Month: August 2025

I refuse to give up on me.

I refuse to give up on me.

I refuse to give up on my dreams.

I refuse to give up.

Nuff said.
Cassandra

#YourLifeMattersToMe

Note: I have been saying that a lot lately. Quitting is not an option.

I turned on my motivational videos. I made some coffee. I did some voiceovers encouraging people not to give up. I didn’t plan on doing that today.

Truth be told, I was going to allow sad to continue to have its way. Good habits was tired of this. Good habits knew we have things to do. Good habits got up and made the coffee. I got the hint.

I’m about to upload more videos to Youtube. I’m about to put out some more needles in the haystack. I’m about to put myself out there to be ghosted.

I don’t know why, but today I am determined by that. I am hopeful by that. I am joyful by that. I don’t know why. Sad should still be sad.

My circumstances have not changed. Still, encouraging others encourages me. I think I shall see what trouble I can get into!

One step.

One step.

One step.

You are loved.

You are NOT alone.

Keep on being…YOU!

What do you do when…?

What do you do when…

You don’t know what to do?

What do you do when…

You don’t know what to say?

What do you do when…

You don’t know where to turn?

What do you do when…

You don’t know how to feel?

What do you do when…

You don’t know which way to go?

What do you do when…

There is nothing left to be said?

What do you do when…

You have been left alone?

What do you do when…

Your faith has been shaken?

What do you do when…

When you have been betrayed?

What do you do when…

You have been left behind?

You live, of course, beloveds?!

Life is going to life. Periodt! The question is:

What are you going to do when…?

asking for A Friend,
Cassandra

#YourLifeMattersToMe

Note: Keep going. Keep moving FORWARD. Keep looking UP!

Life truly is what WE make it. I have had to scrape my way out of the pitifuls. I miss mom. I miss working. I miss being financially independent. I miss my friend who moved away.

So what?! What am I going to DO during these times? In real time? Right now?

What did I do? I got up. I made a cup of coffee. I’m preparing to make another motivating video or two.

Be encouraged, beloveds. Keep going. Even when it’s hard. Especially, when it’s hard.

I’m learning to enjoy me at ALL times. Yall do the same.

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!

YOU are a gamechanger.

YOU are a gamechanger.

YOU are THE gamechanger.

Your life is what you make it. What are you making yours?

We are rounding out the last of the year. It’s not too late to accomplish many things for 2025.

It’s time to get back in the game. The best is yet to come.

asking for A Friend,
Cassandra

#YourLifeMattersToMe

Note: Let’s go.

One step.

One step.

One step.

You are loved.

You are NOT alone.

Keep on being…YOU!

On the other side of hard -Powerful Motivation – #PivotWithPurpose #New…

There is life on the other side of hard.

I am learning so much about life during these hard times. I am learning so much about myself during these hard times.

I have been surprised at how many times I have actually wanted to quit the last week or so. I have applied to hundreds of jobs. I keep telling myself I just need one.

I gave myself permission to be sad. I turned off the computer. I lay in bed for two days, just refreshing my mind. I told myself to be still and quiet.

I refused to allow discouragement and despair to join my sad. I simply allowed myself the opportunity to feel what I was feeling. I was tired. I was ready for this chapter of my life to be over. I was ready to be making progress in my life financially. Apparently, The Universe has other ideas!

I have been fighting the urge to delete all of my videos. I tell myself, what purpose are they serving?

Then I remember the promise I made to myself. I promised myself I will try. I promised myself I would give what I had. I promised myself I would be OK with being ghosted.

I told my sis I was ready to stop writing and stop making motivational videos because getting no feedback from finding a job and from all of these sources was getting to be a bit discouraging. I told her I had to cut down on the disappointment somewhere.

Still, I found myself getting up with good habits, making my coffee turn on the computer, and reaching out to as many as who will listen.

I look at my efforts and the lack of progress and wonder why the tornado left me behind.

I woke up this morning for you. I got on this computer to tell you that your life is more than what you think. You’re so much farther ahead than you know.


One step.

One step.

One step.

You are loved.

You are NOT alone.

Keep on being…YOU!

How will you know?

How will you know?

Until you try.

How will you know?

Until you win.

How will you know?

Until you lose.

How will you know?

Until it fails.

How will you know?

Until it falls.

How will you know?

Until they walk away.

