Category: Hobbies

Good habits came to my rescue.

Good habits came to my rescue. In the nick of time.

I was really tired from getting up super early all week. The lazy decided to be really sneaky and do some serious reasoning on why I should go ahead and sleep in the next morning.

Comfort joined in, trying  to talk me into hanging out with it. Later was smart enough to be quiet.

Initially, nap had me all about convinced to do so. Reason, reasoned with me to get rested up for the next week.

I almost listened to reason. Thankfully, good habits rushed to my rescue. Good habits reminded me that we had things to do. Good habits told me, we have dreams to fulfill. Good habits reminded me that someone else’s dreams may be mixed up in mine.

God, Life, and The Universe waited on the sidelines, seeing what I would do. They would not interfere.

Morning popped in her head to see what I would do. Lazy was already on the way to the kitchen to make my coffee!

Making good habits take time. It’s going to take a bit of time to get my body back used to a regular work schedule. Initially, it has been tough. the first five minutes have been agony. All I want to do in those 5 minutes is to go right back to bed.

I make myself get out of bed. I make myself head towards the kitchen to get the coffee started. Then, I go ahead and get me started.

Once I get started, I forget about my tired. I look forward to the day. I get into getting into it.

It feels good keeping my promise to it myself.

In a bit here, I’m going to start the frustration show, trying to teach myself how to do these dad blasted, what in the world is going on here, I don’t know what the word I’m doing, motivational videos…. *sigh*

To say that I am technologically challenged would be an understatement. I have no idea what I’m doing. Just thinking about it is giving me a headache. I’m not going to move until I learn something, though. That’s what I tell myself every day.

I’m glad I chose my dreams and got up this morning. I would’ve been disappointed in myself if I had not.

Keep working towards your dreams. Keep moving forward. Keep getting up whether you want to or not. Remember, you have things to do. Let’s go!

asking for A Friend,
Cassandra

#YourLifeMattersToMe

Note: I set a mini goal, for the day, that I am trying to fulfill. What goals have you set for yourself today? If you’re not set a goal yet, go ahead and do so. Then complete it!

One step.

One step.

One step.

You are loved.

You are NOT alone.

Keep on being…YOU!

The great 🥚 egg debate.

I wanted eggs. Boiled eggs, in fact.

I rose, strode to the kitchen and was fixing to fix me some eggs.

Suddenly, a horrifyingly, horrible, horrific truth emerged:

Eggs cost 50 million thousand seventy four bajillion dollars and I only have ONE precious dozen!😳🚨🚧😭🌊

What to do…

What to do?!

I want boiled eggs!

*stamps foot*

🥚🥚🥚🥚🥚🥚🥚😳

*Cassandra, vaguely recalling the last time she had eggs, paced back and forth*

Somebody insert something inspiring here. I am fixing to boil some eggs.

💃🤷‍♀️😁,

asking for A Friend,
Cassandra

#YourLifeMattersToMe

Note: Have an amazing day, today. Work on your dreams, today. Get in your me time, today. Reach out to someone, today. Love someone, today. Starting with you.

The fact that you are here, during this time in history, is NOT an accident. world is hurting. The world needs what you have. You have been born for this time.

You may be looking at all that is going on in the world and may be feeling hopeless. Wondering who can do something about all the negativity being tossed about in the atmosphere.

You can. You must. In your corner of the world, YOU must make your mark. You must make your impact. The world is waiting on you. What are you waiting for?

Destiny is calling you. It really is. These are not just motivational words. They are your action call. They are my action call. This world seems to be going to hell in a handbasket. We can’t let things continue as they are without saying something, without doing something.

I try every day to encourage as many people as I can get my hands on. I try not to get discouraged that I can’t make the impact that I would like to. I would like to do more. I’m doing the best that I can. If I do the best that I can, and you do the best that you can, and your neighbor does the best that he or she can….

We can make an impact. We can be the impact. Let’s try. Let’s go.

One step.

One step.

One step.

You are loved.

You are NOT alone.

Keep on being…YOU!

One second can stop everything.

I have been trying to post my video foreeeeeevveerrr!

For the life of me, beloveds, I could NOT figure out what I was doing wrong. I kept at it. I kept looking. I kept experimenting.

Finally, FINALLY, I saw where ONE extra second had recorded and WordPress will not download a video, longer than five minutes, in the free blog. Oops.

I trimmed the fat. I posted said video. Said video sounded a bit hollow because I forgot to select ONE thing…*sigh*.

Be good to yourself, beloveds, as you work on you. Sometimes, it’s just ONE thing that is stopping the flow.

Keep LOOKING until you FIND the thing holding you back. Don’t get all frustrated and up in your feels. Life is a PROCESS.

Celebrate your try. Enjoy when you finally find and fix the one thing stopping you.

Be encouraged.

asking for A Friend,
Cassandra

#YourLifeMattersToMe

Note: You got this. It’s important to utilize POSITIVE self talk as you learn. Insert the word “challenging” where you would normally use “I hate this”, “This is too hard”, “I can’t do it”,  “This is frustrating”.

It really does help to say “This is challenging” then see it as the challenge it is. Then, you end up turning it into a successful game or challenge.

The second I turned looking for that second into a challenge, the easier it became to find and correct the mistake. It was sooooooooo satisfying!

Before, I would have long given up in frustration and disappointment. Now, I do not allow disappointment to have the last word. Tell discouragements to kick rocks. Life is what we make. Let’s make it fantastic.

You CAN. You WILL.

One step.

One step.

One step.

You are loved.

You are NOT alone.

Keep on being…YOU!

Use your reasons why you have not, as fuel ⛽ to get after it.

My tummy is in rebellion. It keeps rushing me to the bathroom 🚽. 😳

I have thangs to do. I do NOT have time to waste, beloveds.

