Doubt, no doubt you are mad at me for dismissing your foolishness.
Sorry.
NOT sorry.
Anger, I know you mad cuz I no longer turn to you with grievances.
Sorry.
NOT sorry.
Anxiety, I know you are anxious as I don’t mess with you no moe.
Sorry.
NOT sorry.
Don’t be mad just cuz I am no longer paying rent to yall. Be sure to tell ALL your negative friends I ain’t ’bout that life no moe again!
asking for A Friend, Cassandra
#YourLifeMattersToMe
Note: Kick fear to the curb, beloveds. Tell doubt to take TWO seats. Tell anxiety to kick rocks. You are loved. You are NOT alone. So whatcha frettin’ about? Be about being about it and keep moving FORWARD.
Embrace your day. In case no one has told you today: I love you. So does He.
What are you, beloveds? Life is short. Dream big. Enjoy living in the present. Stop waiting for greener grass! Grow your own or picnic on the concrete.
asking for A Friend, Cassandra
#YourLifeMattersToMe
Note: I’m fixing to enjoy some football. Be good to you would you please?
The Universe gives popquizes in the daily. It asks you many questions to see what YOU will answer, beloveds:
“Will you quit?”
The answer is no!
“Will you walk away?”
The answer is no!
“Will you give in to apathy?”
The answer is no!
“Will you join the masses who have chosen hate over love?”
The answer is no!
“Will you treat others badly when they treat you poorly?”
The answer is no!
“Will you walk away from God when He doesn’t give you what you want?”
The answer is no!
“Will you stop working with Life when it takes you somewhere you did not want to go?”
The answer is no!
“Will you stop reaching out for love when your love goes unreturned?”
The answer is no!
“Will you turn your back on dreams too long in coming?”
The answer is no!
You are going to have to excuse me, beloveds, The Universe has more questions. How are you answering yours? The answers are impacting your present and your future…
asking for A Friend, Cassandra
#YourLifeMattersToMe
Note: It’s not what happens to you, beloveds, but what happens in you as you choose….
I just wrote a piece that meant a lot to me. I was just about to reread it. My wombie was able to read it once. She thought it impactful.
Before our eyes, it was overwritten by the next piece.
Gone.
Finito.
History.
All the writers out there will understand the hurt that comes with losing words that can never be retrieved again. It’s like losing a loved one. I HAVE lost these precious words…*sigh*.
Of course, sis is now highly hacked. I am doing my best to console her. To console ME.
What else can I DO, beloveds, except to make some 🍋 lemonade out of THIS?
The piece I lost was called “God, how do I get over THIS?
It was a piece about trying to, learning to get over loss. Ironic. Insert laugh here.
HOW, beloveds, do we get over THIS?
We are never quite the same after THIS.
We don’t know what our lives will look like after THIS. WE would have dealt with THAT better.
We wonder why THIS has happened to us.
We feel different after THIS happened.
Ah, God, how do we get over THIS? HOW do we make our way PAST our THIS? HOW do we MOVE ON from our THIS?
We never asked for THIS to happen. Why us, God? Why, NOW, God? What have we done to deserve THIS?
I can’t speak to your THIS, beloveds. My THIS, the damned tornado and losing my job, has my world turned upside down. I have been trying to right it for five months.
Be encouraged. THIS too shall pass…lol.
Don’t get mad when you have suffered a setback. Okay, you can get mad. Just don’t waste too much time there. Throw mad in the 🗑 trash and keep it moving.
asking for A Friend, Cassandra
#YourLifeMattersToMe
Note: Keep choosing joy, love, hope and peace. Everything really will be okay. It will. Until then, enjoy your day. I enjoyed writing the piece I lost. I have THAT. Sure am annoyed THIS happened to it. Crapola.
I have to take a moment, beloveds, to laugh at myself.
I have been having quite the pity party for the last few days. I had been feeling forsaken by everyone and everything.
A caterpillar’s belly has been higher than me.
So much so I found myself going through an old external drive that I had downloaded tons of movies I had not had time to watch.
Rather, I had been working so hard, so long, so much overtime I did not make the time to watch.
Every now and again, I would watch some of the shows I had already seen. I didn’t want to watch any of the shows I had not seen as wanted to watch them when I was not tired.
I was ALWAYS tired, hence I never got around to the movies. I forgot why I had downloaded them for. I had NO idea what they were about.
During my pity party, I decided to go through them and watch each one. One after the other, I watched. One after the other, I was surprised/moved/comforted.
They were all turning out to be about folks who had gone through unspeakably hard things and how they learned to go through them and process them.
As they processed their loss, I began to process mine. At least, I have found comfort if they can, I can. I think. I hope.
HOW on earth, did The Universe KNOW I needed these movies NOW? I have had them for years and years.
I had no idea THEN how much I would need them NOW. The Universe knew. God knew.
We think we go through life unseen and unheard. We don’t. We ARE seen. We ARE heard. We are just given room to make our way.
And, when life gets too tough, The Universe will make us popcorn and let us throw a pity party and watch movies to let us know we truly are NOT alone.
