Category: Inspiration

Love me in ten seconds or less. Or else!😳

Did you know that you lose folk, in less than ten seconds, if you are not:

Interesting enough.

Funny enough.

Engaging enough.

Witty enough.

Self aware enough.

According to YouTube’s Algorithm. Apparently, also, to the world’s Algorithm!

Seemingly, sadly, folk are in a race to find other folk who will:

Entertain them.

Distract them.

Move them.

Fill them.

Feed them.

Support them.

Win them.

Dance for them.

Hurry up!

Be quick about it!

Make me laugh!

Make me feel better!

Entertain me!

More!

Louder!

Quieter!

In this mode, we find ourselves performing. Unwittingly. Automatically. Robotically.

After a time, we forget why we are jumping through everyone’s loops. We just jump now.

Higher.

Higher.

Jump higher!

Jump faster!

Smile, when you jump!

Show some gratitude while you are at it!

Exhausted, unremembering, remarkably we grow tired.

Yet, we jump.

And, jump.

And, jump.

Until, we grow tired.

Then, we continue to jump OUTWARDLY. But, INSIDE, we cease. Inwardly, seething. Outwardly, jumping, smiling, showing gratitude.

Why?

For love crumbs, of course.

For a smidge of validation, of course.

In the hopes of a tiny amount of recognition, of course.

How exhausting.

How sad.

How frustrating.

HOW, on earth, can we put each other through the immense pressure of being all things, at ALL times, or else?!

WHY, do WE have to be the one that gives EVERYTHING?

Why, must WE be the one to GIVE everything?

When will it be OUR turn to receive love, acceptance and support?

Why, do I have to forget about me, in order to serve you constantly, consistently, creatively?

This dance is meant to be one of collaboration. I, for you. You, for me. Together.

I can’t solve all your needs. Heckamiah, I can barely meet my own half the time!

So, I find myself staring at the YouTube Algorithm. I need to be ME. I need to speak, with integrity.

I have much to say. I need to have time to say it!

I stare at the world. I have much to say. I need to have time to say it.

Ah, God. Help us to see one another, in ten seconds or less.

It has been really disheartening to see how many people are choosing to be dishonest, deceitful, or hurtful just to make a dollar on Tik Tok, on YouTube, and in other places and spaces.

People are purposely lying about their lives and situations to garner clout and click bait. How sad.

Don’t be ashamed to be you beloved. Be who you are. Accept who you are. Love who you are.

If you are doing things that do not serve you or your fellow man, work on correcting those things. If you’re doing the best you can, keep doing the best you can.

Don’t sell out your integrity. You are worth so much more than that. You are priceless. You are amazing. You are incredibly special. There are so many who would be honored to know you. There are those who would be glad to love you just as you are.

Allow the world a chance to know the real you.

Stop jumping through hoops. Stop making people jump through your hoops. It’s time we all learn how to love one another. It’s time we give each other time to grow and expand, without the fear of being kicked to the curb.

I’m doing the best that I can to be the kind of friend I wish I had in my life right now. I’m trying my best to be a good neighbor. I’m doing the best I can to be a good corporate citizen. I’m trying my utmost to be a good global neighbor. That’s all I can do.

My heart rolls out to every aching soul who feels left out in a long right now. There are so many people who are discouraged because they feel they will never be loved. So they hide amongst things. Chasing money, chasing relationships. All in the hope of trying to be loved.

It has taken me more than 50 years to learn to love and accept all of me. I love me now. All of me. I love my dumbness. I love my foolishness. I love my seriousness. I love my broke self. I love my discouraged self. I love my frustrated self.

I know this piece has been a little bit longer than usual. My heart is just heavy. I wish I could love everyone to wholeness. I can’t. God can. I will be praying for us all today.

Be encouraged. I love you.

loving you,
Cassandra

#YourLifeMattersToMe

Note: I am incredibly sad that it took 50 years for me to learn how to love and accept me. I am broken hearted that there are so many who have yet to accept and love themselves. Life is short.

The only way to begin a journey of self love is to sit down and to be honest with yourself. Why don’t you accept you? Why don’t you love you? Why won’t you let others love you? Why won’t you let God love you? The answer is may surprise you.

Lift up your head. Don’t be ashamed of your answer. Your heart shall be healed. You shall be loved. Be encouraged.

One step.

One step.

One step.

You are loved.

You are NOT alone.

Keep on being…YOU!

😳🤣😎🥰🎤

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!

I can’t with this one!

Have a fabulous day, beloveds. If you can’t make it fabulous, settle for amazing!

I love you. I’m rooting for you. I believe in you.

caring about you today,
Cassandra

#YourLifeMattersToMe

Note: Be encouraged.

