Tag: lifestyle

I almost didn’t. Which is exactly why I did.

I was discouraged. I didn’t WANT to write. I almost didn’t. Which is exactly why I did.

I was frustrated. I didn’t WANT to try. I almost didn’t. Which is exactly why I did.

I was tired. I didn’t WANT to take care of daily tasks. I almost didn’t. Which is exactly why I did.

Keep going, beloveds. Even when you don’t WANT to. It’s at those times you will really need to.

Hang on. Hang in there.

Life is more than hard. Find some joy in your day. While under the weather, I have been amusing myself with hero movies. I need to see the good guy winning a few.

I made ☕ coffee. I made my fave snacks. I was especially good to me. In times past, I would have berated me for….*shrug*…I would have found some reason or othe4 to be mad at me.

I’m done being mad about mistakes made, from wrong roads taken, because of dumbness created by my hands.

I forgive me. I love me. I’m being the best me I can be. I am letting that be enough.

Life is more than hard. I am doing my best to enjoy the life I currently have.

Enjoy the life you have, beloveds. It’s the only one we get.

asking for A Friend,
Cassandra

#YourLifeMattersToMe

Note: Life is good. Even when it’s hard.

One step.

One step.

One step.

You are loved.

You are NOT alone.

Keep on being…YOU!

Keep going.

Keep going, beloveds.

Keep pursuing your dreams.

Keep holding on.

Keep hanging in there.

Have an amazing day.

asking for A Friend,
Cassandra

#YourLifeMattersToMe

Note: Life is what YOU make it. What are you making?

One step.

One step.

One step.

You are loved.

You are NOT alone.

Keep on being…YOU!

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!