I stopped the latest movie to gather those who are in need of some care, some prayer, some love, some encouragement and some peace.
Be encouraged. In the meantime, have some popcorn with me and a show. In case no one has told you today: I love you. So does He.
I used to never do things unless I could do them perfectly. The only problem with this is one rarely does anything with this mindset.
Now, I put it out there. I no longer fret about who will or won’t understand my inner goofness. I just enjoy being goofy.
In these tough moments, I am learning to enjoy me in all my ways. My feels have been all over the place. I am learning to give them space to get acquainted with my new normal.
Driving around the neighborhood, looking at all the tattered trees, thinking on all the trees and things gone has been terribly sad.
I’m allowing myself to BE sad. For a time. Then move on. The trees will grow. There will come a time when I will drive without sadness.
Even in the sad, beloveds, I am finding gratitude. I’m thankful my life was spared. I’m thankful I get another day to let you know how much you are loved and that you are NOT alone.
Whatever you do with your life, do so with joy. Do so with love. Do so with integrity. Do so with gratitude.
Your life was important enough to wake me in the wee hours to pray for you and ask a wonderful blessing be sent your way.
Have an amazing day. Be good to you.
asking for A Friend,
Cassandra
#YourLifeMattersToMe
Note: How is your heart ♥?
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.
I was too lazy to preheat the air fryer so I could heat said sandwich.
Fast forward to no preheat, hence no fully cooked breakfast sandwich.
I KNEW, before I started, that I needed to preheat the blasted air fryer!
I let lazy walk me into a cold sandwich. Smh. Dummy me.
This reminds me of other life times where I have gone off in a hurry. Not listening to the signs to slow down.
Inevitably, I would find myself with a half cooked situation. Smh. Dummy me.
I’m learning to take the time to PREPARE. It really has been difficult. I’m used to rushing headlong. Now, I must contemplate. Now, I must consider. Now, I must wait. Geeeeeeeeeeez.
I’m fixing to turn 56. Goodness and mercy! I wonder what these days shall hold?
I’m trying to end the year on a good note. Not easy when not having the first clue. The unknown is scaring the bejeez out of me. The unknown is also bringing out traits I didn’t know I possessed. I am much more tenacious about my dreams than I have ever been.
I am also much harder on lazy. I don’t suffer it much anymore. Time grows short 56 says to me. I am coming…
I’m hoping all is well with you. I am fighting off the last of a cold so in my pity party mode.
I have been enjoying the World Series and encouraging my heart as I wait for Life to grow my try and the seeds of my efforts.
Be good to you as you wait on your dreams.
waiting patiently sortof,
Cassandra
#YourLifeMattersToMe
Note: Your best is yet to come. Get excited. The unknown is going to provide you with many a laugh and great day.
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.
I have never felt more misunderstood. I don’t know what I am doing wrong. The harder I try, the more silent You become. The more silent You become, the more scared I get.
The more scared I get, the more I turn to a silent God and pour my heart out for the world to see. Yikes!😳😥
Hhhhmm. God, methinks there is a method to this madness…hhmm.
seeking while misunderstood,
Cassandra
#YourLifeMattersToMe
Note: Hhmm. The more silent God becomes, the more determined I am to seek His Face. The more determined I grow to encourage folk to keep on keeping on. No matter what. Hhmm…
Continue to allow ALL things to work together for your good. ALL of it. Scrounge through the hard and snatch the knowledge that comes from toughing out experience. Geeeeeeeeeez tho. Whew!
Be encouraged. Keep moving FORWARD!
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.
Move forward towards your healthy goals and habits.
Don’t fall back on old ways when fear of the unknown shows up.
Move forward and embrace the new challenges.
Don’t fall back on anxiety, doubt and fear when things appear hard.
Move forward with joy and thanksgiving THROUGH the tough times and tasks.
Life is what we CHOOSE.
Life is what we DO.
Choose to move FORWARD. Refuse to give yourself permission to give up on you. You are much too important!
Beloveds, you are soooooooooooo amazing. You are. Think about all you have gone through?! Yet, you still love. Yet, you still try. Celebrate you. Your life is far from over.
Enjoy your day. Be sure to sprinkle laughter throughout. In case no one has told you today: I love you. So does He.
asking for A Friend,
Cassandra
#YourLifeMattersToMe
Note: Keep moving FORWARD…
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.
Don’t be afraid of the future. You future will be bright. The world will have you think all is lost. It’s not. Some have just lost their way. They can find it again. So can you.
Don’t be afraid of your neighbors. The world would have you see others as the enemy who are trying to take things away. There is enough for all of us.
Don’t be afraid to make friends. The world would have you think everyone is only out for what they can get. There are plenty of loving folk who want more than a transactional relationship.
Don’t be afraid to speak your mind. The world would have you believe your words will fall on deaf ears. There are countless folk who will value what you have to say.
Don’t be afraid to live your life. Live…
asking for A Friend, Cassandra
#YourLifeMattersToMe
Note: You don’t have to be afraid anymore. I got your back. Be encouraged. Be good to you today.
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