Did you know that you lose folk, in less than ten seconds, if you are not:
Interesting enough.
Funny enough.
Engaging enough.
Witty enough.
Self aware enough.
According to YouTube’s Algorithm. Apparently, also, to the world’s Algorithm!
Seemingly, sadly, folk are in a race to find other folk who will:
Entertain them.
Distract them.
Move them.
Fill them.
Feed them.
Support them.
Win them.
Dance for them.
Hurry up!
Be quick about it!
Make me laugh!
Make me feel better!
Entertain me!
More!
Louder!
Quieter!
In this mode, we find ourselves performing. Unwittingly. Automatically. Robotically.
After a time, we forget why we are jumping through everyone’s loops. We just jump now.
Higher.
Higher.
Jump higher!
Jump faster!
Smile, when you jump!
Show some gratitude while you are at it!
Exhausted, unremembering, remarkably we grow tired.
Yet, we jump.
And, jump.
And, jump.
Until, we grow tired.
Then, we continue to jump OUTWARDLY. But, INSIDE, we cease. Inwardly, seething. Outwardly, jumping, smiling, showing gratitude.
Why?
For love crumbs, of course.
For a smidge of validation, of course.
In the hopes of a tiny amount of recognition, of course.
How exhausting.
How sad.
How frustrating.
HOW, on earth, can we put each other through the immense pressure of being all things, at ALL times, or else?!
WHY, do WE have to be the one that gives EVERYTHING?
Why, must WE be the one to GIVE everything?
When will it be OUR turn to receive love, acceptance and support?
Why, do I have to forget about me, in order to serve you constantly, consistently, creatively?
This dance is meant to be one of collaboration. I, for you. You, for me. Together.
I can’t solve all your needs. Heckamiah, I can barely meet my own half the time!
So, I find myself staring at the YouTube Algorithm. I need to be ME. I need to speak, with integrity.
I have much to say. I need to have time to say it!
I stare at the world. I have much to say. I need to have time to say it.
Ah, God. Help us to see one another, in ten seconds or less.
It has been really disheartening to see how many people are choosing to be dishonest, deceitful, or hurtful just to make a dollar on Tik Tok, on YouTube, and in other places and spaces.
People are purposely lying about their lives and situations to garner clout and click bait. How sad.
Don’t be ashamed to be you beloved. Be who you are. Accept who you are. Love who you are.
If you are doing things that do not serve you or your fellow man, work on correcting those things. If you’re doing the best you can, keep doing the best you can.
Don’t sell out your integrity. You are worth so much more than that. You are priceless. You are amazing. You are incredibly special. There are so many who would be honored to know you. There are those who would be glad to love you just as you are.
Allow the world a chance to know the real you.
Stop jumping through hoops. Stop making people jump through your hoops. It’s time we all learn how to love one another. It’s time we give each other time to grow and expand, without the fear of being kicked to the curb.
I’m doing the best that I can to be the kind of friend I wish I had in my life right now. I’m trying my best to be a good neighbor. I’m doing the best I can to be a good corporate citizen. I’m trying my utmost to be a good global neighbor. That’s all I can do.
My heart rolls out to every aching soul who feels left out in a long right now. There are so many people who are discouraged because they feel they will never be loved. So they hide amongst things. Chasing money, chasing relationships. All in the hope of trying to be loved.
It has taken me more than 50 years to learn to love and accept all of me. I love me now. All of me. I love my dumbness. I love my foolishness. I love my seriousness. I love my broke self. I love my discouraged self. I love my frustrated self.
I know this piece has been a little bit longer than usual. My heart is just heavy. I wish I could love everyone to wholeness. I can’t. God can. I will be praying for us all today.
Be encouraged. I love you.
loving you, Cassandra
#YourLifeMattersToMe
Note: I am incredibly sad that it took 50 years for me to learn how to love and accept me. I am broken hearted that there are so many who have yet to accept and love themselves. Life is short.
The only way to begin a journey of self love is to sit down and to be honest with yourself. Why don’t you accept you? Why don’t you love you? Why won’t you let others love you? Why won’t you let God love you? The answer is may surprise you.
Lift up your head. Don’t be ashamed of your answer. Your heart shall be healed. You shall be loved. Be encouraged.
Beloveds, the world 🌎 is forever telling us what we are not:
Black folk are not qualified because they are not intelligent.
White folk are entitled to it because they are white, not because they earned it.
Women are to be seen and not heard.
The young are to be seen and not heard.
Old folk are no longer important enough to be seen or heard.
Gay folk are not to be seen or heard from.
Transfer folk…they are not to exist.
Republicans are hateful fools who vote against their own interests.
Democrats are woke idiots who need to owned.
Rich folk are too rich to be bothered by common folk.
Poor folk are too busy worrying about finding/keeping a roof over their heads to think about being seen or heard.
Beloveds, I see you. I hear you. I just stopped by to tell you that I love you and that I care for your life.
Be encouraged. Be a light in all of this darkness. Lift up your head. Be YOU. Do your best to love others. Especially those who don’t look like you, who don’t talk like you, who don’t live where you live, who don’t have what you have.
