Month: February 2025

What to feed your spirit to get through anxious moments 2.0

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I decided to try making this into video and using British voice. I find him soothing. Let me know what you think.

Have awesome week!

asking for A Friend,

Cassandra

#YourLifeMattersToMe

Note: I love you, beloveds. Life is short. Get out there and try something. I have spent the last few hours learning more about Capcut and trying new things.

Things may not turn out as I am hoping, but so what?! I am living. NOW. I am loving me. NOW.

My life has been broken in two: Before the tornado. After the tornado. It used to be before mom died. Then, after mon died.

I guess, when you go through super rough times, beloveds, life will have a way of sticking some after AFTER  your BEFORE!

Hang in there

One step.

One step.

One step.

You are loved.

You are NOT alone.

Keep on being…YOU!

Rebuilding: Through Your Eyes.

Through Your Eyes, I am starting to see.

Through Your Eyes, I am starting to see… me.

Through Your Eyes, I am beginning, slowly, to see what You have always seen in me.

Through Your Eyes, I am beginning, slowly, to love who/what You love, which is…me.

Ah, God. Thanks for loving me. Just as I am. Thanks for letting me know that I am worthwhile even as I rebuild my life. Help me see my worth in simply being Cassandra. I love me some You. Your Daughter/Your Friend Cassandra.

forever grateful for Your Love,

Cassandra

#YourLifeMattersToMe

Note: I am rebuilding. Daily. Daily, I am being rebuilt. It’s not easy. I want to holler ‘owwww’ and climb down off of God’s Operating Table!

The tornado broke my spirit. I’m finding my way back to her. I am annoyed with this fraidy cat me. I want to be the strong tigress I used to be. I long to be her. She is in there somewhere.

In the meantime, beloveds, I encourage you to hang in there. If you are being rebuilt just now, be encouraged. New growth tends to take an awfully long time to come to pass. I just want things done already!

Wait. Patiently. As shall I. In the meantime, try and enjoy your day. Find some joy in there somewhere. Hard is not always so hard when you do so with joy, love and laughter. Take care and be well…

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 let life just be about numbers.

Don’t let your life be about just numbers.

Yes, making money is important. We all need to eat. Still, don’t let the entirety of your life be about chasing a bag of money.

Don’t allow your life to be all about gathering clicks, likes and the like.

Leave room for enjoying what you have now. If you have a little bit, share it with someone. If you have lots, know you are worthy whether you had your lots or not!

Time grows short for us all. If we’re going to count something less count the times we love others. Let’s take note of how much we can give. Let’s see how much of our self we can give away. I dare you!

Life is more than numbers. Life is just waiting for us to make as many memories as we can. We have moments to make. Moments to share. Moments to give away to others. Take as many of my moments as you can stand.

asking for A Friend,
Cassandra

#YourLifeMattersToMe

Note: Life is worth living. Even when it’s hard. Hang in there and know that you are loved and that you are not alone. I love you.

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.

This IS your comeback!

Yyyaaaaaaaaassssssss!

This IS your comeback, beloveds!

This IS your year!

This IS your moment!

Let’s make things happen in 2025!!

Let’s gooooooooooo!!!!!!

asking for A Friend,

Cassandra

#YourLifeMattersToMe

Note: We got this!

It’s time we all stop using the lack of something to keep us from using what we DO have to make things happen for ourselves! Let’s go, people!!!!

Can you tell I’m fired up?…😂

One step.

One step.

One step.

You are loved.

You are NOT alone.

Keep on being…YOU!

Rebuilding: Looking at you through new eyes.

Me: I’m looking at you through new eyes.

Pain – You have been a friend in a way. You have forced me to seek out comfort. You have forced me out of the shadows. You have caused me to want to heal and to grow. You have brought me closer to God. You have helped me to understand my mom more. He has helped me to understand that life is simply being life. I don’t like it when you show up. Still, I grow each time I allow myself to understand that pain happens to us all. It’s nothing personal for you.