In the past, I would have allowed lazy to coax me into 🛏 bed. Now, I simply tell later to get going but to take things a bit more slowly. Later is getting in the habit of doing something, if even just small things, to keep my dreams fueled for the day.

I also switched to working on my phone 📱 since it is not conducive being on the computer 🖥 and rushing to the bathroom every other five seconds.

Use your reasons why you have not, as fuel ⛽ to get after it.

Once I learned that trick, life became a lot easier. I wasn’t forever looking for Thanos in every inconvenience…lol.

Life is good. Even with an upset tummy.😁😳🤣🥰

enjoying this boring life of mine,
Cassandra

#YourLifeMattersToMe

Note: Enjoy your life. All of it. Life is so very short. what are you doing with the life that you have? We are all so focused on worrying about things that really don’t matter. We are also focused on how much money we are making or not making. We are not seeing what life really is all about. Have an amazing rest of your day.

One step.

One step.

One step.

You are loved.

You are NOT alone.

Keep on being…YOU!

Focus.

Focus on today, beloveds.

Focus on what you can do, now.

Focus on the folk in front of you.

Focus on today. Let tomorrow look after itself. Let the past stay there.

asking for A Friend,
Cassandra

#YourLifeMattersToMe

Note: What are you focusing on?

One step.

One step.

One step.

You are loved.

You are NOT alone.

Keep on being…YOU!

Do it for you.

I love encouraging folk.

I love writing.

I love the creative process.

There is just SOMETHING about creating SOMETHING from NOTHING. It never fails to amaze me.

This blog was created, beloveds, with YOU in mind. Still, I enjoy it. I delight in it. I no longer fret about who may or may not show up.

I show up. Every day. Here. Present. I’m doing my best to do so, in my every day life.

Life is short. Show up. Be present. Put yourself out there. You can’t be loved if you don’t. Do it for you. You will be so glad you did.

asking for A Friend,
Cassandra

#YourLifeMattersToMe

Note:  Okay, um, so like you supposed to be out there loving folk. Get going…lol.🥰❤🙏🔥🌍🤗🎤🎤😎

One step.

One step.

One step.

You are loved.

You are NOT alone.

Keep on being…YOU!

Break through them!

Obstacles.

Break through them!

Doubts.

Break through them!

Fears.

Break through them!

Challenge yourself.

Be more.

Do more.

Try harder.

Then, beloveds, get up and try again! And, again!

Yesterday was sooooooooooo discouraging to me. I tried and tried and tried and NOTHING turned out as I had hope.

Hope is burning a hole in my soul. I don’t know what to do with it. This hope is making the day almost impossible to get through.

I find myself breathless, with anticipation. Then, disappointment sets in at the end of the unfulfilled day.

Was the day unfulfilled, though? I tried. Hard. I loved. Hard. I lived. How can THAT be considered a failed day?

Yesterday was a good day. I’m going to keep my hope alive. I have NO idea what THIS day shall bring. I hope. Ah, God. What do I DO with me today?

hopeful still,
Cassandra

#YourLifeMattersToMe

Note: Be encouraged. Hold onto your hope.  Embrace today. Store away all lessons learned. Love a lot. Give much. Laugh some.

One step.

One step.

One step.

You are loved.

You are NOT alone.

Keep on being…YOU!

When you are done, be done!

I finished my ‘work/dream’s goals two hours early. Yay!

To reward myself, beloveds, I did more work. Just kidding. I put on one of my relaxing ocean videos and am now chillaxing, on the beach, in my mind. Ah.🥰

Chores are waiting for me.😳🤨🤔🏃‍♀️🤸‍♀️

I am NOT going to overdo like I did this past Sunday. I am teaching myself to put in the work, then sit the work down. Enough. Finito! WeBeDoneO!

I hope you are having a wonderful day. I am enjoying the day enough for ten people.

Have you worked on your dream today?

Have you gotten in enough me time this week? There is still time.

Take care.

asking for A Friend,
Cassandra

#YourLifeMattersToMe

Note: Life is a hoot when you focus on joy and what’s ahead of you. Leave the past there. Catch up, to the future, when it comes calling.

Be encouraged.

One step.

One step.

One step.

You are loved.

You are NOT alone.

Keep on being…YOU!

Relax. We can’t control the speed.

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

EVERYTHING is sooooooooooo slow. NOTHING wants to upload, import or export!

To top it off, beloveds, I have little clue WHEN to upload, import and export in order to post my video to this, that and the other thing…*sigh*.

I keep restarting the upload. Nada.

I redo the exporting. Nothing.

I try importing to another device. Finito!

Ah, God. WHY does hard have to be so blessed hard?!

I don’t have the space to make things go faster. Knowing this, I am trying to be content with the extra wait time. Heckamiah Jeremiah!😭🚧🚨😳

I will keep trying. If nothing else, I will turn it into another piece that may help someone get their dreams moving faster. I hope…

trying still,
Cassandra

#YourLifeMattersToMe

Note: Sometimes there is just nothing we can do. Things take time. A lot longer than we would like. When that happens, enjoy the view. You got this. So do iI God has us all.

One step.

One step.

One step.

You are loved.

You are NOT alone.

Keep on being…YOU!

Keep moving FORWARD.

Keep moving FORWARD.

Every day. Don’t let one day pass without you working on your dreams and your goals.

I told God the other day I was really tired. Tired of the journey, just a little bit. I will be glad when I can sip on the juices of my victory. until then, hang in there.

asking for A Friend,
Cassandra

#YourLifeMattersToMe

Note: Be encouraged.

One step.

One step.

One step.

You are loved.

You are NOT alone.

Keep on being…YOU!