One step.

One step.

One step.

You are loved.

You are NOT alone.

Keep on being…YOU!

Make a difference by BEING the difference.

Beloveds, you ARE the difference!

Yes, YOU.

Tag, you’re it!

Love someone today. Starting with you.

asking for A Friend,
Cassandra

#YourLifeMattersToMe

Note: Someone has been waiting for you. What are YOU waiting for?! Go! Be the difference. You already are.

One step.

One step.

One step.

You are loved.

You are NOT alone.

Keep on being…YOU!

Repeat after me: You are worthy.

Repeat after me:

You are worthy.

You are worthwhile.

You are worth it.

Beloveds, the world 🌎 is forever telling us what we are not:

Black folk are not qualified because they are not intelligent.

White folk are entitled to it because they are white, not because they earned it.

Women are to be seen and not heard.

The young are to be seen and not heard.

Old folk are no longer important enough to be seen or heard.

Gay folk are not to be seen or heard from.

Transfer folk…they are not to exist.

Republicans are hateful fools who vote against their own interests.

Democrats are woke idiots who need to owned.

Rich folk are too rich to be bothered by common folk.

Poor folk are too busy worrying about finding/keeping a roof over their heads to think about being seen or heard.

Beloveds, I see you. I hear you. I just stopped by to tell you that I love you and that I care for your life.

Be encouraged. Be a light in all of this darkness. Lift up your head. Be YOU. Do your best to love others. Especially those who don’t look like you, who don’t talk like you, who don’t live where you live, who don’t have what you have.

Life is short. Stop looking at your neighbor as your enemy. Stop making yourself an enemy through hatred, misogyny or fear.

Karma is a real bitch. She is fixing to dish out some FAFO to those in need of it.

Life is short. Shine your light. The darkness can not stand once the lights get turned on.

asking for A Friend,

Cassandra

#YourLifeMattersToMe

Note: I am beyond all the hateful/hurtful rhetoric being tossed around the 🌎 world. Enough! I’m tired of the hateful/harmful words being tossed about from every community. Enough!

The fact that more grown folk are not ashamed of acting like fools and children is embarrassing/shameful. What happened to parents teaching their children diversity, equity, and inclusion? Since when did these words become a crime? Embarrassing. Do better, people.😳❤️‍🩹❤️💙🫂

One step.

One step.

One step.

You are loved.

You are NOT alone.

Keep on being…YOU!

If I must, I shall die clutching a dream.

https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=Nutm8Nwk5xM&si=ShabRYUMoWljvTIB

If I must, I shall die clutching a dream.

Nuff said!

determined,


Cassandra

#YourLifeMattersToMe

Note: Fight, beloveds! We shall NOT go down into that gentle good night!

We SHALL make a way. Some kind of way.

Ah, God. What do we DO with these dreams of ours? Asking for many friends.

Be encouraged. The road has been long. No matter. Move FORWARD. Look UP. We CAN. We WILL. 2025 will give up our bounty!

One step.

One step.

One step.

You are loved.

You are NOT alone.

Keep on being…YOU!

Stop lying 🌎!

😳

I was just listening to someone who was saying there is no such thing as truth, but everything is folk perspective.

LIES AND PROPAGANDA!!

There has been a YouTube argument, amongst creators, where there has been a particular creator who “found a loophole” by “stealing other people’s content”, encouraging folk to start a channel by basically saying whatever is needed to say to “chase the algorithm”.

He says the only thing that matters is the “views” so “you can get the bag”. He says the subscriber doesn’t matter and that their comments don’t matter.

Sadly, this 🌎 world/society has placed “chasing the 🛍 💵 bag as life’s ONLY priority. How sad.

I won’t get on a soapbox here. I will say this:

Life is short.

People matter.

Integrity matters.

Honor matters.

Truth matters.

How we treat one another matters.

Now, there has been a flood of new creators liberally throwing lies and disinformation around chasing the bag. Sad.

Don’t get it twisted, beloveds. Karma is a b for a reason!

I choose to live a life of integrity. I choose to care for my fellow man. I choose to see folk as beautiful souls and not a dollar sign!

Keep being the wonderful person you are. Keep shining your light. Don’t be discouraged. Keep laughing. Keep loving. Keep praying for blockheads!😳😳🥰

asking for A Friend,
Cassandra

#YourLifeMattersToMe

Note: Life is short. Tell the truth. It matters.

One step.

One step.

One step.

You are loved.

You are NOT alone.

Keep on being…YOU!

What if the answer is no, God asked me.

Fear and I have been in some mighty battles since the tornado.