Silence – You have forced me to find my voice. You have made me relentless in my pursuit of my dreams. You are maddening. You make me want to try harder!

Fear – You have taught me that you are nothing but a liar. You have forced me to fight for my dreams and to get beyond you to experience true joy.

Anger – I have learned about patience in dealing with you. I see how much leaning on you has kept me back from experiencing the joy of life had for me. I have been forced to deal with the real reason(s) why I have been angry. I have been forced to confront and deal with disappointment because of you.

Doubt – You force me to question you daily. In so doing, this forces me to question ME. In so doing, I am learning to doubt you while believing in me.

I am learning to look at things through new eyes. I am appreciating all the lessons being learned. I will continue to learn from you. How about cutting me some slack for awhile?

asking for A Friend,

Cassandra

#YourLifeMattersToMe

Note: Life happens to us all. Our perception shapes our world. It may help you to look at things in a new way. Be encouraged.

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.

What to feed your spirit to get through anxious moments.

Be encouraged, beloveds.

I just stopped ’round to check on your heart and give some things you can feed yourself to get through anxious moments:

Ask yourself WHY you are anxious – I let my nerves go haywire just by telling myself I was too old to figure things out. Once I laughed at that dumb notion, I started again.

Remember WHY you are doing what you are doing – I had let my mind wander on all the things I could not yet do. Once I focused on my why, I relaxed. I went back to enjoy simply doing me as best as I could.

My spirit has been anxious lately. There are so many negative reports out there. It has been difficult to drown them out. So much so I had to turn off the television and my phone.

I must admit it. It has been difficult standing 10 toes down on faith. I choose faith. I choose me. I choose my try. I don’t know how things will turn out. I do know that I choose to not stand on feelings of anxiousness.

Be encouraged. They will always be things that will cause us to feel anxious. We don’t have to give in to that anxiousness. There are things we can do. There are things we can try.

Keep feeding yourself positive things. Continue living in the moment.

I’m contemplating another attempt at making homemade brownies. I don’t know if the world can withstand that….lol.

We shall do great things.

believing for us all,
Cassandra

#YourLifeMattersToMe

Note: When you’re finding yourself feeling anxious, get up and do something. I did laundry.

One step.

One step.

One step.

You are loved.

You are NOT alone.

Keep on being…YOU!

You are an overcomer!

I am listening to Mandisa’s “Overcomer”. My heart still grieves her loss. I can’t believe she’s gone.

The rest of us left behind HAVE to keep going!

We ARE overcomers! We ARE overcoming!

We CAN.

We WILL!

After Mandisa passed away, beloveds, I wanted to hide this song and never listen to it again. Her loss hurt. Someone soooooo talented and inspiring snatched away much too soon.

Then, Life told me to play her song. She finished her earthly race. My journey has yet to be completed.

I don’t know how many more days I have left. I plan on using them to love as many folks as I can get my hands on!

I love folk. Call me cra cra if you must. I love you anyway!

Be encouraged. Remember:

You are worthy.

You ARE worth it.

You are worthwhile.

You are welcome…😂

loving you for Him,

Cassandra

#YourLifeMattersToMe

Note: I love you . Nuff said!

One step.

One step.

One step.

You are loved.

You are NOT alone.

Keep on being…YOU!

Begin anyway: When THIS gets in the way of THAT.

OMMMMGGG!

*stamps foot*

*Cassandra considers hurling her 50 inch 📺 television over the balcony railing. Cassandra opts not to as it is freezing outside and she won’t have something to watch later.*

Jiminy Cricket, beloveds. I am trying to cram some technology knowledge into this brain of mine so I can get some uplifting videos made so I can encourage folk…*sigh*.

I have never been good at technology of any kind. It intimidates me. I don’t know why. I enjoy learning about any and everything.

