Month: August 2025

Get excited when you are being agitated. Agitation brings gold nuggets to the surface!

I have been aggravated.

I have been agitated.

Good, Life says.

Fantastic, God says.

Awesome, The Universe says.

Agitation gets us motivated. Agitation forces us to MOVE.

Get up!

DO something.

Stop allowing disappointment and discouragement to run the show.

Do what you can.

Love as much as you can.

Live with intention.

The rest shall come out in the wash.

asking for A Friend,
Cassandra

#YourLifeMattersToMe

Note: Last night, I talked myself into giving up on my channels.

This morning, I agreed with last night.

This afternoon, I told last night and this morning to take two seats.

Now, I begin. Again. I shall see you all tomorrow!

One step.

One step.

One step.

You are loved.

You are NOT alone.

Keep on being…YOU!

I wanted to quit today. I didn’t.

I wanted to quit today.

I didn’t.

I wanted to run away and hide today.

I didn’t.

I wanted to give in to disappointment today.

I didn’t.

Quit. Told me to quit today.

I won’t.

Fear told me I won’t make it through today.

I will.

Despair told me I will fail today.

I’ll try.

I may fail.

I may not make it through today.

I’ll never know until I try.

I think I’ll try.

Today.

persevering,
Cassandra

#YourLifeMattersToMe

Note: Your dreams are testing you. Keep going. It’s not you. It’s just the trials making sure you are serious about your why. Keep on keeping on.

Enjoy the hard. Enjoy the challenge. Embrace every painful step. You are turning into a magnificent diamond!

One step.

One step.

One step.

You are loved.

You are NOT alone.

Keep on being…YOU!

I think not.

I wanted to quit.

I told myself, “I think not”.

I wanted to turn away and hide.

I told myself, “I will not”.

I was afraid my want to would no longer.

I told myself, “I hope not”.

Hope asked if I could continue.

I told myself, “I think so”.

God asked if I would continue.

I told myself, “I believe so”.

The Universe asked if I might continue.

I told myself, “I hope so”.

I fight on.

asking for A Friend,
Cassandra

#YourLifeMattersToMe

Note: We fight on. Quitting can NEVER be an option.

I was talking to my bro about how truly difficult finding a job has been. He reminded me that it only takes one. True that! I look on.

Keep moving FORWARD.  Keep looking UP.

One step.

One step.

One step.

You are loved.

You are NOT alone.

Keep on being…YOU!

I REFUSE.

I REFUSE to give up.

I REFUSE to give in to despair.

I REFUSE to give away my peace, my joy, or my try.

Ha!

Hell to the naw!!!!

I have spent the last hour applying to three jobs I FINALLY found that were open. ALL the others were simply teasers who dangled the prospect but laughed when I hit apply.

I got mad.

I fussed at God. I found that satisfying. I fussed at God some more. We both laughed.

I fired up the blog to encourage folk.

I got mad at me for wanting to encourage folk when disappointment keeps handing me a series of behind kickings.

THAT made me mad!!

I told myself I would NOT waste my time encouraging a world who could care less about me!

I turned off the computer in a huff.

God laughed.

I laughed.

We both understood the assignment.

I made coffee.

I got back to being about being about it.

I told them jobs “I will be their plus one!” Now, they have 101 to consider!

You can’t be found, beloveds, if you don’t keep putting yourself out there!

Keep being the needle in the haystack. Someone is bound to get pricked sooner or later!🤣😁🤗

asking for A Friend,
Cassandra

#YourLifeMattersToMe

Note: Be encouraged. This too, SHALL pass. Sometime in THIS century would be nice…



One step.

One step.

One step.

You are loved.

You are NOT alone.

Keep on being…YOU!

Touch someone’s heart – Powerful Motivation – #PivotWithPurpose #NewBeg…

Touch someone on heart today. Starting with your own.

Something in me told me not to give up on my dream today. My dream said they can be fulfilled if I just keep trying. My dream said my life has a purpose.

I just stopped by to let you know how much you matter.

I don’t know if anyone will ever care about these words. I still give them. They are all I have.

Be encouraged. Have an incredible day today.

asking for A Friend,
Cassandra

#YourLifeMattersToMe

Note: Life is shorter than any of us know. Leo.

One step.

One step.

One step.

You are loved.

You are NOT alone.

Keep on being…YOU!

Stop hiding! Time for you to live. Powerful Motivation – #PivotWithPurp…

Time to stop hiding. Time to get out there and live.

I tell myself this EVERY day. Sure wish I could hide today. Life won’t let me.

