Month: August 2025

Take anxious with you.

I have been anxious lately. I don’t know what to do about September bills. I keep telling myself I will leave September and September. I find September is creeping up into my July.

I refuse to live my life afraid. I refuse to stand on fear and worry. I refuse to give in to despair. I have no idea what September will hold. I don’t even know if I will be here in September.

I am doing my best today. I’m loving today. I’m encouraging people today. I’m encouraging myself today. I’m going to do the best I can today and leave the future in the future. I’m going to leave the past in the past. I’m going to keep doing all I know to be the best Cassandra that I can be. That will be enough for me.

Life of what you make it. Make it a good one. Don’t allow the unknown to scare you. The unknown does not have to be scary. Look forward to your future. Enjoy your present. Appreciate the past. All of it helps make you.

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!

What do you have to give? Everything.

What do you have to give?

Everything.

What do your words mean?

Everything.

What does it take to win?

Everything.

Give it your everything.

asking for A Friend,
Cassandra

#YourLifeMattersToMe

Note: This life is all we get. I’m giving you everything.

One step.

One step.

One step.

You are loved.

You are NOT alone.

Keep on being…YOU!

It’s okay to be a dummy, God said to me.

Me: I am such a dummy!!

God: Why would you say that?

Me: I keep making DUMB mistakes.

God: What’s wrong with making mistakes.

Me: I feel like a dummy when I make them.

God: Why?

Me: Because they are dumb.

God: HOW else are you going to learn, beloved, unless you go ahead and learn? Mistakes come with the learning? What’s so dumb about that?

Me: Well, when You put it like THAT….

God: Besides, it’s okay to be a dummy. I love you in ALL your dumbness. Your words, not mine, beloved. I don’t see you as a mistake. I don’t judge your mistakes. I look upon your actions FOLLOWING the mistake/misstep. Be encouraged. Keep trying. That’s all I have asked. All I will ever ask. Stop being so hard on yourself.

Me: K.

Mistakes happen. We are not our mistakes. Don’t be ashamed of the mistakes you make. Don’t be discouraged when you don’t get things the right way. Sometimes you have to go the wrong way to find out it is the wrong way. How else will you know unless you go? At least ,you have the courage to try. Give yourself credit for that!

Enjoy making as many mistakes as you can!

asking for A Friend,
Cassandra

#YourLifeMattersToMe

Note: The older I get, the more I understand that I am not my mistake. Neither are you. Keep doing the best you can and be okay with the outcome. That’s all we can do.

Life is what we make it. I’m trying to make my spectacular. How about you?

One step.

One step.

One step.

You are loved.

You are NOT alone.

Keep on being…YOU!

Never give up: Sometimes, you have to check your input(s).

My Vizio 🖥 was NOT behaving by communicating with Alexa 🔊.

EVERY time I asked Alexa to change something, she would but Vizio would immediately switch to another input.

I tried everything. I googled. I googled again.  I googled again. I googled again.

Apparently, the fifth time was the charm. I had to go into Fire TV and make sure I had the correct input for Vizio.

When I first set up my television, I had NO idea what I was doing so had clicked on this, that AND the other thing. I had no way of knowing I had selected the wrong input.

I thought I could select any one of the numbers.

Don’t we tend to do this in our lives, beloveds: We make the wrong decisions because we didn’t know any better.

Or, due to not doing our research. Or, giving up BEFORE we got to try number five. Or, selecting any old number and “hoping” for the best.

God/Life/The Universe has left us all we need to ensure we are selecting and being hooked up to the CORRECT inputs, that we are connected to the people/places/plans that help us grow.

It’s up to us to use what we have. We have to learn what works and what doesn’t. We have to put in the effort.

We have to be gracious with ourselves when we realize we either inadvertently or purposely attached ourselves to the wrong input(s) for a variety of reasons.

This is a rest of our lives journey we are on. Take your time. It will take as long as it takes to learn, to grow, to reestablish the RIGHT connections.

We will get there. Stop rushing. Enjoy the view. Enjoy the company. Take an umbrella. Remember your sunglasses.

We CAN. We WILL. We HAVE to.

asking for A Friend,
Cassandra

#YourLifeMattersToMe

Note: 😎

One step.

One step.

One step.

You are loved.

You are NOT alone.

Keep on being…YOU!

Keep doing you.

Keep doing you.

Every day.

Wherever you can.

In as many ways as you can.

No matter what.

Keep doing you.

Your time WILL come.

Your time HAS come.

Your time is NOW.

Keep doing you.

The world needs YOU.

The unapologetic you.

The silly you.

The contemplative you.

ALL of you.

Keep being you.

Warts and all.

Let the world see you.

Let the world see you making mistakes.

You are not your mistakes.

You are not a mistake.