How will you know?

Until they say no.

How will you know?

Until they say yes.

How will you know?

Ask!

See what HAPPENS!

Stop predetermining the outcome, beloveds. You have NO idea how The Universe shall answer your ask, your try, your focus, your determination, your perseverance.

Ask!

Persevere!

Try!

Focus!

Determine to win, no matter the outcome.

asking for A Friend,
Cassandra

#YourLifeMattersToMe

Note: You’ll never know what you can do until you try.

One step.

One step.

One step.

You are loved.

You are NOT alone.

Keep on being…YOU!

Let your try have the last word.

Let your try have the last word.

Nuff said,
Cassandra

#YourLifeMattersToMe

Note: Keep going. You got this!

One step.

One step.

One step.

You are loved.

You are NOT alone.

Keep on being…YOU!

Hard ain’t nothing but a word.

Hard ain’t nothing but a word.

I CHOOSE to use other words:

Try.

Fight.

Relentless.

Tenacious.

Victorious.

Able.

Capable.

Ready.

Resilient.

Prosperous.

Indefitagable.

Joyous.

Joyful.

Hopeful.

More than.

Enough.

Life is what WE make it. Our days are as WE choose them to be, beloveds. What words are you using?

asking for A Friend,
Cassandra

#YourLifeMattersToMe

Note: Hard ain’t nothing but a word! We fight on.

One step.

One step.

One step.

You are loved.

You are NOT alone.

Keep on being…YOU!

What do you DO when you have run out of straws?

That’s it.

THAT’S IT!!!

My 60 inch television appears to no longer want to give up it’s bounty!

Add to that, the rent has been increased. Again…*sigh*

Aimlessly, wandering through the television channels has been my ONE true mindless source of entertainment…*sigh*

I have to laugh. Too dismayed all day to cry.

I must admit, beloveds, that I feel just like the black television screen:

Useless.

There, but unable to make it work.

Tantalizingly there but unusable.

Fresh hell.

I tell myself to move FORWARD.

I tell myself to look UP.

I tell myself…

Ah, shut up already, Cassandra!

I ask Life how long it plans to keep on lifing this way.

I ask The Universe to cut a sista a break already.

I am a bit too annoyed to ask God anything at the moment.

Still, I rise.

Yet, I fight on.

I choose to:

Laugh.

Encourage someone.

Love someone.

Starting with me.

I just stopped my what in the fresh hell is this, long enough to encourage someone.

This too, shall pass.

I truly am wondering how many straws I have left. I tell myself there can never be a last straw. I have too many things/thangs to do.

I can betcha that I will NOT look back on this time and laugh…lol.

We got this. Be sure to squeeze some joy out of the day. I am fixing to go make a cup of coffee and holler up to heaven at mom, for a spell. Ah, mom. Why did you have to run off and leave me at a time like this?

asking for A Friend,
Cassandra

#YourLifeMattersToMe

Note: Don’t allow tough circumstances to cause you to see nothing but gloom and doom.

In times past, I would have wallowed in self pity for days. Life is much too short for that. Good yikes, tho. My 60 inch television…*pout*. That made me laugh out loud.

Someone cross their fingers for me. I have to take another assessment. Good grief, I have forgotten soooooooooooo much math!😳🤣🙏🛎

One step.

One step.

One step.

You are loved.

You are NOT alone.

Keep on being…YOU!

Don’t allow disappointment to have the last word.

Don’t allow disappointment to have the last word.

Nuff said,
Cassandra

#YourLifeMattersToMe

Note: Keep going. I know, life can be sooooooooo disappointing when we focus on what we thought should/could/would happen. I am doing my best to get rid of as many shoulda, coulda, and wouldas as I can.

I am proud of my fight this week. Be proud of yours.



One step.

One step.

One step.

You are loved.

You are NOT alone.

Keep on being…YOU!

I still have F’s to give.

I still have F’s to give:

Fight.

Fortitude.

Fearlessness.

Focus.

Fabulousness.

Don’t allow this world to talk you into being a cynical, non caring, unsympathetic  lemming.

Continue to give an F’ or two.🥰😁

asking for A Friend,
Cassandra

#YourLifeMattersToMe

Note: I crack myself up…lol

One step.

One step.

One step.

You are loved.

You are NOT alone.

Keep on being…YOU!