Life is short. Stop looking at your neighbor as your enemy. Stop making yourself an enemy through hatred, misogyny or fear.
Karma is a real bitch. She is fixing to dish out some FAFO to those in need of it.
Life is short. Shine your light. The darkness can not stand once the lights get turned on.
asking for A Friend,
Cassandra
#YourLifeMattersToMe
Note: I am beyond all the hateful/hurtful rhetoric being tossed around the 🌎 world. Enough! I’m tired of the hateful/harmful words being tossed about from every community. Enough!
The fact that more grown folk are not ashamed of acting like fools and children is embarrassing/shameful. What happened to parents teaching their children diversity, equity, and inclusion? Since when did these words become a crime? Embarrassing. Do better, people.😳❤️🩹❤️💙🫂
I was just listening to someone who was saying there is no such thing as truth, but everything is folk perspective.
LIES AND PROPAGANDA!!
There has been a YouTube argument, amongst creators, where there has been a particular creator who “found a loophole” by “stealing other people’s content”, encouraging folk to start a channel by basically saying whatever is needed to say to “chase the algorithm”.
He says the only thing that matters is the “views” so “you can get the bag”. He says the subscriber doesn’t matter and that their comments don’t matter.
Sadly, this 🌎 world/society has placed “chasing the 🛍 💵 bag as life’s ONLY priority. How sad.
I won’t get on a soapbox here. I will say this:
Life is short.
People matter.
Integrity matters.
Honor matters.
Truth matters.
How we treat one another matters.
Now, there has been a flood of new creators liberally throwing lies and disinformation around chasing the bag. Sad.
Don’t get it twisted, beloveds. Karma is a b for a reason!
I choose to live a life of integrity. I choose to care for my fellow man. I choose to see folk as beautiful souls and not a dollar sign!
Keep being the wonderful person you are. Keep shining your light. Don’t be discouraged. Keep laughing. Keep loving. Keep praying for blockheads!😳😳🥰
Fear and I have been in some mighty battles since the tornado.
Fear: You won’t find a job.
Me: I will.
Fear: You will lose everything.
Me: I might.
Fear: God won’t be there for you.
Me: He is.
Fear: God may be there for you but will certainly tell you no when you ask for THAT. Hasn’t He been silent all these last years?
Me: This is true. Still, I’m going to keep asking.
Initially, I battled fear alone. I didn’t admit to being afraid. Outwardly, I told everyone all was well. I told myself all was well.
Secretly/inwardly, I quietly told myself I was terrified. I was absolutely terrified.
Soon, comfort eating replaced standing ten toes down on FAITH.
I was, initially, afraid God’s Answer would be no.
Soon, I began to focus on and ask myself what if God DOES say no?!
Would I:
Walk away?
Walk away from my faith?
Walk away from my faith in HIM?
To my delight, my answers were an emphatic NO!
NO, I will NOT walk away.
NO, I will NOT walk away from my faith.
Absolutely, NO, I will NOT walk away from HIM.
His yes or no has NO bearing on MY yes or no.
I have been doing my level best to not allow my choices to be guided by other’s choices. Meaning, I am not going to treat folk how they treat me.
I am going to love folk. Period. Hopefully, that love will be returned. If I am treated poorly, I shall move on.
I am holding myself accountable for my life. No one owes me a thing. God doesn’t owe me squat. The Universe doesn’t owe me. Life doesn’t owe me. Family does not owe me. Friends owe me nothing.
My life IS the cake. The rest is occasional icing. What’s more, I can ice my own cake as well…lol.
In the end, the answer may turn out to be no. I shall never know until I ask Him. I have.
I await His Answer.
Ah, God…
May I?
Will you?
Can we?
How soon?
How much?
How?
asking for many friends, Cassandra
#YourLifeMattersToMe
Note: Be encouraged, beloveds. The answer will ALWAYS be for your good and with your best interests in mind. Be well this day.
Time for us to fill our hearts with some love and call in some love into our lives.
Get those microphones out…lol. I am just a swooning with my blue screwdriver. Poor neighbors. I AM attempting to sing as softly and as best I can. Since I sound like someone stepped on a cat’s tail, I don’t know what to tell you…hahahahahahahahahahaha!
Ah, beloveds, don’t be afraid to call in love for your lives. The folk who hurt you were hurting themselves. Get some healing, then pray for them and for others who are afraid to pick up a screwdriver/hairbrush/whatever to love on themselves and call in more love.
Life is short, beloveds. Love NOW. Live Now. Right where you are.
Don’t wait until you think you have ‘earned it’. You are worthy of love. Now. From you. From me. From Life. From The Universe. From others. You are.
Let’s goooooooooooooooooooooo!
We have love to get.
We have love to receive.
We have love to give out.
What the heckamiah Jeremiah are you waiting for, beloveds??!!
asking for A Friend, Cassandra
#YourLifeMattersToMe
Note: Ah, beloveds, please remember:
You are worthy.
You are worth it.
You are worthwhile.
I love you. Love me back. Love someone else. Starting with you!
