Category: Song

Never forget this.

You are loved.

Never forget this.

You are valued.

Never forget this.

You can.

Never forget this.

You will.

Never forget this.

Your life has worth.

Never forget this.

Your dreams can be obtained.

Never forget this.

You can thrive outside your comfort zone.

Never forget this.

The end is only the beginning of something new.

Never forget this.

You can start over as many times as you choose to.

Never forget this.

You can do this.

Never forget this.

This too shall pass.

Never forget this.

Now, get out there and LIVE!

asking for A Friend,

Cassandra

#YourLifeMattersToMe

Note: Have an amazing day today.

One step.

One step.

One step.

You are loved.

You are NOT alone.

Keep on being…YOU!

Filling the other half:You Don’t Know

For the last year or so, beloveds, God has been helping me to learn about the cultures of other countries. This has been a wonderful journey!

I have enjoyed learning about folks from all over the world.

Today, I want to show you, through this song, a bit of my BLACK culture. Bear with me. Hear me out. Open your heart, just a smidge, and you just may be touched. Ah, beloveds, I hope…

Back in the day, the black church would have “testimony”. It’s where folk would stand up and share whatever blessing, breakthrough, good news etcetera and talk about what He had done for them and IN them.

Folk would listen and get all fired up, often hooting and hollering, as they rejoiced over said news. Doing so also served as an inspiration for folk who had been toiling over this or that.

Sharing helped all to know that they COULD make it through their hard.

We also “testify” through song. Through the songs we sing, through ones we listen to.

The song above is the singer’s musical testimony, if you will. It’s joyful. It’s hopeful. It’s delightful.

I DARE you to listen and see if you can refrain from tapping your foot or chair dancing, just a smidge…lol.

Life is sooooooooo short, beloveds. Live a bit outside your comfort zone, would you please?

asking for A Friend,
Cassandra

#YourLifeMattersToMe

Note: Get to know some cultures that have nothing to do with yours. You will be glad you did.

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!

Prove yourself right.

There is a voice deep inside that is calling you.

This voice says you can.

This voice tells you that ALL you have to DO is to TRY.

There is something coming from deep within you that is begging you to get out there and win.

There is SOMETHING from within challenging you to seize your moment.

Prove yourself right, beloveds!

asking for A Friend,

Cassandra

#YourLifeMattersToMe

Note: Prove it to yourself. Don’t worry about proving things to someone else. People are going to think what they think. Let them. These dreams are yours. Pursue your dreams, not someone else’s. Make things happen for you. Life is much too short to continue pursuing someone else’s dreams, in order to receive love and validation. Love and validate yourself!

This is your time. What are you doing with it?

One step.

One step.

One step.

You are loved.

You are NOT alone.

Keep on being…YOU!

Filling the other half: It’s time for you to listen to your inner voice.

It’s time for you to listen to your inner voice, beloveds.

I love this song. It’s so freeing. Uplifting. Self-affirming.

So often, beloveds, we fill ourselves with the most hateful hate talk about ourselves.

We berate ourselves for not having reached the terribly unfair and IMPOSSIBLE goals of perfection we can NEVER reach.

We shall never be perfect. ALL we can do is strive for excellence. In all that we do. We will not always reach excellence.

There are days where mediocre is as far as our exhaustion will take us.

That’s okay. Just give 100 percent of the percentage of you that remains in your try.

Be sure to fill yourself with positive/motivating/uplifting thoughts.

Remember:

You are worthy.

You are worth it.

You are worthwhile.

asking for A Friend,
Cassandra

#YourLifeMattersToMe

Note: You CAN. You WILL.

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!

Filling the other half: Sing yourself a love song.

Okay, beloveds, I have an assignment for you. And, yes, I am asking you to DO this:

Click on the YouTube video above, grab an appropriate microphone of your choosing or making, and sing a love song to YOU. For YOU. For YOUR heart.

This may sound or seem completely ridiculous but I promise it won’t hurt. It will fill you with some love and joy. I promise.

You don’t have to use this song. Grab your favorite.

If you have been too hurt by loving or being loved by someone who has hurt you, be encouraged. Your heart CAN and WILL mend as you tend to your beautiful heart.

Then, EVERY day, beloveds, start filling your heart with POSITIVE, UPLIFTING words, songs and images. We need to replace the negative garbage we have all been guilty of filling our hearts with, over the years.

Give yourself the luxury of your best self. Whatever that looks like to YOU.

asking for A Friend,
Cassandra

#YourLifeMattersToMe

Note: Your heart needs you. Love yourself. I know I do. I know He does.

One step.

One step.

One step.

You are loved.

You are NOT alone.

Keep on being…YOU!

Try another way!

Damnit!

OMM MY FFFGGGGG!!

I have been trying, for hours, FOR HOURS, to transfer photos to/from One Drive so I can use them other places.

The only problem is that my phones are super old and about out of space which leaves no room for what I need to do!

*stamps foot*

This has been the story of my life for the last few years: Not enough money, not enough room to do what I need to do already!

OMGGGG!

This IS teaching me patience. Slowly, agonizingly slow, I FINALLY found an old phone that is letting me upload a bit. Whew!

This life is one big lesson. It’s up to us how we perceive, accept and utilize those lessons.

Be encouraged if you are having trouble due to lack of some kind. Keep doing what you can with the resources you DO have.

I’m learning to not waste precious time lamenting of what’s not in the cupboard.

In the meantime, I am continuing to be good to me as I go through these frustrating processes.

We got this! We WILL figure things out.

asking for A Friend,
Cassandra

#YourLifeMattersToMe

Note: If at first you don’t succeed, your name is probably Cassandra. 🤣🤣🥰🎤

One step.

One step.

One step.

You are loved.

You are NOT alone.

Keep on being…YOU!

Filling the other half: Believe For It

I love this song. It gets me fired up. It keeps me fired up..

Belief is a powerful tool. You will never make things happen unless you believe in yourself, and in your dreams.

Believe that you can do it. Know that you can do something magnificent with your life.

Believe in yourself. There are things that only you can do. There are things. only you were meant to put on this earth. We need what you have. You need to produce what you have.

What do you believe in? Do you believe in you? Why not? Why not you? Why not now?

I dare you to find out, beloveds.

asking for A Friend,

Cassandra

#YourLifeMattersToMe

Note: Believe for it. Just because it’s hard does not mean it is unattainable. Be relentless in pursuing your dreams. Let’s get on with it. Let’s do this. Together.

One step.

One step.

One step.

You are loved.

You are NOT alone.

Keep on being…YOU!