Category: Inspiration

Keep stacking the days. Building 🏢 YOUR legacy.

Keep sticking the days, beloveds.

You are building 🏢 YOUR legacy.

Don’t worry about how long it’s taking.

Don’t concern yourself about what others think it looks like.

Don’t sweat about what God and Life will do with your legacy.

Just keep building.

Keep trying.

Don’t worry about the outcome.

Embrace the hard.

Laugh at your mistakes. Make as many mistakes as you can.

Cut yourself some slack.

Take time to rest.

Take time to celebrate small victories.

Take time to understand when you hurt over your defeats.

Be sure to take love ones on your journey.

Make new friends.

Reconcile with old enemies.

Remember life is short.

Above all else, beloveds, keep holding yourself accountable.

You can do this thing called life. Everything you need is already inside you.

Let’s go! We have things to do.

doing things,

#YourLifeMattersToMe

Note:  Okay, so you are supposed to be doing things, remember. Get going. I love you. Love someone. Starting with you.

One step.

One step.

One step.

You are loved.

You are NOT alone.

Keep on being…YOU!

I love you. ♥️

I love you. ♥️

Nuff said.

Cassandra

#YourLifeMattersToMe

🗒: I find myself puttering around at almost 2 am. Why?:

I miss mom.

I miss dad.

I miss a me that is not so tired.

I miss me at 30. Where did all the years go!😳

I miss not having to worry about bills.

I miss where I am from. I have been away from home base for more than 20 years now. Wow. Where has all the time gone?

Anywho, the night woke me and reminded me to tell you:

One step.

One step.

One step.

You are loved.

You are NOT alone.

Keep on being…YOU!

Don’t tell, okay?

I don’t know if I can, beloveds.

Don’t tell, okay?

I don’t know if I ever will.

Don’t tell, okay?

My want to does not want to.

Don’t tell, okay?

I’m afraid I won’t always overcome my fears.

Don’t tell, okay?

I don’t know if the love I seek will ever find my heart.

Don’t tell, okay?

I don’t know if I will ever get to my beloved ocean.

Don’t tell, okay?

I wonder if not many days will show up for me.

Don’t tell, okay?

Me: I don’t know if You will. Don’t tell, okay?

God: Okay. That said, I will. Trust me, okay?

Me: K

Cassandra

Note: Sometimes alone is awfully loud. Don’t be afraid to let your alone be loud.

One step.

One step.

One step.

You are loved.

You are NOT alone.

Keep on being…YOU!

Tell lies to shut up.

I’m fat.

I’m old.

I can’t.

I don’t know how.

Nobody cares.

SHUT UP!!!!!

*Cassandra pops herself upside the head, grabs hold of some act right and moves on with her day”

Nuff said.

Cassandra

Note: I just stopped by to tell you to be encouraged, beloveds. Do NOT allow anything to tell you foolish things like you can’t and you won’t make your dreams come true.

Tell yourself to shut up, then keep it moving. We can? Why? Because we MUST. Nuff said. STOP listening to your foolishness when your act right wants to do nothing more than snack and hide from life.

Remember, it takes but ONE step. Just one. Then another. See!? You got this! As do I. In the meantime, stop being mean to yourself when you fall short. We fall more than we rise. The trick is to keep rising, as does the Phoenix. Look how magnificent your try is growing! Amazing! YOU are amazing. Whether you feel as though you are or not. Our feels lie to us. Be encouraged. As shall I. I love me some you. As does He.

One step.

One step.

One step.

You are loved.

You are NOT alone.

Keep on being…YOU!

Geeeeeez!

Geeeez!

God: You rang, beloved?

Me: What in all that is holy, begging Your Pardon, is all this hard doing on my plate today? Geeeeez!…*pout *

God: Why are you asking Me? You asked for your dreams to come true. There they are.

*Cassandra looked upon the mountain of hard with skepticism*

Me: I don’t see anything but hard.

God: Look closer, beloved.

Ah.

Aha!

*Cassandra scrambles off The Father Lap anxious to take on her hard.*

What was in the hard, you ask?

Hey! No cheating! Pick up your own ⛏ ax and get to it. 🔹

doing hard,

Cassandra

#YourLifeMattersToMe

Note: Keep going. Some fantastic things can be found in your geeeeeez!…lol.

One step.

One step.

One step.

You are loved.

You are NOT alone.

Keep on being…YOU!

Entitled to be lazy.

I find it ironic, beloveds.

Here I am getting things lined up so I can learn how to then post motivational videos and all kinds of well known folks are leaving YouTube in droves.

Over and over I keep hearing folk talk about being burnt out from ‘work’. Alas, their ‘dream job’ of creating content is now just a lot of work.

Who knew?

I was raised to work. And, to work hard and long. This last decade or so have heralded the value of making a living by NOT having to work hard, or not at all.

It seems folks just want to frolic on beaches whilst ‘influencing’ others to want to do the same. Everyone is told how idyllic the world can be IF you are:

Young enough.

Pretty enough.

Wealthy enough.

If you know the ‘right’ people.

If you have the ‘right’ job.

If you have the ‘right’ address.

If you are the ‘right’ skin color.

If you are/have the ‘right’ legacy.

The rest of us can, apparently, turn left, keep working hard and stay kicked to the curb.

Yikes.

Be encouraged, beloveds.

It’s up to YOU to accept whatever label folk will try and slap on you.

I don’t believe all young folk are lazy and entitled.

I don’t believe all older folk are hard working and level-headed.

I think we are all a combination of these things.

We are ALL lazy, at times.

We are ALL entitled feeling, at times.

we are ALL hard working, at times.

We are ALL level-headed, at times.

And, at ALL times, we are…human.

