Category: Music

I am not.

I am not your enemy.

I am your neighbor.

I am not your competition.

I could be your best friend.

I am not your obstacle.

I may be your ladder.

I am not a monster.

I could be a protector.

I am not your worst nightmare.

I might turn out to be your favorite dream.

I am many things, mostly a human being. Doing my best to love my family, make an honest living, and care for the 🌎 world.

Why won’t you let me?

Why won’t you let me be me?

Why won’t you let me be?

Why must I be judged by the color of my skin?

Why must I be judged by my gender?

Why must I be judged by my looks?

Why must I be judged by my bank account?

Why must I be judged?

I’m just trying to love.

What/who are YOU?

asking for A Friend,
Cassandra

#YourLifeMattersToMe

Note: I have given my all this week. The results seem miniscule. Still, I gave. I loved. I laughed. I struggled. I maintained. I grew. I lost. A full week. I am moving FORWARD. Ah, God. I am hungry to eat from the fruits of my labor. Universe, give me my bounty!

Who are you, beloveds? Keep being a light. Keep shining your light. Have an amazing weekend. You have tried. Let your try be enough. Get in your me time. Chair dance. 😂. Laugh. Be encouraged. I love you. So does He.



One step.

One step.

One step.

You are loved.

You are NOT alone.

Keep on being…YOU!

Feed one.

Help one person.

Encourage one soul.

Feed one person.

Then another.

Then another.

Then another.

asking for A Friend,
Cassandra

#YourLifeMattersToMe

Note: Rinse. Repeat. We need each other. Support someone today.

One step.

One step.

One step.

You are loved.

You are NOT alone.

Keep on being…YOU!

What are YOU going to do with it?

Failure.

What are YOU going to do with it?

Defeat.

What are YOU going to do about it?

Disappointment.

What are YOU going to do in the midst of it?

asking for A Friend,
Cassandra

#YourLifeMattersToMe

Note: I wanted to sleep in this morning. I wanted to sleep in yesterday morning. I didn’t allow myself to.

I told myself that once I start being lazy, it is just too easy to stay lazy. I refuse to do so. I’m going to do something about my life. I’m going to do something with my life.

What are you going to do?

One step.

One step.

One step.

You are loved.

You are NOT alone.

Keep on being…YOU!

Filling the other half: Having the time of my life.

I’m getting in my me time. Bellowing ‘Dancing Queen’ to all the unfortunates in the vicinity. 🔥🎤🥰🤗💃

Life is short. Get in some self love and self care, today.

Sing yourself a love song. Give yourself a hug. Eat something healthy. Take a few steps around your place.

Ah, beloveds, life is what YOU make it. Make it a fabulous one!

asking for A Friend,
Cassandra

#YourLifeMattersToMe

Note:

One step.

One step.

One step.

You are loved.

You are NOT alone.

Keep on being…YOU!

Real talk: Try, even when it’s trying!

Tada!

Another masterpiece. I am particularly pleased the background music is not super loud.

I enjoyed my try. I forgot that I don’t know what I am doing. I forgot about not feeling well. I forgot about limitations.

I simply enjoyed the process. How simple.

Have an amazing day today, beloveds. Do ONE thing that will take you closer to your dream.

Take ONE step. A tiny step. A shaky step. Still, it will have been a step. Go!

We got thangs to do, beloveds. The world awaits to open before you.

Get after it.

asking for A Friend,
Cassandra

#YourLifeMattersToMe

Note: Who knew that it would take FIVE HOURS TO POST FIVE MINUTES OF CONTENT!?

What the what the?!

What in the fresh hell?!

Heckamiah Jeremiah!

I enjoyed every frustrating, exasperating, maddening minute. ❤😎🥰🤗

What worked yesterday did NOT work today. Yesterday, I was able to embed the video here. Today, I had to fight just to get the Instagram link to post. Egads!

I hope you enjoy as much as I did. Be encouraged. Make it happen some kind of maddening way. Don’t let setbacks stop you from putting your effort out there.


One step.

One step.

One step.

You are loved.

You are NOT alone.

Keep on being…YOU!

Try, even when it’s trying!

Try, even when it’s trying! You CAN. You WILL. https://www.instagram.com/reel/DHJI_g3xHLa/?igsh=MnBhZTR6ZzRoNG5u

I feel like a complete idiot.


I’m having a blast, though! I’m learning how to add music. I’m sure I will either be too loud or it will be too low. So what? I won’t know unless I DO.


