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Keep failing FORWARD.

I keep failing.

Drat it all!!!!

EVERYTHING either keeps getting rejected or ghosted.

OMG!!!!

I have stamped my feet. I have cried. I have told the entirety of the world to go ahead and take two seats, to kick rocks and to dive into a cold pond with rain boots on!!!!

*pout*

I was soooooooooooooo distraught, beloveds, I told good habits to take the day off and hid in napping and munching on mini chocolate donuts.

My bad. Too bad, I told my bad. I was done. Finished. Finito!

I was done chasing these tormentingly maddening dreams.

Then, I rose.

I backed away from the donuts.

I turned on my playlist.

I fired up the laptop.

Early. I may as well get to getting rejected…*shrug*.

I absolutely REFUSE to give up on me. Not anymore. Not an option.

I just stopped by to encourage someone. If you, hang in there. The hard times do end. I think. I hope…lol.

In the meantime, we are growing. We are learning. We are exercising faith muscles. We are seeing how much we really do or do not want our THIS.

Keep going. You got this. As do I. Be encouraged.

asking for A Friend,
Cassandra

#YourLifeMattersToMe

Note: Okay, se whatcha still doing here? You have thangs to do. Get to doing them. Stop focusing on the outcome, or lack thereof. Keep focusing on the fact you are giving and doing your all. I tell myself this all the time now. I have to. Age, reality, doubt and ALL their friends have been dogging me. Ah, God. Give us all strength. Asking for many friends.

One step.

One step.

One step.

You are loved.

You are NOT alone.

Keep on being…YOU!

Not an option.

Quitting.

Not an option.

Give up.

Not an option.

Giving up on my dreams.

Not an option.

Giving up on me.

Not an option.

Choosing to give in to apathy.

Not an option.

Choosing to see the glass as half full.

Not an option.

The old me would have given up on my dreams a long time ago.

The new me, following the tornado, says ‘hecks naw’ when it comes to giving up or giving in.

You don’t have to face down a tornado to make the DECISION to keep your promises to yourself, beloveds.

No matter what.

No matter why.

No matter who.

Determine that today will be the LAST day you will EVER turn your back on you and your dreams.

Disappointments hurt. Discouragement is real. Frustration is a daily companion when trying to achieve a goal.

Yet, the fun is in the journey. I have to go back and redo almost 60 mini videos to add text so I can post to TikTok. A pain. I’m doing it. Yea, I could say kick rocks and just post to Instagram. I want to do both. So, I am taking the time to tweak all these finished videos again!!!!! Ack!!! Whew!!!…lol.

I have been having a blast learning. I am seeing how much I care about my why.

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

Be encouraged. We got this. We truly do. Life is what WE make it. Make it an awesome one.

asking for A Friend,
Cassandra

#YourLifeMattersToMe

Note: Get back to work…

One step.

One step.

One step.

You are loved.

You are NOT alone.

Keep on being…YOU!

Somebody’s dreams won’t let me alone. Is it you?

Somebody’s dreams won’t let me alone. Is it you?

They call out to me. They ask me not to give up on them. They ask me to keep reaching out to YOU, beloveds.

Oh, that you could have been with me AFTER the tornado came and tore my whole world apart.

The ONE thing I thought of was reaching out to folk to let them know how truly short life is.

Beloveds, it can be gone, in an instant. Use what you have. Now. You do NOT need anything else yet. And, the things you’ll need SHALL be added to you as you walk in FAITH, standing ten toes down, with all that you know.

I spend my days asking how many folk can I reach. Today. Now.

Life is short.

Stop chasing things that won’t matter two years from now.

Stop worrying about folks who scarcely remembers your name!

Get out there and live the dreams that folk thinks are ridiculous. They are. So what?!

Every amazing thing ever created was doubted at first. Some of those things are doubted still.

What are YOU waiting for, beloveds?

asking for A Friend,
Cassandra

#YourLifeMattersToMe

Note: When I thought I was going to die, I was sad. For a time. I told God that all I had given this world was ME. Didn’t seem enough somehow. He said I was more than enough. I am. As are you.

All we can give is what we have. Give what you have. It is enough. YOU are enough.

Maybe, just maybe, beloveds, God spared me from that tornado to share THESE words. What a thought. Since I can’t know, I shall spend the rest of my days letting folk know they are loved and not alone. Fever and all. Speaking of which, Kleenex and soup are calling me. Come hang out with me in the comments.

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!

Be productive, not anxious, in the waiting.

God: Wait on Me.

Me: I am.

God: Wait, PATIENTLY.

Me: How?

God: Do something productive while you wait.

Me: Like what?

God: Well, have you worked on your dream today?

Me: Well, no. I was waiting on You.

God: Waiting on Me to do WHAT exactly?

Me: Well…hhmm. YOU are supposed to help me bring my dreams into reality.

God: I am.

Me: Like how?

God: You have to wait and see. In the meantime, go do something productive, while you wait.

Me: You got jokes, I see…*pout*…

God: Hehe. Ikr…

I feel good. I got up. I got on with my day. I’m reaching out. I’m trying to grow. I’m trying to learn.

I don’t know what the future holds for me. I don’t know how much more of a future I have left.

I’m no longer consumed with thoughts of the future. I have today. How precious. I am going to do my best to squeeze every ounce of love from this heart of mine. I shall give it to you. I shall give it to as many as I can.

