Category: Hobbies

Real talk: No going back!

Real talk…*sigh*….

I find myself missing the:

Comfortable.

Familiar.

Known.

We all talk a big game, don’t we, when it comes to wanting growth and change?

We talk a whoooooole lotta crap about wanting to do whatever is needed to grow.

Then, at first sign of the unknown, we cry like big babies:

“It’s dark!”

“I can’t see!”

“I don’t know them!”

“I don’t know if I can trust this!”

“Are You sure?!”

We want change. Easily. Handed to us on a silver platter. No pain involved.

Ah, pain. It sure has been a pain in the uh oh.

Instead of racing back to the familiar, I strain forward.

It’s dark.

I can’t see.

I trust You.

trusting even when I can’t see,

Cassandra

#YourLifeMattersToMe

Note: Keep moving forward, beloveds. Don’t let the unknown chase you back into the shadows. Stay in the light. You got this.

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!

200!🥳

200 subscribers. Wow. 200 unsuspecting souls!

MMMUUUUAAAAAAAAHAAA!

🫠🥰

Shout out to all the beloveds.

Life is short. Please live it. Your way. Outloud. Without apology.

Tell fear to kick rocks.

Welcome love in.

Cut yourself some slack.

Be the original. We don’t need more tired replicas.

Be encouraged.

Okay, I am fixing to have some chocolate cream pie and coffee to celebrate more victims, er, friends to pie in the face, er, hang out with. Who is with me?

asking for A Friend,

Cassandra

#YourLifeMattersToMe

Note: I hope you are enjoying your Saturday. If not, how come? Whatever is going on shall pass. In the meantime, do your best and leave the rest.

In case no one has told you today: I love you. So does He 

One step.

One step.

You are loved.

You are NOT alone.

Keep on being…YOU!

Make a decision.

Make a decision.

To love.

Make a decision.

To try.

Make a decision.

To care.

Then, get on out there and love!

Get on out there and try!

Get on out there and care!

Nuff said.

Cassandra

#YourLifeMattersToMe

Note: Um, you are supposed to be out there loving, trying and caring. Get going!❤️‍🩹♥️🥰🎤

One step.

One step.

One step.

You are loved.

You are NOT alone.

Keep on being…YOU!

What is your number?

What is your number?

How many nos, does it take, to make you stop trying for yes?

What is your number?

How many clicks/likes will it take, to get you give up on your dream(s), should you not hit that number?

What is your number?

If you are looking for the answer(s) to always be yes, you will never try. If you are having to have a hundred thousand likes, you may never start or continue.

Our why MUST be fueled solely by our why. Simple as that. If, beloveds, this blog was fueled by how many folks liked or stopped by……geeeeeeeeez. I would have stopped YEARS ago.

My why must DO every day. Every day. Whether I feel like it or not. Whether I see results or not. Whether folk reciprocate or not.

The older I get, the more I understand I can’t wait/expect validation from folk. My try validates me. Hopefully, my try will result in tangible results I can take to the bank. Literally. If not, I am building a LASTING legacy of love and try. I can live with that.

I am determined to never allow a number to stop me from trying. Maybe, I shall stop at a billion. Who knows?

What of you?

What is your number?

asking for A Friend,

Cassandra

#YourLifeMattersToMe

Note: Sure would nice to hear a yes today, God. Not saying, just saying….

One step.

One step.

One step.

You are loved.

You are NOT alone.

Keep on being…YOU!

What do you look forward to?

What do you look forward to?

Don’t focus on what you dread.

What do you look forward to experiencing?

Think on these things, instead.

What do you look forward to having?

What do you dream of being?

What awesome things do you see for your life?

Things are much more than they seem.

Keep dreaming.

Keep pushing.

Keep betting on you.

Soon, you’ll start having.

Soon, you’ll be receiving.

Blessings anew.

Look FORWARD, beloveds.

Look forward to all that is about to break open in your life.

Too often, we lament.

Too little, we dream.

Relent!

Dream, again!

asking for A Friend,

Cassandra

#YourLifeMattersToMe

Note: Ah, beloveds. Dare to dream…🥰🥰🔮🌎

One step.

One step.

One step.

You are loved.

You are NOT alone.

Keep on being…YOU!

Repeat after me: Something good is coming to/for me!

Repeat after me:

Something good is coming to/for me!

Enjoy your day, beloveds. Something good IS coming to/for you!

Rejoice!!

Something good IS fixing to come/happen to and for you. Activate your FAITH, not your FEAR. We all stand on something. CHOOSE your FAITH.

believing with and in you,

Cassandra

#YourLifeMattersToMe

Note: SOMETHING GOOD IS FIXING TO HAPPEN!!!!!!

One step.

One step.

One step.

You are loved.

You are NOT alone.

Keep on being…YOU!

Run towards, not away.

EVERYTHING in me, beloveds, wants to run away and hide.