Fear: You won’t find a job.

Me: I will.

Fear: You will lose everything.

Me: I might.

Fear: God won’t be there for you.

Me: He is.

Fear: God may be there for you but will certainly tell you no when you ask for THAT. Hasn’t He been silent all these last years?

Me: This is true. Still, I’m going to keep asking.

Initially, I battled fear alone. I didn’t admit to being afraid. Outwardly, I told everyone all was well. I told myself all was well.

Secretly/inwardly, I quietly told myself I was terrified. I was absolutely terrified.

Soon, comfort eating replaced standing ten toes down on FAITH.

I was, initially, afraid God’s Answer would be no.

Soon, I began to focus on and ask myself what if God DOES say no?!

Would I:

Walk away?

Walk away from my faith?

Walk away from my faith in HIM?

To my delight, my answers were an emphatic NO!

NO, I will NOT  walk away.

NO, I will NOT walk away from my faith.

Absolutely, NO, I will NOT walk away from HIM.

His yes or no has NO bearing on MY yes or no.

I have been doing my level best to not allow my choices to be guided by other’s choices. Meaning, I am not going to treat folk how they treat me.

I am going to love folk. Period. Hopefully, that love will be returned. If I am treated poorly, I shall move on.

I am holding myself accountable for my life. No one owes me a thing. God doesn’t owe me squat. The Universe doesn’t owe me. Life doesn’t owe me. Family does not owe me. Friends owe me nothing.

My life IS the cake. The rest is occasional icing. What’s more, I can ice my own cake as well…lol.

In the end, the answer may turn out to be no. I shall never know until I ask Him. I have.

I await His Answer.

Ah, God…

May I?

Will you?

Can we?

How soon?

How much?

How?

asking for many friends,
Cassandra

#YourLifeMattersToMe

Note: Be encouraged, beloveds. The answer will ALWAYS be for your good and with your best interests in mind. Be well this day.

One step.

One step.

One step.

You are loved.

You are NOT alone.

Keep on being…YOU!

When you get it backwards, turn it around.

That felt weird!

*Cassandra wonders why her chair feels so weird*

Hhmmm.

Opps…ehem…*Cassandra takes her pants 👖 off. Cassandra puts her 👖 on the correct way*

Don’t judge me, beloveds. I’m 🧓 old.

I had something wildly inspirational to say, but putting my pants on backward kinda spoiled the smrt mood I was in….hahahahahahahahahaha.

Have an amazing day. Do something that makes your heart smile.

asking for A Friend,
Cassandra

#YourLifeMattersToMe

Note: Nuff said.

One step.

One step.

One step.

You are loved.

You are NOT alone.

Keep on being…YOU!

You can do it if you want to.

You can do it if you want to.

You can do it!

You can do it if you need to.

You can do it!

You can do it if you have to.

You can do it!

Do you WANT to?

Then do it. NO excuses!

Do you HAVE to?

Then do it. NO excuses!

Do you NEED to?

Then do it. NO excuses!

These are the things I told myself, beloveds, when I found my want to wanting to go back to bed instead of starting on this week’s goal.

My goal this week is to get myself on a regular work schedule. The times are not crucial just now. I am just rebooting the habit of getting back in the work habit…lol.

Going through tough things can throw of the hardest of souls. Especially hard struggles, over a long period of time, can zap the most positive spirit.

These super hard days have been teaching me how to CONSISTENTLY forcing myself to try and DO whether I feel like it or not.

In fact, I don’t allow my feels to have a say in how the day shall go. I tell my feels that they WILL get some act right, or I shall put my 👢 boot up a behind!

I am about to reward myself with a cup of coffee ☕. I really DID want to hop back in my comfy bed. Lazy attempted to convince me I could start tomorrow. I sent lazy to make the ☕ and hurry up already! As punishment, I told lazy NO Danish with the ☕!…*mini pout*

When you find yourself wanting to talk yourself out of things that will help you achieve your dreams, make yourself do a chore. It’s a win/win. The place gets cleaner. You will find yourself slowing down on listening to lazy or not right now.

You can do it if you want to.

Do it whether you feel like it or not!

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!

Good morning.

Good morning.

Just stopped by to offer coffee and a good morning to one and all.

Have a spectacularly joyful day!

Have an amazing week!

Have a stupendous month!

asking for A Friend,
Cassandra

#YourLifeMattersToMe

Note: Nuff said. I love me some you, beloveds. You are a wonder. Seize these moments. They are all we have. Let’s make this day fantastic for as many folk as we can get our love around.

One step.

One step.

One step.

You are loved.

You are NOT alone.

Keep on being…YOU!