Tag: encouragement

When will you?

When will you?

Forgive yourself for past mistakes.

When will you?

Forgive yourself for present circumstances you blame yourself for?

When will you?

Give yourself permission to move FORWARD to your future?

You have done the best you could with what you had/knew.

Let go. Stop blaming yourself. Quit being angry with The Universe. Life happened. It happens. You can STILL live a fruitful life.

LIVE. FORGIVE. MOVE ON.

*Cassandra turned from the mirror and promised herself she would do as she had told her image she would*

Be encouraged, beloveds. Cut yourself some slack. You really are doing all that you know.

asking for A Friend,
Cassandra

#YourLifeMattersToMe

Note: We got this.

One step.

One step.

One step.

You are loved.

You are NOT alone.

Keep on being…YOU!

What are YOU going to do about it, Cassandra?

Life kicked me in the hind end. It hurt.

Me: What are You going to do about it?

God: No, beloved, what are YOU going to do about it?

Me: I don’t know. Something.

God: Get back to me AFTER you have done all YOU know to do. Didn’t I leave you an instruction manual?

Me: Well, yea.

God: Didn’t I give you many 📦 gifts such as love, faith, trust, joy, laughter, hope, tenacity, fortitude, foresight, forbearance, perseverance, integrity, brains, fingers, toes, shoulders, heart, mind, soul, spirit. Need I go on?

Me: Well, no. A bit of sympathy would have been nice, though.

God: Need I remind you about….

Me: Never mind…*pout*

asking for A Friend,
Cassandra

#YourLifeMattersToMe

Note: Keep going! What are YOU going to do about it, beloveds?

One step.

One step.

One step.

You are loved.

You are NOT alone.

Keep on being…YOU!

I just stopped by…

I just stopped by…

To send you some love.

To tell you that I care.

To pray for you.

To cheer you on.

To cheer you up.

Whatever you need today, beloveds, I got you. God has us all.

Be encouraged.

asking for A Friend,
Cassandra

#YourLifeMattersToMe

Note: You are amazing. You are wonderful. You are magnificent. Now, get out there and love someone. Starting with you.

One step.

One step.

One step.

You are loved.

You are NOT alone.

Keep on being…YOU!

Practice makes perfect. Unless your name is Cassandra. 🥰🤣

The more I try, beloveds, the more corny I sound.

I feel like an idiot. I sound like a moron. I am having a blast.

It’s a good thing I am not my failures, eh?

There are a million things I want to try. Maybe I will try them all.

I stopped by to encourage folk to do some damage. Mess some things up. Bake some terribly, awful brownies.

Then, enjoy the rest of your day. Life is short. I am fighting a cold but enjoying the morning.

56 won’t let me tarry. She says we got thangs to do.

Get to doing some thangs, beloveds. Let’s stop worrying about how we will look or who will care or what if this, that and the other.

I vote we get out there and try. Who is coming with me?

asking for A Friend,
Cassandra

#YourLifeMattersToMe

Note: In case no one has told you today: I love you. So does He.

One step.

One step.

One step.

You are loved.

You are NOT alone.

Keep on being…YOU!

When.

When.

When?

When!!

*sigh*

*Cassandra climbs down off The Father’s Lap and gets on with her day*

When, God? I’m tired. Of all these trials. When will some of them end? Can a sista get a bit of rest?

asking for me and my friends,
Cassandra

#YourLifeMattersToMe

Note: Nothing wrong with asking when, beloveds. Be encouraged.

One step.

One step.

One step.

You are loved.

You are NOT alone.

Keep on being…YOU!

Rest.

I messed around and caught another cold. I practically moved into the fan and slept too close to it the other night. Smh.

I have just enough energy to remind you that you are loved and NOT alone.

Be good to you, okay?

asking for A Friend,
Cassandra

#YourLifeMattersToMe

Note: Make today an awesome one.

One step.

One step.

One step.

You are loved.