For whatever reason, just the thought of doing anything having to do with computers or electronics short circuits my brain. I feel stupid. I feel small. I feel helpless.

EVERY time. The older I get, the harder it is for my brain to relax and learn.

I will overcome this. I HAVE to. My dreams are on the other side of THIS particular hard. Ah, it seems another THIS(fear of computer learning) is trying to keep me from THAT(my dream).

We all have our THIS to fight so we can get on with our THAT.

What is holding you back, beloveds? What is it that is causing you to feel a tad helpless/hopeless?

2025 is the year we FINALLY deal with THIS so we can get on with THAT.

I don’t want to go back to a job that merely pays the rent. Life is short. I am choosing to find a way to monetize my particular brand of foolishness so I can make my living loving on the whole damned world.

If anyone can point the way to a good teaching YouTube channel or blog so I can competently use Capcut and Canva, please post a link in the comments or shoot me an email. Save my 📺 television. 🥰😆

Life is short. Begin anyway. Keep trying. Keep moving forward.

asking for A Friend,
Cassandra

#YourLifeMattersToMe

Note: Don’t be discouraged at where you are. Keep stacking the days. 2025 is going to be fantastic. Let’s gooo!!!

One step.

One step.

One step.

You are loved.

You are NOT alone.

Keep on being…YOU!

Doubt made fear do the dishes.

Fear was loud this morning. So much so it ticked me off.

Doubt was no dummy. Doubt grabbed a towel and did some dishes. It remembered what happened the last time it tried to lie to me.

Don’t let the outside noise scare your inside peace, beloveds.

The glass is half full. Instead of crying about it, fill the glass the rest of the way!

asking for A Friend,
Cassandra

#YourLifeMattersToMe

Note: Keep the outside noise outside. Stay focused on your dreams. Work towards them. The rest will come out in the wash.

One step.

One step.

One step.

You are loved.

You are NOT alone.

Keep on being…YOU!

I finally get it!

For months, forever it seems, I had been raging. At God. At the damned tornado. At me. At God again. At me again. Rinse. Repeat. Ad nauseam. Ad boredeum!

Forever, I roared. Scared. Angry. Angry. AND scared. Angry for being angry and scared.

I was angry at God for being silent. I was angry at me for being too stupid to hear.

I felt stupid, stupid, sttuuuuuupppidd!!

This was no way for a positive, moving forward, be about being about person to feel. Was it?…

All the while, beloveds, I was encouraged to encourage folk. Okay, so HOW in THEEEE fresh hell was I supposed to encourage folk when I was questioning what in the actual hell I believed in?

God told me that was a me problem and to get back to being about being about it.

How dare?!

I felt like an imposter. I felt like a fool. How could I encourage folk to have faith when I had no idea where to find my own?!

God: Great question! Keep asking!

Me: Ah.

God: Aha!

I am finally getting the hint. I finally get it. Life will do its life things. We have to learn to adapt and to overcome.

Working through all this hard is working out all of the kinks in me. The hard is bringing out the best in me. The hard is bringing out my try. The hard is only making me want to try harder.

I have learned to use my age as my asset. that no longer view my 50s as a detriment. that never used to. I didn’t mind turning 50. I enjoyed it in fact.

The tornado stripped my confidence. I am fighting to get it back. In the meantime, I encourage you to stay confident. Keep trying until you get it. You will.

There are days when I believe I have finally gotten the point. There are other days when I don’t know what in the fresh hell is going on. I guess the point is that sometime life just not seem to have a point…lol

I’m just living in the meantime. I’m just enjoying me in the meantime. Enjoy your life. Enjoy your day. Enjoy your moments. Make as many of them count as you can.

asking for A Friend,
Cassandra

#YourLifeMattersToMe

Note: Believe in yourself. Believe in your gifts. The tough times you are going through is growing you. Have an amazing rest of your day.

One step.

One step.

One step.

You are loved.

You are NOT alone.

Keep on being…YOU!