Embarrassed, I throw myself out there. Again. Jiminy Great Jehoshaphat!😳🧱

Keep putting yourself out there, beloveds. There is a world waiting for YOU.

asking for A Friend,
Cassandra

#YourLifeMattersToMe

Note: Go on, now…

One step.

One step.

One step.

You are loved.

You are NOT alone.

Keep on being…YOU!

Recover(y): You still can. You still will.

There have been times, beloveds, when I wondered if I really would recover mentally/ financially from the devastation of the tornado, of losing mom, of the upheaval of moving to a state I had never lived in, of fighting life alone for the past 9 years.

There are times when I wonder still.

I am healing. Slowly. I am growing. Methodically.

I have had many setbacks. Still, the setbacks are nothing more than setups for comebacks and steps for me to succeed.

I’m doing my best to keep moving forward. It is so easy to look backward at the comfort zone we used to have, isn’t it? I keep telling myself we have too much to do. We have come too far to look behind us now.

Last night I tossed and turned in bed, wondering what I was going to do with the rest of my life. It seems to be so vast. Where do I go now, I keep asking God? What do I do now, I keep asking The Universe? Is what I’m doing even making a difference, I keep asking Life?

Nothing is moving. Everything is silent. The silence makes me look harder. I don’t know why. In the past, the silence would have caused me to give up in despair and disappointment.

I no longer give myself the option to quit. I don’t care what happens. I don’t care how many videos get zeros views. I don’t care how many pieces get ignored.

My only focus is in encouraging as many people as I can, starting with myself.

Be encouraged. Your labor is not in vain.

asking for A Friend,
Cassandra

#YourLifeMattersToMe

Note: I am living proof that you can keep on keeping on no matter what. You stay encouraged. You make sure you get your rest. You make sure to keep moving forward. Refuse to allow yourself to give up. I don’t care what happened. I don’t care if you have to go by yourself, just go. We got this.

One step.

One step.

One step.

You are loved.

You are NOT alone.

Keep on being…YOU!

When your resources are limited, be creative with your resources.📱

I have several older phones.

One day, the idea came to me to repurpose them.

Now, I have one specifically for blogging, creating TikTok and Instagram posts, paying bills, surfing YouTube. It’s my 🧠 brain phone.

I have another 📱 phone I use just as my phone phone. For those under 50, the phone could only be used to make/receive calls. I know. I know. How DID we survive in a world with no Internet, no Google, no Netflix??!…lol.

Doing this, I have been able to become more organized. I have been able to get more rest. My body knows when my phone is in the basket to just chill out.

I’m learning to use what I have. The world right now seems to be hell bent on glorifying poverty, lack, and a ‘woe is me’ mentality. Right now, playing The Victim sells really well on Youtube and Tiktok. I refuse to try to make money that way.

It breaks my heart that there is actually commentary going on where people are cheering on people for taking advantage of others. I find it sad this appears to be normalized. I refuse to make it normal to take advantage of my fellow man and woman.

You have much more than you think. Look around you. Look inside you. You have a wealth of knowledge and experience that will take you far if you allow yourself to try.

Keep trying. Even when it’s hard. I saw a notice the other day that I have posted I think for 650 some consecutive days. I’m trying to do my part.

I hear a cup of coffee calling me. Who wants a cup?

asking for A Friend,
Cassandra

#YourLifeMattersToMe

Note: Be encouraged. Enjoy your day. Take care of you today. You got this.

One step.

One step.

One step.

You are loved.

You are NOT alone.

Keep on being…YOU!

You are NOT broken! – All is not lost. Start again!- #PivotWithPurpose #…

There are days when I feel broken. Days when I wonder if this old me will finally give up.

I hope not.

I hope…


Cassandra

#YourLifeMattersToMe

Note: Be encouraged.

One step.

One step.

One step.

You are loved.

You are NOT alone.

Keep on being…YOU!

I have a whole new outlook.

I have a whole new outlook.

On life. On my life. Life grows shorter by the day. I’m doing the best I can with the days I have. I’m doing the best I can for as long as I can.

Losing is no longer scary. Winning is no longer the goal.

I simply want to be in the arena. Trying. Doing what I can. Giving all that I have. I can live with the outcome.

I have been amazed at my fight, beloveds.

I faced down a tornado. I’m still here. I fight on.

Something, deep inside, tells me I can make an impact. However small the footprint. The footprint is mine!

Keep going. Keep making an impact. You are making more of an impact than you know.

asking for A Friend,
Cassandra

#YourLifeMattersToMe

Note: Be encouraged. Look UP.

One step.

One step.

One step.

You are loved.

You are NOT alone.

Keep on being…YOU!