Category: faith

You are not responsible.

You are not responsible.

For my happiness.

Then again, I am not responsible for yours.

You are not responsible.

For my choices.

Then again, I am not responsible for yours.

You are not responsible.

To right my wrong(s).

Then again, I am not responsible for yours.

You are not responsible.

For my feelings.

Then again, I am not responsible for yours!

taking ownership of me,
Cassandra

#YourLifeMattersToMe

Note: You are not responsible for others, beloveds. We love, yes. Yet, we must allow others to do and to be themselves.

We can’t control love. All we can do is to give love. We ought not handle care carelessly. All we can do is care. We can not control what others do. All we can do is respond with thoughtfulness, care, and love.

Even if we have to walk away from those who choose to treat our love and care in a reckless manner.

Life is short. Cut the strings for/from those you love. If you feel as though you must tie someone down, to “earn/have” their love, let them go. Your strings are your answer and their prison. You want partners, not hostages, eh?

Have an amazing weekend.

One step.

One step.

One step.

You are loved.

You are NOT alone.

Keep on being…YOU!

You have the power.

https://www.capcut.com/view/7463264174555578885?workspaceId=7454145451684708358

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

I have spent a frustrating evening trying to teach myself CapCut and Canva. All I have managed to do was make myself want to cut up on some Canva!!!

Alas, I had to tell my feels to quit acting a fool long enough for me to tell you to be encouraged.

We got this. In the meantime, beloveds, click on the link above and be encouraged. Let me know what you think in the comments. Please/thanks. How else will I learn unless I can use yall as my helpless victims, er, helpers as I do my best to BE a light?

asking for A Friend,
Cassandra

#YourLifeMattersToMe

Note: 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!

Anticipate while you wait.

I have been getting up every morning and preparing like I am about to start my new job.

I am anticipating.

I am rejoicing.

I am preparing for new challenges.

While you wait, beloveds, be sure to do so with anticipation. Leave dread in the past.

The unknown does NOT have to be a frightful thing. Let’s make it a delight, eh?

This day was made for us. Let’s choose to rejoice and be glad in it. Things may happen. Things WILL happen. So be it. We shall also be happening to our day!

It feels wonderful to look at the day with joy, not dread, I’m grateful for my life. I’m thankful for what I have. I’m using all that I have to make 2025 an amazing one.

Life is going to happen, whether you wanted to or not. Enjoy your life. Look up on your moments with anticipation. Every day is a gift. Unwrap it with glee.

asking for A Friend,
Cassandra

#YourLifeMattersToMe

Note: What are you looking forward to?

One step.

One step.

One step.

You are loved.

You are NOT alone.

Keep on being…YOU!

Your audience is listening. What do YOU have to say?

The Universe is waiting.

Waiting for YOU to speak.

Heaven is awaiting YOUR decree.

What do YOU have to say?

What would you like to say?

What will give you the courage to say?

Speak, beloveds.

Your voice matters.

YOU matter.

Don’t wait til courage finds you. It may never come for you. Speak anyway. Just speak. Your words may be the very thing I need, that others need, to make it through a tough day.

Be encouraged.

You got this.

Speak to us.

We ARE listening.

Whether folk will heed your message is not on you. Speak…

asking for A Friend,
Cassandra

#YourLifeMattersToMe

Note: This is a big world, and it’s easy to feel lost or small in it. Use your voice to be the fulcrum the world needs. Use your voice as the lever that can change everything. A tiny lever can shift mighty things.

The words you have been seeking, to change your life may well be your own. You’ll never know unless you speak. Neither will I.

Speak. Your audience is listening. What do YOU have to say?

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!

Just because you lost today. Does not mean you will lose tomorrow.

You lost. Today. That hurts.

Just because you lost today. Does not mean you will lose tomorrow.

Get up. Try again.

In the losing you have won:

Tenacity.

Resilience.

Strength.

You have strengthened your try muscles. You have been a source of inspiration. You are gathering fortitude with each loss.

Don’t waste much time on despair. Put a clock on your disappointment time, then make another appointment with hard.

Repeat after me:

Just because I lost today…does NOT mean I shall lose tomorrow! I fight on!

asking for A Friend,
Cassandra

#YourLifeMattersToMe

Note: We fight on…

One step.

One step.

One step.

You are loved.

You are NOT alone.

Keep on being…YOU!

We shall overcome.

I just stopped by to encourage some folk.

Folk have been on Tik Tok and other mediums crying since the president of the United States rescinded the 1965 Civil Rights Act, along with gutting other programs and freezing federal jobs.

As a woman, a black woman, these measures are devastating, in reality, and not just in the abstract.

That being said, beloveds, I absolutely REFUSE to take up a mantle of fear, anger and hopelessness.

I CHOOSE to continue to shine my light.

