Month: April 2025

Break through them!

Obstacles.

Break through them!

Doubts.

Break through them!

Fears.

Break through them!

Challenge yourself.

Be more.

Do more.

Try harder.

Then, beloveds, get up and try again! And, again!

Yesterday was sooooooooooo discouraging to me. I tried and tried and tried and NOTHING turned out as I had hope.

Hope is burning a hole in my soul. I don’t know what to do with it. This hope is making the day almost impossible to get through.

I find myself breathless, with anticipation. Then, disappointment sets in at the end of the unfulfilled day.

Was the day unfulfilled, though? I tried. Hard. I loved. Hard. I lived. How can THAT be considered a failed day?

Yesterday was a good day. I’m going to keep my hope alive. I have NO idea what THIS day shall bring. I hope. Ah, God. What do I DO with me today?

hopeful still,
Cassandra

#YourLifeMattersToMe

Note: Be encouraged. Hold onto your hope.  Embrace today. Store away all lessons learned. Love a lot. Give much. Laugh some.

One step.

One step.

One step.

You are loved.

You are NOT alone.

Keep on being…YOU!

When you are done, be done!

I finished my ‘work/dream’s goals two hours early. Yay!

To reward myself, beloveds, I did more work. Just kidding. I put on one of my relaxing ocean videos and am now chillaxing, on the beach, in my mind. Ah.🥰

Chores are waiting for me.😳🤨🤔🏃‍♀️🤸‍♀️

I am NOT going to overdo like I did this past Sunday. I am teaching myself to put in the work, then sit the work down. Enough. Finito! WeBeDoneO!

I hope you are having a wonderful day. I am enjoying the day enough for ten people.

Have you worked on your dream today?

Have you gotten in enough me time this week? There is still time.

Take care.

asking for A Friend,
Cassandra

#YourLifeMattersToMe

Note: Life is a hoot when you focus on joy and what’s ahead of you. Leave the past there. Catch up, to the future, when it comes calling.

Be encouraged.

One step.

One step.

One step.

You are loved.

You are NOT alone.

Keep on being…YOU!

Don’t be intimidated. Learn to use what works for YOU.

I’m learning.

I’m failing.

I’m learning AND failing.

I’m learning how to fail with grace.

I’m learning that failing is part of learning.

I’m learning…

Don’t be intimidated. Learn to use what works for YOU.

asking for A Friend,
Cassandra

#YourLifeMattersToMe

Note: There are tons of programs you can use to create content. This used to intimidate me. I had not the first clue what to try, first.

So, I didn’t try. One day, I made myself try one. Then, another. Then, a few more.

I am finding I like Canva for this. But, I like Capcut for that. Then, I use my one phone to upload this, combined with a bit of that.

You will never find out, beloveds, what works for you, until you try and see what works for you.

Enjoy the process. Even the moments when you are ready to toss the laptop over the balcony railing.

One step.

One step.

One step.

You are loved.

You are NOT alone.

Keep on being…YOU!

I did not want to start. I started.

I did NOT want to start.

I started.

End of story.

moving FORWARD,
Cassandra

#YourLifeMattersToMe

Note: Start. Move FORWARD. Rest if you must. Then? You tell me.

One step.

One step.

One step.

You are loved.

You are NOT alone.

Keep on being…YOU!

Relax. We can’t control the speed.

I’m trying NOT to throw my phone out the nearest window.

EVERYTHING is sooooooooooo slow. NOTHING wants to upload, import or export!

To top it off, beloveds, I have little clue WHEN to upload, import and export in order to post my video to this, that and the other thing…*sigh*.

I keep restarting the upload. Nada.

I redo the exporting. Nothing.

I try importing to another device. Finito!

Ah, God. WHY does hard have to be so blessed hard?!

I don’t have the space to make things go faster. Knowing this, I am trying to be content with the extra wait time. Heckamiah Jeremiah!😭🚧🚨😳

I will keep trying. If nothing else, I will turn it into another piece that may help someone get their dreams moving faster. I hope…

trying still,
Cassandra

#YourLifeMattersToMe

Note: Sometimes there is just nothing we can do. Things take time. A lot longer than we would like. When that happens, enjoy the view. You got this. So do iI God has us all.

One step.

One step.

One step.

You are loved.

You are NOT alone.

Keep on being…YOU!

Stop making things so darned comfortable(convenient).

I moved my coffee station.

It was in a ‘convenient’, meaning lazy spot.

I moved it. I moved it to where I would have to make an EFFORT.

So often, beloveds, we seek to make things super comfortable and convenient. There is nothing wrong with these things.

Still, comfort and convenient can often lead to lazy and I don’t think so.

Challenge yourself. Move things out of your comfort zone, today.

asking for A Friend,
Cassandra

#YourLifeMattersToMe

Note: Trying to be comfortable has gotten me into more trouble than I would like to admit. I have made things uncomfortable. I go where I have not wanted to go. I do the exhausting things I didn’t want to do. because they are necessary to achieve my dreams. Hang in there. You’ll get there. I know it’s exhausting. Keep going.

One step.

One step.

One step.

You are loved.

You are NOT alone.

Keep on being…YOU!

Keep moving FORWARD.

Keep moving FORWARD.

Every day. Don’t let one day pass without you working on your dreams and your goals.

I told God the other day I was really tired. Tired of the journey, just a little bit. I will be glad when I can sip on the juices of my victory. until then, hang in there.

asking for A Friend,
Cassandra

#YourLifeMattersToMe

Note: Be encouraged.

One step.

One step.

One step.

You are loved.

You are NOT alone.

Keep on being…YOU!

Good things can keep you from completing necessary things.

The phone kept pestering me to call my sis/bro this morning.

The phone knew full well I have my goal of working until noon before allowing myself the treat of a nice yak.

Even good habits has had to fight with distraction to keep me on task.

I’m glad I shared my goal with sis as she has been super supportive and has made sure not to call me before noon.

Its important, beloveds, to keep your promises to your dreams. You MUST keep the promises made to yourself.

It is NOT okay to betray your goals just because it’s you. STOP making it okay to sell yourself short!

*Cassandra turns from the mirror and gets on with her day*

We only get 24 hours to chase down our dreams. Leave the phone where it is and get going!

Let’s go!!

asking for A Friend,
Cassandra

#YourLifeMattersToMe

Note: Okay, beloveds. Back away from the phone. Enough with the doom scrolling. TikTok CAN wait, you know. The world will still be on it’s axis if you leave social media alone today. I promise.


One step.

One step.

One step.

You are loved.

You are NOT alone.

Keep on being…YOU!

12am!😳:Be careful what you say to your dreams.

I had given my dreams a good talking to, beloveds.

I asked my dreams to STOP waking me at 4 am already!

I’m old!

I’m 56!

I’m sleepy at 4!

I’m old, 56 AND sleepy at 4 am.

My dreams said nothing. I went to sleep satisfied. Ha!

My dreams have been waking me at midnight…🤗🥰🤣

giving it all I’ve got,
Cassandra

#YourLifeMattersToMe

Note: Be encouraged. Keep working on your dreams. Enjoy every sleepless moment.


One step.

One step.

One step.

You are loved.

You are NOT alone.

Keep on being…YOU!

Try.

Try. And then try again. and then try some more. Try until you succeed.

Impossible doesn’t mean it can’t be done. You’ll never know unless you try.

asking for A Friend,
Cassandra

#YourLifeMattersToMe

Note: You can do it. You can. If not, give it a heck of a shot!

One step.

One step.

One step.

You are loved.

You are NOT alone.

Keep on being…YOU!