Keep being you.

asking for A Friend,
Cassandra

#YourLifeMattersToMe

Note: You are enough.

One step.

One step.

One step.

You are loved.

You are NOT alone.

Keep on being…YOU!

I’m ready.

I’m ready to go.

I’m ready to experience.

I’m ready to try.

I’m ready to succeed.

I’m ready to fail.

I’m ready to soar.

I’m ready to see what’s around the corner.

What are you ready for, beloveds?

Life is short. Get out there and LIVE.

asking for A Friend,
Cassandra

#YourLifeMattersToMe

Note: I have been having a blast living IN REAL TIME. Not waiting for this or that to happen.

Not waiting for a knock at the door. Not looking at someone else’s grass to see if it’s greener. I am doing me. I’m living my best life right now. I’m not waiting for someone to make my day better. I am making things the best way I know how. I’m ready to make things happen for my life. I hope you are too.

One step.

One step.

One step.

You are loved.

You are NOT alone.

Keep on being…YOU!

Be your own hero.

Be your own hero.

Nuff said. Now, get out there and LIVE!

You CAN.

You WILL.

You HAVE to.

asking for A Friend,
Cassandra

#YourLifeMattersToMe

Note: We got this. You have everything you need to succeed. Be your own hero. You don’t need someone coming to your rescue. You are not a victim. You’re more than a conqueror. Be encouraged. Make it happen. Have an amazing rest of your day.

One step.

One step.

One step.

You are loved.

You are NOT alone.

Keep on being…YOU!

True that!😎

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I HAD to share this!

A dear friend taught me several years ago. HOW to stop living in my feelings. I had NO idea, beloveds, how much I had allowed feelings to guide my every action.

If I didn’t feel like starting something, I didn’t start it.

If I started something and didn’t feel like finishing it, I didn’t finish it.

If I finished it, and nobody liked it, my feelings were hurt.

Jimeny Crickets and Jehoshaphat!😳

What an EXHAUSTING way to have lived. It’s a good thing I learned, as the tornado came and made certain I lived by FAITH. I could NOT afford to live by my feelings.

I STILL can’t allow it. Alone, at 56, I HAVE to remain focused, hopeful and positive.

Truth be told, beloveds, remaining hopeful, amidst seemingly hopeless odds and circumstances is NOT fun.

I pray. I cry. I laugh. I pray, laugh AND cry. 😳😁🙏

I CAN say that I am sooooooooo thankful to be standing on FAITH.  Standing on fear, doubt and terror was sooooooo exhausting!

I can truly say I am blessed. Alone. At 56.😁😎❤🤗🥰

Be encouraged. Keep moving FORWARD. Keep looking UP. I promise it works.

This is NOT your end. This is but a story being written by TIME. Give Time the time it needs, to work for your good. Okay?

asking for A Friend,
Cassandra

#YourLifeMattersToMe

Note:

One step.

One step.

One step.

You are loved.

You are NOT alone.

Keep on being…YOU!

It’s time to release your Uh,oh! World, here I come.

I’m no longer afraid.

Uh,oh!

I finally believe that I can.

Uh,oh!

I understand that I do NOT have to have fear as a daily dance partner.

Uh,oh!

I am no longer afraid to be unapologetically me.

Uh,oh!

I KNOW that I can.

Uh,oh!

I KNOW I can do ALL things through Him that loves me.

Uh,oh!

I no longer NEED a cheering section. I root for myself.

Uh,oh!

I no longer need an audience to validate my talents. I share what I have. That is enough.

Uh,oh!

I no longer have to buy love. I am altogether lovely. I matter. I count.

Uh,oh!

I no longer have to hide my goofy nature.

Uh,oh!

I no longer have to fear rejection of man.

Uh,oh!

I no longer have to dip my head in shame/guilt.

Uh,oh!

World, here I come.

asking for A Friend,
Cassandra

#YourLifeMattersToMe

Note: Uh, oh, world! Here I come!


One step.

One step.

One step.

You are loved.

You are NOT alone.

Keep on being…YOU!

Quietly determined.

I am determined.

Quietly.

I am hopeful.

Outwardly.

I am prayerful.

Inwardly.

I just stopped by to encourage someone. Starting with me.

July ended rough. August has started out tough.

Yet, I am determined. Quietly. I fight on. Outwardly. I rejoice. Inwardly.

Be encouraged.

asking for A Friend,
Cassandra

#YourLifeMattersToMe

Note: My fishing rod has remained empty. My needle has not yet been found. Yet, appears to have forgotten where I live.

I gave myself the day off to hide from my dreams. I couldn’t take their smirk today. I’ll look for them tomorrow….

One step.

One step.

One step.

You are loved.

You are NOT alone.

Keep on being…YOU!