Month: July 2025

It’s OK to be afraid. It’s time to move beyond your features.

It’s OK to be afraid. It’s time to move beyond your features.

Beloveds, life is simply too short to continue to hide behind fear, doubt, dread of all that can or may happen in life. Life is going to happen to us all.

Every time I focus on how I’m going to pay my bills, I find myself trapped by fear and dread to the point where I stop writing. I stop day dreaming. I stop believing in my future.

I have to constantly tell myself it’s not about the bills, it’s about moving forward to plan a great feature so I can have a better financial future.

It has been amazing to see that the instant I focused on my dreams and work towards them, I completely forget about how I’m going to pay my bills, what I’m going to do to put food on the table. I’m going to find a way some way.

The more I clear my mind of fear, the more ideas come to me. I’m thankful for that. I’m grateful for my ability to keep fighting through the hard.

Be encouraged. Stop giving yourself a hard time because you have been too afraid to do this bad or the other thing. You can still do what you want to do. You can start over as many times as you need to.

Life will life. Our job is to continue to LIVE. Periodt!

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 refuse to be discouraged.

I refuse to be discouraged.

End of story.

being about that life,
Cassandra

#YourLifeMattersToMe

Note: I refuse to be discouraged. Period. I don’t have time. Life is calling. Life is short. Life says we have to go right now. I go now.

It seems as though I am writing and speaking just for me. Maybe I am. I am doing my best to leave my legacy, to leave my mark on the world. I am making as much as an impact as I can. I don’t know what that impact will end up being.

It’s lonely. It’s a tad discouraging at times. Still, it’s what I do. I will do it every day until there is no more days. Until there is no more me. Until….

Be encouraged. Keep doing what you do. You are making the impact you are supposed to. What that impact is will all come out in the wash. Hey, Cortana.

One step.

One step.

One step.

You are loved.

You are NOT alone.

Keep on being…YOU!

Tell fear to shut up! – Bringing your most coveted dream into reality #m…

Stay focused on YOUR why, beloveds. I know. I know. Life is laughing all up in your face.

Your dreams are being ghosted. The mountain seems to be getting higher.

Your support has grown bored with your talk of dreams. You are growing bored, with talks of dreams…*sigh*.

This is where fear and doubt loves to pop in and pop off. Tell them both to kick rocks.

I am having a cup of coffee, while I reset my focus back on my why.

I am reaching out in as many ways as I can think of. The results have been little, to nada.

I’m learning to keep making it do what it do, in the middle of disappointment. I am learning how to make disappointment a friend.

Disappointment keeps telling me to move FORWARD. To try again. And again. And again. I will.

Be encouraged, beloveds. Keep doing your why. Remind yourself why you are doing your why.

In the meantime, enjoy the rest of your day. Enjoy your journey. Reflect on the positive changes you are evoking.

Celebrate your try. Appreciate that the way is hard. That’s okay. Enjoy the day.

We got this. We are making an impact. We are being a light. This is enough. We are enough.

cheering us on,

asking for A Friend,
Cassandra

#YourLifeMattersToMe

Note:

One step.

One step.

One step.

You are loved.

You are NOT alone.

Keep on being…YOU!

Fear does NOT have to keep being your dance partner!

When did I stop being afraid, beloveds?

When I realized, I was reaching for fear every time I wondered how the bills would get paid.

When I realized, I was reaching for fear every time, I ordered groceries, wondering how the bills would get paid.

When I realized, I was reaching for fear every time, I worked on a video or wrote a piece, wondering how the bills would get paid.

When I realized, I was reaching for fear every time, I daydreamed about my future, wondering how the bills would get paid.

I was tired of dancing with fear. I got a new dance partner…

*Cassandra curtsies then asks  God to dance with her for the rest of her days*

Life is what we make it. We make it wonderful or difficult depending on what we tell ourselves, on who we ask to dance.

Dance with love. Dance with joy. Dance with abundance. Dance with integrity. Dance with humor.

Above all, dance!

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 HAD to share this video.

I HAD to share this video. I ask that you give it a chance. I almost did not and it would have been a disservice to me.

It touched me. It moved me. Parts of it made me incredibly sad knowing what some are being taught, have been taught, believe to their core.

We are all more alike than we are different. We all want love. We all want to be loved. We all want to be safe. We all want to work and provide for our families. We all want to laugh. We all want to have enough to eat. We all want to enjoy the resources The Universe meant for all.

I have been doing a ton of internal work. On ME. On MY biases. On MY choices. On MY fears. On MY sometimes unwillingness to forgive those who have meant me harm.

It feels really good shedding myself of strings tied to an unwillingness to look inward, to look outward, to look upward.

Be encouraged. This video really did give me hope. It was a tough watch, at times, but so necessary.

We are all better than we have previously shown one another. No lecture here. I am speaking to my own heart. I hope yours can be willing to LISTEN. I’m glad I did.

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

asking for A Friend,
Cassandra

#YourLifeMattersToMe

Note: I know I run the risk of scaring off some. I can live with that. We now return to our regularly scheduled content/program. Don’t run. We have to be able to talk with one another, to share tough truths together, don’t we, beloveds? Don’t run. Asking for A Friend.

One step.