You are NOT alone.

Keep on being…YOU!

I found joy on the other side of fear.

This has been quite the year. I have been saying that for the past year and a half. 🥰🤣

Fear has been a constant threat and battle. I can’t even say why.

I have been holding my own. I think. For the most part…

I can say, beloveds, that dealing with fear, with honesty, head on has brought me closer to family and friends.

I am holding myself accountable to ME. To be good to ME. To put into MY life so I can have enough to fill others with.

I am finding it’s not fear that holds me back but what I think may or may not happen. The thing is not the scary thing. The scary thing is/was the “what if”.

Knowing that, beloveds, I started asking myself the dreaded “what if”…

What if I can’t?

What if I don’t?

What if He says no?

What if the answer is not now?

What if nobody comes?

I went through a million “what ifs” and began to smile. I realized I WOULD be okay. No matter what. Some kind of way.

That knowledge has brought me so much joy.

I don’t enjoy being scared half to death. I have been enjoying my responses. I wop fear upside the head!

I stopped by to encourage someone. You got this. Don’t be discouraged if fear keeps stopping by.

These trials are nothing more than that. They are NOT an indictment of you or your character. You are strong. You are able. You are capable.

Have an amazing rest of your day. I love me some you.

asking for A Friend,
Cassandra

#YourLifeMattersToMe

Note:

One step.

One step.

One step.

You are loved.

You are NOT alone.

Keep on being…YOU!

I found tenacity on the other side of hard.

I have been thanking God for the hard.

I am grateful.

I am finding my voice.

I am learning tenacity.

I am seeking perseverance.

I am challenging myself to stay focused and positive.

Hard is bringing out my strength.

Hard is revealing my weaknesses.

Hard is introducing me to parts of me I had no idea existed.

I am learning not to resent hard. Yes, I get tired of 🧗‍♂️ climbing this hard all blasted day. Still, I climb on.

I just stopped by to encourage someone to keep pushing through the hard.

Be encouraged.

asking for A Friend,
Cassandra

#YourLifeMattersToMe

Note: We got this.

One step.

One step.

One step.

You are loved.

You are NOT alone.

Keep on being…YOU!

I ain’t changing!!!

I came across this. I second this motion.

We ought love one another.

I do.

Be encouraged, beloveds.

Keep shining a light. Keep being a light. For any and all offended by her words, or by mine, I pray for you the most.

I find it terribly sad to see so many folks reveling in and championing the suffering of all who do not look as they do or believe as they do.

I plan on loving as many people as I can. I encourage everyone else to do the same. Life is what we make it.

Have a fantastic rest of your day.

asking for A Friend,
Cassandra

#YourLifeMattersToMe

Note: I keep asking God what I can do to make a difference. He says just keep loving folk. I do. I will. Will you do the same? We each CAN make an impact. For the good. Or, t1o do harm. Doing nothing can do as much damage as doing nothing…*sigh*. Life is much too short for the foolishness many are engaged in.

One step.

One step.

One step.

You are loved.

You are NOT alone.

Keep on being…YOU!

I found love on the other side of acceptance.

I love me some me. All of me. It took 50
years to get here.

I have been fighting with the broke part of me. That part of me makes the entirety of me feel worthless. I know I am more than what I have. It just doesn’t feel that way just now.

I used to fight with the overweighted parts of me. I don’t anymore. I do work on not comforting.

I used to not like the loud parts of me. Now, I enjoy being loud. The older I grow, the quieter my loudness becomes. That will make sense to some.

It feels good to love me.

I just stopped by to let folks know how wonderful they are.

You are not an accident. You are a masterpiece that is still being formed. Love you some you.

asking for A Friend,
Cassandra

#YourLifeMattersToMe

Note: You are so much more than you give yourself credit for. Be good to you. Keep put yourself out there. Love will find you.

One step.

One step.

One step.

You are loved.

You are NOT alone.

Keep on being…YOU!