We are entitled to be lazy, beloveds. Yet, we must bear the cost of being lazy. Life is short. I choose to keep my act right acting right.

I choose to try even when I am tired and weary.

I choose to believe everything will be okay.

I choose to love.

I choose to laugh.

I choose to make the best of things.

I choose to encourage as many folks as I can wrap my arms and my heart around.

Be encouraged.

Keep on choosing you.

Keep on trying.

Take care.

Cassandra

#YourLifeMattersToMe

Note: Have an awesome rest of your day. This day was made for you. Embrace all that happens within it. This day is bringing out the best of you and showing you what things need to be tweaked, discarded and cherished.

One step.

One step.

One step.

You are loved.

You are NOT alone.

Keep on being…YOU!

When life is not funny, laugh anyway.

I had to laugh, beloveds.

And, I mean laugh. NOTHING was working. I mean absolutely nothing. Stakeholders not happy. Managers not thrilled. Peers not amused.

I have spent the day apologizing for things I can do nothing about.

What did I do?

I laughed.

I made lemonade from the lemons.

I told myself the truth:

It is well.

When life hands you lemons, make something tasty.

Don’t fret.

Don’t sweat.

Don’t worry.

Things WILL be okay.

It is well.

laughing through the hard,

Cassandra

#YourLifeMattersToMe

Note: Hang in there. It will be okay. Okay take some of this with you and spread liberally:

You are loved.

You are NOT alone.

Keep on being…YOU.

Be encouraged.

Be encouraged. https://www.instagram.com/reel/C3v5xTSOFms/?igsh=aXN3dXlvanM5ZGc0

My first attempt making a motivational moment. Having a blast learning.

Be encouraged.

Cassandra

#YourLifeMattersToMe

Note: Keep going. You can do it.

One step.

One step.

One step.

You are loved.

You are NOT alone.

Keep on being…YOU!

Use the darkness.

Don’t be afraid of the dark, beloveds.

Use it to your advantage.

For some reason, I can’t sleep. The dark keeps waking me up.

I told the dark to leave me alone. I have things to do in the morning. Yet the darkness is hanging out with The Universe wants to talk to me, I guess.

I am learning to listen. Life just wants folks to keep trying.

Life is so worth living.

Life can be so confusing. The darkness can seem so scary. It’s not. It’s just dark. The day will come.

We can always turn on a light.🔹⛏️♥️

Cassandra

Note: Use the dark to your advantage. Make up on your dreams and make them happen!

One step.

One step.

One step.

You are loved.

You are NOT alone.

Keep on being…YOU!

You can soar from your current position.

A funny thing happened on the way to my dreams…

For months and months, my heart had been driving me up ten walls. Thankfully, beloveds, I can now speak in past terms. Whew!

My heart had been pestering there was more she wanted to do with my life.

More.

More.

More.

The word chased me to bed.

More.

More.

More!

The word chased me out of 🛏 bed.

More.

More.

More!

More what!?

I couldn’t ignore the stupid word. Nothing was satisfying anymore. See!? There is that ‘more’ again!

I asked God what on earth was going on with my heart. God said ‘beats me’ and left ME to figure things out for myself. How dare!

Finally, I had a heart to heart cry with God and asked WHY He would give me a dream and then not let me fly!

I wanted to do this, that and the other thing, but life was currently in the way.

He asked one sentence that stopped me in my tracks:

Why can’t you soar from where you are right now?

Hhmmm.

I was forced to ask myself:

Why can’t you soar from where you are right now?

Can you soar from where you are right now?

Will you soar from where you are right now?

What things do you need to help you soar right now?

Hhmmm.

Ah.

Aha!

After a hard and honest talk with ME, I began to surf YouTube. As background, I was never into YouTube. For years and years.

I paid for the cable. Flipped gaskets over high internet bill over usage. Wondered why on earth sis and niece forever were carrying on about YouTube this and YouTube that.

One day, I wondered on, wandered around, and th rest was history. Now, I have to schedule time. Otherwise, I could spend a lifetime watching udon noodles being made.

While surfing, some tutorials on website building and other things I would need to learn popped up. Yikes!

God heard me! So, I started a playlist and got to pondering my what next and what now.

I had also determined I was going to find a more modern apartment with central air. I asked myself if this was a deal breaker because I liked my neighborhood. It’s quiet. Neighbors doing bother each other.

I live in central location of the stores and post office etc. It’s the perfect spot. Just older building and upstairs. I considered if I wanted to live beneath folk stomping upstairs.

I think I may stay where I am!

I also pondered on how much time I am allowing myself to learning how to create and build my own weird website and how much I am willing to put out, monthly, if I never make a dime.

Am I writing to encourage, to entertain, to make money or all three? If so, do I do a website with blog? Do I stick with just a blog and play around with that?

Questions. Questions!

I decided to soar from where I am. Right now. Here, I shall plant my 🚩 flag. I have no idea where or how things will turn out. I am just going to create my own opportunity and see what happens.

Right now, I am watching my favorite YouTube channels in a new way. I am pondering what I like about them. Why I choose one channel over another.

Hopefully, this will help me with this blog so I can present my magnificent words in a more eye pleasing way…😂.

I love a good meal. Half the enjoyment is how it looks on the plate. I am going to learn to feed yall steak on something other than on a paper plate.🥸😂🤷‍♀️

In the meantime, beloveds, I just stopped by to encourage you to soar from where you are. You will get to your somewhere sooner or later. Or, you may end up someplace totally unexpectedly.

Look around you. Look within you. Then, look up and keep moving forward. We got thangs to do.

doing thangs from here,

Cassandra

#YourLifeMattersToMe

Note: Um, you are supposed to be soaring! Scoot!

One step.

One step.

One step.

You are loved.

You are NOT alone.

Keep on being…YOU!