Category: Writing

Make a date with yourself.

Make a date with yourself.

Treat yourself to a movie.

Make yourself a nice dinner.

Pop yourself a bowl of popcorn large enough to snuggle in.

Pour yourself a glass of wine or beverage of your choice.

Put on your favorite love songs and sing them to yourself. If you have never sung a love song to yourself…* shiver*…🥰❤

You don’t have to wait to be loved. Love yourself, beloveds. EVERY day. Starting with today.

asking for A Friend,

Cassandra

#YourLifeMattersToMe

Note: Celebrate you. Your life truly does matter!

One step.

One step.

One step.

You are loved.

You are NOT alone.

Keep on being…YOU!

Tell your boogeyman to shut up!

The closer you get to your dreams, the louder your boogeyman gets:

“YOU can’t do it”.

“You’ll never make it.”

“NO one cares.”

“You won’t be able to sustain it anyway.”

“You can’t afford to.”

“You will lose the little bit you have left.”

“You don’t have enough money.”

“You don’t have the right network.”

“You….”

SHUT UP!!!

Speak LIFE and The TRUTH over your dreams/circumstances:

I CAN.

I WILL!

Then, beloveds, roll up your sleeves at make it happen! Use the anxt for your good. Study to show yourself approved, as the Bible says.

DO something.

Help someone.

ENJOY your day.

Fear will ALWAYS  come by to make sure you are serious about your dream. You MUST tell fear to shut the hell up. Otherwise, it will eat you alive.

Be encouraged. You really can do this. God believes in you. I pray for your success. Get on with it. Take fear with you, if need be. Just go.

asking for A Friend,
Cassandra

#YourLifeMattersToMe

Note: 56 kicked reality in the nose this morning. Reality kept telling her she was too old. Phooey on that!!!

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!

I still believe.

I still believe.

In love.

In my fellow man.

In my ability to build an amazing future for myself and others.

In God.

In a good cup of coffee.

In the bible.

In a good chick flick.

In a good laugh to rescue a trying day.

In chair dancing.

In daydreaming.

In giving.

In loving.

In laughing.

In living.

In telling a joke so bad even aspirins walk away shaking their heads.

In a nice bowl of chili.

In non crime scene brownies.

In family.

In friends.

In you.

In me.

What do you believe in, beloveds?

asking for A Friend,
Cassandra

#YourLifeMattersToMe

Note: Keep on believing. It’s good to remember GOOD things. So often, we tend to focus on what we have lost, what we could lose, what may never come to pass.

I say we use 2025 filling up the other half of the glass! Let’s go!

One step.

One step.

One step.

You are loved.

You are NOT alone.

Keep on being…YOU!

Let’s get to filling up the other half of the glass!

I have heard enough of folk declaring the glass is either always half empty or half full.

Let’s get to filling up the other half of the glass!

There are soooooooo many ways and things we can do to change the equation.

What can YOU do to make an impact? It’s going to take ALL of us to make it out of here alive…lol.

asking for A Friend,
Cassandra

#YourLifeMattersToMe

Note: YOU CAN DO IT.

One step.

One step.

One step.

You are loved.

You are NOT alone.

Keep on being…YOU!

There is NO quit in us.

I have been watching football for more than 30 years.

I have been astonished to witness several players quit on their team. During the game. After a loss. After the ball was not thrown to them enough.

How sad. Folk have forgotten what teamwork means. Society has forgotten what integrity and supporting one another means.

Folk have been supposedly ” quiet quitting” their jobs. This apparently means folk are giving little to no effort.

Phooey on that! If you don’t care for things going on with your job, TALK to someone. Work it out. If you can’t, find another and give your all.

If you don’t get the ball thrown your way, so what?! Block. Run the route. Your route running STILL affects the outcome of the play!

Don’t pick up your toys and run if you were not chosen to lead the way. Enjoy the camaraderie of the team. Make memories.

In 2025, let’s all choose to get in there and be a light.

Okay, mini rant over…lol.

I have wanted to quit many a day. Life just seemed too damnedably hard. I learned how to push through the hard. I leaned into the hard. I strengthened faith muscles fighting against the hard.

There’s more to this life than we know. Don’t quit. Hang in there a little while longer.

Have you ever considered the reason you have been placed on the sideline, was to help someone standing there? Perhaps it was meant to give you the rest you would never give yourself.

