never meant to be permanent.
I have been enjoying this new me. 56 sure looks good on me!
Enjoy the changes in yourself. At least, the changes are making you more interesting!
asking for A Friend,
Cassandra
#YourLifeMattersToMe
Note: Embracing change at any age can be difficult. be encouraged. Be patient with yourself. You are doing all that you know. Let this be enough. You are right now. You are a magnificent You are wonderful. You are amazing. You are brilliant. You are successful. You are a person of integrity. You are a person full of love. Be who you are….
One step.
One step.
One step.
You are loved.
You are NOT alone.
Keep on being…YOU!
Why Can't I Be Loud?! 