I CHOOSE to continue to encourage ALL of my brothers and sisters to keep looking UP, to keep moving FORWARD, to keep loving one another. Even folk who don’t look like you or me. Especially love them.

Ah, beloveds, these times are up to US. We are NOT helpless. We are NOT hopeless.

If you are a TRUE Christian, you know that God is STILL on the throne. HE will be about being about business.

If you are not, your life STILL has an impact. If you live in America, WE make up the USA. WE, each of us, are more than a vote. We have a voice. We can act. We can choose. We can live. We can love. We can fight for one another.

To that end I say “be encouraged”. This life is short. Focus on those things that matter. Do what you can. Love as many folk as you can.

One thing we are NOT going to do, beloveds, is to give up hope. Faith WILL see us through these times.

Things are happening. All over the world. We all must make the choice of how WE are going to conduct ourselves and our business.

As for me and mine, I choose YOU. I choose to pray for you. I choose to rejoice with you. I choose to love you. I choose to root for you. I choose…

We SHALL overcome. Until then, we fight on.

Be encouraged. Get rid of the social media that is doing NOTHING but pumping poison in your spirit. Stick to that which uplifts your soul. Like me, eh?

I had to fight with discouragement again today. I told it to shut up and go back to the hell from whence it came.

Then, I rose. Then, I made coffee. Then, I hopped on here to send some love to someone in need.

What are YOU going to do?

asking for A Friend,
Cassandra

#YourLifeMattersToMe

Note: We got this. Everything will be alright. It will….

One step.

One step.

One step.

You are loved.

You are NOT alone.

Keep on being…YOU!

Make time.

Make time.

For your family.

For a friend.

For yourself.

If you are alone and desire friendship, get on out there and make a friend. Talk to the person in line. Speak to the neighbor you always pass by.

Make time.

For a good book.

For The Good Book.

For a nice nap.

For a brisk walk.

Make time.

For doing what is right.

For calling out what is wrong.

For helping someone who can’t fight back.

Make time.

asking for A Friend,

Cassandra

#YourLifeMattersToMe

Note: We are all we got. We are all we need.

One step.

One step.

One step.

You are loved.

You are NOT alone.

Keep on being…YOU!

Make a date with yourself.

Make a date with yourself.

Treat yourself to a movie.

Make yourself a nice dinner.

Pop yourself a bowl of popcorn large enough to snuggle in.

Pour yourself a glass of wine or beverage of your choice.

Put on your favorite love songs and sing them to yourself. If you have never sung a love song to yourself…* shiver*…🥰❤

You don’t have to wait to be loved. Love yourself, beloveds. EVERY day. Starting with today.

asking for A Friend,

Cassandra

#YourLifeMattersToMe

Note: Celebrate you. Your life truly does matter!

One step.

One step.

One step.

You are loved.

You are NOT alone.

Keep on being…YOU!

Tell your boogeyman to shut up!

The closer you get to your dreams, the louder your boogeyman gets:

“YOU can’t do it”.

“You’ll never make it.”

“NO one cares.”

“You won’t be able to sustain it anyway.”

“You can’t afford to.”

“You will lose the little bit you have left.”

“You don’t have enough money.”

“You don’t have the right network.”

“You….”

SHUT UP!!!

Speak LIFE and The TRUTH over your dreams/circumstances:

I CAN.

I WILL!

Then, beloveds, roll up your sleeves at make it happen! Use the anxt for your good. Study to show yourself approved, as the Bible says.

DO something.

Help someone.

ENJOY your day.

Fear will ALWAYS  come by to make sure you are serious about your dream. You MUST tell fear to shut the hell up. Otherwise, it will eat you alive.

Be encouraged. You really can do this. God believes in you. I pray for your success. Get on with it. Take fear with you, if need be. Just go.

asking for A Friend,
Cassandra

#YourLifeMattersToMe

Note: 56 kicked reality in the nose this morning. Reality kept telling her she was too old. Phooey on that!!!

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!

I still believe.

I still believe.

In love.

In my fellow man.

In my ability to build an amazing future for myself and others.

In God.

In a good cup of coffee.

In the bible.

In a good chick flick.

In a good laugh to rescue a trying day.

In chair dancing.

In daydreaming.

In giving.

In loving.

In laughing.

In living.

In telling a joke so bad even aspirins walk away shaking their heads.

In a nice bowl of chili.

In non crime scene brownies.

In family.

In friends.

In you.

In me.

What do you believe in, beloveds?

asking for A Friend,
Cassandra

#YourLifeMattersToMe

Note: Keep on believing. It’s good to remember GOOD things. So often, we tend to focus on what we have lost, what we could lose, what may never come to pass.

I say we use 2025 filling up the other half of the glass! Let’s go!

One step.

One step.

One step.

You are loved.

You are NOT alone.

Keep on being…YOU!