Rest. Then, get about being about it. There just ain’t no quit in us!

being about being about it,
Cassandra

#YourLifeMattersToMe

Note: I can do it. So can you…

One step.

One step.

One step.

You are loved.

You are NOT alone.

Keep on being…YOU!

Repeat after me: I WILL find a way.

Repeat after me:

I WILL find a way.

I WILL make a way.

I WILL show the way.

Now, beloveds, get out there and:

Find a way!

Make a way!

Show the way!

We got this!!!!!

believing in you,
Cassandra

#YourLifeMattersToMe

Note: I believe in you. Believe in YOU.

One step.

One step.

One step.

You are loved.

You are NOT alone.

Keep on being…YOU!

Let’s Goooooooo!

Let’s Goooooooo!

Good morning, beloveds. I hope all finds you well.

I stopped ’round to let you know you were on my mind. Have an amazing day. Remember to focus on your dreams and not on nightmarish fears.

Everything will be alright. It will.

grateful for the hard,
Cassandra

#YourLifeMattersToMe

Note: Okay, you supposed to be gone. Let’s goooooooo!!

One step.

One step.

One step.

You are loved.

You are NOT alone.

Keep on being…YOU!

Create a safe space.

Create a safe space.

A space where others can be themselves.

Even you. Especially you.

Create a safe space.

A space where folk are free to share THEIR feelings without you getting all up in YOUR feelings.

Create a soft landing.

A spot where others can lay down their shame/guilt.

Even you. Especially you.

Create a soft landing.

A spot where folk can lay down THEIR burden without you feeling as though they were a burden.

Create a haven.

An oasis where others can trust you with their dreams/fears.

Even you. Especially you.

Create an oasis.

An opportunity for others to spread their wings and fly.

Even you. Especially you.

Create an oasis.

An opportunity where folk can be THEIR best self giving you the chance to be YOUR best self.

Create a safe space, beloveds.

asking for A Friend,
Cassandra

#YourLifeMattersToMe

Note: We are all a part of life’s tapestry. 🥰💝

One step.

One step.

One step.

You are loved.

You are NOT alone.

Keep on being…YOU!

Prove your dreams right.

Don’t worry about proving haters wrong.

Prove your dreams right.

Don’t worry about being wrong.

Prove yourself right.

Don’t worry about proving yourself to the world.

God says everything WILL be alright.

You got this, beloveds.

Stop wasting time trying to convince your haters, your doubters, and the world that you can. They don’t/won’t believe in you.

You CAN.

You WILL.

Keep moving FORWARD.

Keep looking UP.

Keeping standing ten toes down.

Keep standing on FAITH.

Keep the faith.

You can’t prove a negative. Stop trying.

Do your best. BE your best. The rest WILL come out in the wash.

2025 has sooooooooooooooo much in store for you. Scoop out as many moments as you can. Squeeze every ounce of love, joy, peace, and laughter from these moments. Embrace every second from these moments.

Be encouraged. Now, get out there and LIVE.

asking for A Friend,
Cassandra

#YourLifeMattersToMe

Note: What do you dream of? I DARE you to try and make it happen. Ready. Set. Let’s go!!

The greatest lesson I have learned from the 🌪 tornado is that: God has my back. I am loved. I am NOT alone. I do NOT have to fear the future. I do NOT have to fear MY future. I CAN. I WILL.

What have you and are you learning from your storm? These times are not here to break you. They are but footstools for your dreams to climb upon in order for you to reach higher and stretch f



One step.

One step.

One step.

You are loved.

You are NOT alone.

Keep on being…YOU!

Set the standard. BE the standard.

Have you ever heard the saying that says “the standard is the standard?”

Mike Tomlin, the head coach for The Pittsburgh Steelers, uses this phrase all the time. It’s true. The standard IS the standard.

This means that there IS no excuse for not getting things done. You get things done. Period. You do things to the highest order. Period. You do things with excellence. Period.

I am doing my utmost to set the standard in my life. Period. I am doing my level best to BE the standard. Period.

We all have the opportunity to have and make a tremendous impact. Get to it…lol.

asking for A Friend,
Cassandra

#YourLifeMattersToMe

Note: Your life matters. Let the folk in your orbit know their lives matter as well. Asking for A Friend.

One step.

One step.

One step.

You are loved.

You are NOT alone.

Keep on being…YOU!