I want to rush back to the familiar.

I want to shy away from the unknown.

I am hesitant, so am hesitating.

That said, EVERYTHING within me is straining, is yearning, is hopeful to experience NEW life.

New life is frightening.

New life is boring.

New life is challenging.

New life is inspiring.

New life is…new.

I don’t know what to do with the old.

I don’t know what to DO with this new ME.

Ah, God, what do I DO with ME, NOW?!

asking for A Friend,

Cassandra

#YourLifeMattersToMe

Note: Forgive me, beloveds, for posting more. Life is short. There are so many folk who are on the precipice of a breakthrough.

There are sooooooooo many folk on the verge of giving up before their breakthrough breaks through.

Hold on.

Hold out.

Be encouraged.

I don’t know why the fight has been so hard, this week. Still, I rise. Still, I hope. Still, I cry. Still, I believe. Still, I wash the dishes. Still, I get in my me time. Still…

Beloveds, let NOTHING keep you from standing on FAITH. There are days where it will take everything in you to fight back the fear, the darkness, the despair. Be encouraged.

You are EXACTLY where you are supposed to be. The fact you are being fought soooooooo hard, beloveds, is proof positive you are on the right path.

Keep MOVING.

FORWARD!

Keep looking UP.

ALWAYS!

We got this.

The Universe has us all.

If you experience moments of unbelief, that’s okay. It’s okay to wonder what in the fresh hell is going on and why the world has things not yet changed!

Enjoy your day. ALL of it. You are growing. You are building faith muscles you never knew you had. You are loving. You are slowly allowing your heart to open. Give yourself credit. Asking for A Friend.

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!

Perspective: 99 views.

Last week, beloveds, this blog had 99 views.

99 chances to let folk know they were loved and not alone.

I wish it could be 99,000. 99,000,000.

I do what I can. I reach who are willing. That’s all I can DO.

Somehow, my DO just doesn’t seem to be doing it, in MY eyes. I want to do more. I want to make more of an impact.

I’m trying, desperately so, to keep things in their proper perspective. Many are not even trying. At least, I am doing…*shrug*…something?

Stop dismissing your try, beloveds. You are doing all you know. Your labor is NOT in vain.

Keep moving forward. Enjoy your day. You have tried. The outcome will be what it turns out to be, eh?

I have been working hard to keep focusing on loving this life and embracing what it gives me back. Even if I receive little or nothing…*shrug*.

I have lived.

I have loved.

Ah, God, help me see that IS enough. As am I. As are all who reads these words.

asking for A Friend,

Cassandra

#YourLifeMattersToMe

Note: You ARE enough. 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!

Don’t wait for me, inspiration said.

Don’t wait for me, inspiration said. Just get out there and do it.

Don’t wait for inspiration, motivation said. Just get to it.

Don’t wait for motivation, determination said. Just get after it.

Don’t wait for determination, domination said. Just get out there and dominate!

Don’t wait!

Determine.

Inspire.

Motive.

Do.

Now!

What in the heckamiah are you waiting for, beloveds!?

doing with you,

Cassandra

#YourLifeMattersToMe

Note: Ah, beloveds. Stop waiting for something to do something. Get on up and DO something. YOUR something. YOUR way. All we got is all we got. Let’s get to using what we have to make an impact on the world. Starting with our own, eh?

One step.

One step.

One step.

You are loved.

You are NOT alone.

Keep on being…YOU!

Throw motivation in the shower.

I’m feeding my mind with positive music. I would rather be stuffing my face with a croissant sandwich that is waiting for me!

I felt a pity party wanting to come upon me. I wasn’t feeling motivated. I came upon my pity party and motivation and threw them both in the shower!

Don’t waste your time waiting for your motivation to get motivated. Take motivation, throw it in the shower, and keep it moving.

When I was young and dumb, I would sit and wait, for motivation to come, before I would feel like doing anything. Of course, motivation rarely came during those waiting periods. SMH

Building good habits taught me how to just get up and do things. Whether I felt like doing those things or not. I’m ready to go back to bed. I can’t. I have writing to do. I can’t do a thing about what will or what not happen. All I can do is my part. I am doing my part. Best as I can. My part may not lead to anything great. Perhaps it may. We shall see.

Don’t stop before the job is done. How will you know when the job is done? When it’s finished!

Stop waiting for motivation to come knocking on the door. Motivation is waiting for your perspiration! Get going. You have things to do.

doing thangs,

Cassandra

#YourLifeMattersToMe

Note: This has been a long month. I told myself I was going to take the day to rest. Good habits refused to let me do that. Good habits made me drag motivation out of bed. Good habits have me chasing after my dreams….lol. Maybe I shall chase down one or two of them today. I’m going to do my best to find out. How about you?

One step.

One step.

One step.

You are loved.

You are NOT alone.

Keep on being…YOU!