In the past, beloveds, I would never do until I did things perfectly. I wanted to get things “right” first. Smh.
Now, I just do and put my results out there. I am NOT my results. My mistakes do NOT make ME a mistake!


I used to judge myself, harshly, by my results. Or, lack thereof.


Results vary. Try not to base your worth, your value, or on your perceptions of your performance.


I am looking forward to posting today’s catastrophe, er, video  results. I do so, in part, to may, perhaps, hopefully, giving someone else the courage to put their results out there.

Don’t be swayed, but what other folks think of your results. They are viewing things through THEIR lens. Our job is to DO. Period. We leave the results with God/Life/The Universe.


Keep trying, even when it’s trying!
asking for A Friend,

Cassandra

#YourLifeMattersToMe

Note:

One step.

One step.

One step.

You are loved.

You are NOT alone.

Keep on being…YOU!

I’m trying to.

I’m trying to.

Catch lightning in a bottle.

I’m trying to.

Make it happen.

I’m trying to.

Run down my dreams and catch up with them.

I may not catch it.

I may not catch them.

I may not.

Ah, but I try.

Still.

Who knows what my try shall bring.

trying to catch lightning in a bottle,
Cassandra

#YourLifeMattersToMe

Note: This has been an awesome moment chasing my dreams today. I wonder what they will look like when I catch up with them!

Keep doing you.

One step.

One step.

One step.

You are loved.

You are NOT alone.

Keep on being…YOU!

What are YOU going to DO about it?

Things are not working out.

What are YOU going to DO about it?

Things are hard.

What are YOU going to DO about that?

Your mountain won’t move.

What are YOU going to DO about this?

asking for A Friend,
Cassandra

#YourLifeMattersToMe

Note: You are well able to overcome the things that are going on in your life right now. What are you going to do about it?

You are:

Mighty.

Powerful.

Capable.

Well able!

Get up!

FIGHT!!!!

Make it happen, beloveds.

One step.

One step.

One step.

You are loved.

You are NOT alone.

Keep on being…YOU!

Turn it into something good.

I’m angry.

I wanted to tell the 🌎 world to go…uh-oh!

I didn’t.

I turned it into something good:

I wrote.

I prayed.

I promised myself that I would keep trying.

I made pudding. I whipped said pudding. Poor pudding.

Anger wanted to turn into apathy. Both lazy and later said “to hell with that” and ran off to get act right.

Act right came storming in and sat me down in front of my try. My try asked me to be patient. I told try that I would keep trying…shhoooooot!

I am not going to list all the awful 📰 news I saw today. I am genuinely 😡 angry. Taking 1 billion 💵 dollars away from feeding young people and school lunch programs has me furious and horrified.

Listening to an Idaho school teacher who is fighting to keep up a sign that says “Everyone is welcome” because the school district says “not everyone agrees with that”, because the sign included children’s hands, of all colors, has me heartbroken that schools are actively teaching students to see folk of color as less than and not welcome.

Ah, beloveds, what are we all doing? How can this be?

I do my utmost to keep this page uplifting and light. I’m over my mad now. I gave myself a good couple hours to be mad.

Now, I shine my light. Be encouraged, all. Love as many folks as you can. Lift up as many hearts as you can.

Keep pursuing your dreams. Work on them today. Even if just for a few minutes. Do ONE thing that will take you closer to your 🥅 goal.

The morning was terribly frustrating 😤. I used the frustration to my benefit.

Promise YOU that you will NEVER allow bad/sad news to make you turn away and run from folk. Promise yourself you will NEVER allow these things to cause you to give up.

Keep looking UP. Keep standing ten toes down on FAITH. This, too, shall pass.

asking for A Friend,
Cassandra

#YourLifeMattersToMe

Note: I have done my try today. Your turn…

One step.

One step.

One step.

You are loved.

You are NOT alone.

Keep on being…YOU!

Enjoy you!

I may be 56 but I’m still 25 at heart!

Enjoy yourself. In whatever state you may find yourself.

Take some time out of your day. Just enjoy the day. You don’t have to learn every single second. Do something just because. Take a long nap. Take the day off. Take the time to do you.

Have a wonderful day.

asking for A Friend,
Cassandra

#YourLifeMattersToMe

Note: I’m tired today. I think I will shut it down early. I think that will pop some popcorn and watch movies. I have been working hard since 4:00 o’clock this morning. Tired was getting really tired. I think I will save the world tomorrow.

Give yourself permission to leave the world saving to others for a day.

One step.

One step.

One step.

You are loved.

You are NOT alone.

Keep on being…YOU!