One step.

One step.

You are loved.

You are NOT alone.

Keep on being…YOU!

It’s okay.

It’s okay to feel like an idiot.

It’s okay to BE an idiot.

I just stopped by to encourage someone to stop being so hard on yourself.

We all make mistakes. Sometimes, we make super public dumbskies. Like posting half finished pieces. Egads!

In the past, I would have been mortified. Today, I laughed at my mistakes.

I made a mistake whilst trying to make heart connections. How can I be angry at THAT?

You tried. You made a mistake. So what? Mistakes comes with the territory. They are NOT an indication of things to come.

They are NOT a barometer of life’s coming attractions.

Fix it. Mitigate it. Move on from it. Periodt. We got too many thangs to do!

doing thangs in the midst of dumb,
Cassandra

#YourLifeMattersToMe

Note: Laugh. Enjoy the journey. Especially the dumb parts. 😳🤣😎🤗🙏😁

One step.

One step.

One step.

You are loved.

You are NOT alone.

Keep on being…YOU!

The ONE phrase that changed my life forever!

These have been some terribly disconcerting days. I have found myself:

Excited.

Anticipatory.

Ecstatic.

Disappointed.

Discouraged.

Disheartened.

Plus every other emotion in the book as I work to make my dreams walk in broad daylight.

They are in their infancy. They demand ALL my attention. They won’t be satisfied. Ack.

Please enjoy ‘It Takes As Long As It Takes’. It encouraged me. It is taking as long as it takes…*sigh*.

Still, I am putting myself out there.

I must admit, beloveds, I have had to do real work in reminding myself that my value has NOTHING to do with the lack of views.

I just HAD to hideaway this weekend. I posted. I encouraged. Mostly, though, I gave my heart permission to just miss connections.

Mom as been gone going on nine years. I miss her so. I miss her telling me that everything WILL be alright.

I have allowed myself to miss her. It DOES help, beloveds, ALLOWING yourself the space to heal, to rest, to do or not do, for a time.

This is your life. It’s not a race. It takes as long as it takes…lol.

I thank you. For stopping by. I pray for every follower. I pray for the hidden readers. I pray for the skeptics.

Right now, we are all being told not to care. We are told nobody cares. We are dismissed.

I choose love. I choose to believe in you.

Be encouraged. You CAN. You WILL.

asking for A Friend,
Cassandra

#YourLifeMattersToMe

Note:

One step.

One step.

One step.

You are loved.

You are NOT alone.

Keep on being…YOU!

Well, cracker jacks!😳

Forgive me, beloveds.

Like a dope, I inadvertently posted two pieces half done. The story of my life this year.

Apologies. The heat has been unbelievable and has fried my brain pan. Oops.

I shall try again, of a morrow.

feeling like a moron,
Cassandra

#YourLifeMattersToMe

Note: Smh. It’s a good thing I am  NOT my mistakes, eh? Neither are you, yours…

One step.

One step.

One step.

You are loved.

You are NOT alone.

Keep on being…YOU!

Let The Universe make you a mixed tape. 😎💯

I am currently jamming to a ‘My Mix’ selection my YouTube Premium has made for me.

It’s full of old songs I love mixed in FANTASTIC songs I have never heard of!

I was hesitant to allow this. I didn’t want no stupid YouTube selecting for me. How did it know what I would enjoy? It didn’t. It wouldn’t  beloveds, until I got over my fear of new things so I could enjoy and discover, well, new things.🥰😂

To my astonishment and delight, I found the mixes fantastic!!!

So often, we don’t try new things because we are:

Set in our ways.

Used to old ways.

Afraid the new will be a detriment.

Concerned the new will displace the old.

Worried we should not try THAT.

Fearful of being judged for trying/doing THAT.

Truth be told, beloveds, we need to being a whole like more of those THATs that God/Life/The Universe have been trying to get us to experience.

I have found I have enjoyed many THATs that I had initially thought would be hard, boring, concerning,  or a million other ‘ings that never happened. Smh.

I’m learning to trust God’s Mixed Tapes He fashions for my life. He KNOWS me. He knows what I would enjoy. He knows what concerns me. He wants the best for my life.

So do I. I am learning to be more open to experience new things, new opportunities, new relationships.

Yes, there are pitfalls and things we have to account for. Still, the entirety of the world is not a pitfall.

Life is a joy.  Life comes with potholes. So what? That’s why we have a brain and body to maneuver around and fix them! 😎😂

asking for A Friend,
Cassandra

#YourLifeMattersToMe

Note:

One step.

One step.

One step.

You are loved.

You are NOT alone.

Keep on being…YOU!

Try another way.

I’m trying something new. It’s not working. Instead of getting frustrated, I went back to working on some pieces.

Don’t let frustrations with not knowing keep you from trying things. Keep trying. You will get it. Eventually.

In the meantime, continue to enjoy the journey. Instead of allowing myself to get frustrated, I switched to what I knew until I could learn the other. That way I could still enjoy my day.

Be encouraged. You WILL get it. So will I.

asking for A Friend,
Cassandra

#YourLifeMattersToMe

Note:

One step.

One step.

One step.

You are loved.

You are NOT alone.

Keep on being…YOU!