I’m not concerned, for one second, about being rejected. I will be rejected. So what? Someone is in need of love. I go! Who is going with me?

asking for A Friend,
Cassandra

#YourLifeMattersToMe

Note: What a wonderful gift of life we have been given. What are you doing with youra?

One step.

One step.

One step.

You are loved.

You are NOT alone.

Keep on being…YOU!

Filling the other half:We’re Going All The Way

We’re going all the way, beloveds!

We are:

Headed towards fulfilled dreams.

Conquering that which has been defeating us.

Making our way through the hard with joy.

Reaching out for the love that has been waiting for us to BELIEVE for and in.

Ah, beloveds, strap in!

We are heading to amazing destinations!

Let’s go!!

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!

If at first you don’t succeed, your name is probably Cassandra. 😳🤣🎯

My name appears to be Noooooooo, Cassandra!

That’s ALL I have been hearing from hard as I have tried to rush through needed lessons.

I’m learning to slow down. I’m learning to cut myself some slack as I learn to slow down. I’m learning. I think…lol.

I wonder if success will ever come for me. It seems soooooooo far away.

I made myself take off part of the day to enjoy some biathlon. I need to be sure to fit some “what the hooey” time in there and do absolutely nothing but eat Golden Grahams and watch nothingness.

Life is short. Cut yourself some slack as you wait on success.

I hear cereal calling. Who is up for a bowl?

asking for A Friend,
Cassandra

#YourLifeMattersToMe

Note: Have an amazing day. Work on your dreams. Be good to you.

One step.

One step.

One step.

You are loved.

You are NOT alone.

Keep on being…YOU!

Don’t turn one disappointment into an all day sucker, sucker!😳🎯🤣

Disappointment happens. Turning dreams into reality is a daunting task. It requires a tenacity few are willing to have for themselves.

We fight to the death for others. We fold at ONE “no” when it comes to our dreams Smh. Do better, us!

I was ready to toss it all because of ONE disappointment. Geeeeeeez, Cassandra. 😳🌊😫🙏😡🎯

I told myself to suck it up and get back in the game. I did NOT have time to sulk all day.

We do NOT have time to cry about what had happened wuz. Let’s go!

I fight on. Will you?

Don’t turn one disappointment into an all day sucker, sucker!😳🎯🤣

asking for A Friend,
Cassandra

#YourLifeMattersToMe

Note: Boo hoo. Life happened. Okay, I cried for you. Now, get up and do it again, like my daddy told me.🤗😭🙏🎯🤨🌊

One step.

One step.

One step.

You are loved.

You are NOT alone.

Keep on being…YOU!

Exposed: Keep exposing your dreams to the ☀ sunlight.

I feel soooooooooooooo exposed.🫠😳

I am putting my dreams out there for the world to see, to accept, to dismiss, to ignore, to embrace. Yikes! Egads! Fresh hell!

The reaction, or lack thereof, has been underwhelming so far.

I can understand. I am one of billions. Who am I? Nobody, so far as society’s pecking order says.

Still, I have value. Now, I just have to keep putting myself out there to garner enough “value added”.

My why is not about making money. Having said that, my goal is to make money from the gift of gab/encouragement/tenacity that I have been blessed with.

Sooner or later, beloveds, sooner or later! Ah, God, when shall things spring open for me?!

asking for A Friend,
Cassandra

#YourLifeMattersToMe

Note: Keep exposing your dreams to the sunlight. Don’t worry about being critiqued. Critics are going to critics. It’s what they do. Critics are gold!

Take the lessons, scoop out the good stuff. Don’t concern yourself HOW the message was delivered. The point is someone cared enough to stop, respond and let you know THEIR thoughts of your try.

The lack of response really used to get me down. Now, I use that as fuel. I try harder. I ask what else can I do to improve myself, my delivery, my message, my this, that and other things.

I’m getting stronger. I’m developing a thicker skin. I am gaining deeper perspective and understanding. How great is that?!

Be encouraged. 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!

My dreams just won’t compromise!

I wanted to sleep in.

I tried to compromise with my dreams. I put in “extra work” the night before to appease my dream’s hunger.

I stayed up late. Late!

Weary, but satisfied, I lay down. Surely, I had done enough to be able to sleep in. 4 am was just soooooooooooo early!😳

I fell asleep. I slept. Soundly. 😴🥰

I arose. Sans alarm clock. I looked at said clock:

4:21 am.

😳

*Cassandra, catching the hint, gets on about her incredibly early day*

Get up, beloveds. We got thangs to do!

doing thangs,


Cassandra

#YourLifeMattersToMe

Note: You are building your legacy. One word at a time. One action at a time. What is your legacy saying about you?

One step.

One step.

One step.

You are loved.

You are NOT alone.

Keep on being…YOU!

524 days: Leave the world 🌎 better off for your having lived.

524 days! Consecutive! Come hell or high water!

524 days of putting my all on these pages.

524 days of trying to leave the 🌎 better off than where I found it.

I plan on doing 5,000 more. Until I am no more.

I have no time to be fretting about all the darkness about. I’m too busy shining my light. I’m much too busy being a light. For someone.

Leave the 🌎 world better off for you having lived, beloveds.

asking for A Friend,
Cassandra

#YourLifeMattersToMe

Note: It breaks my heart seeing how many have appears to have chosen chasing 💰 🛍 bags over hearts 💝. I choose hearts. How about you?

One step.

One step.

One step.

You are loved.

You are NOT alone.

Keep on being…YOU!