Category: Writing

Starting again after 50 – Powerful Motivation – #PivotWithPurpose #NewB…

Yay!

I started again, again!

I have wanted to start THIS channel for years. And, years. And, years.

I let fear stop me. I let age stop me. I let doubt stop me.

A tornado stopped by and told me to LIVE.

I chose life.

This is my start. I hope it inspires others to move past their fears.

Life is short.

Please let me know in the comments your thoughts. If you start the video, please allow it to play through to help the Algorithm and give it a comment and like. 😎

This is my needle in a haystack. I must leave it there. Yes, chances are slim to none that MY voice will be received,  heard, reciprocated.

That said, slim can’t meet none if I walk away, eh?

I stopped ’round to encourage someone to keep putting yourself out there. Someone is waiting just for YOU!

Be encouraged.

asking for A Friend,
Cassandra

#YourLifeMattersToMe

Note: Beloveds, I am learning HOW to fight for my dreams, IN REAL TIME. Before, I would have allowed myself to wallow in pity.

I would have castigated myself for hoping.  I would have hid in comfort eating.

Now, I allow myself to sit with the disappointment, with the discouragement, with the frustration, with the embarrassment.

Then, I allow that I am one of billions. My needle IS there, though.

I am doing my best to BE a light. Be encouraged. Keep being a light. Someone needs the way lighted home!🤗❤🙏🥰🎯🧱🌍

One step.

One step.

One step.

You are loved.

You are NOT alone.

Keep on being…YOU!

I’m prepared.

I’m prepared for failure.

I’m prepared for success.

I’m prepared for criticism.

I’m prepared for rejection.

I’m prepared for disappointment.

I’m prepared for defeat.

I’m prepared for loneliness.

I’m prepared for setbacks.

I’m prepared for whatever life chooses to throw my way.

I’m prepared, beloveds. I’m preparing. Life happens. Life WILL happen.

I choose to:

Live in the moment.

Live with intention.

Live with joy.

Live with hope.

Live with faith.

I’m prepared to do these things and more.

What are you prepared/ preparing for?

asking for A Friend,
Cassandra

#YourLifeMattersToMe

Note: Let’s go!!

One step.

One step.

One step.

You are loved.

You are NOT alone.

Keep on being…YOU!

Don’t be dictated by numbers/algorithms. March to the beat of your own drum.

I went back to making mini motivational videos for Tiktok.

I have enjoyed making them. Yet, I stopped because the Algorithm wasn’t pushing out my content.

Also, the numbers were super low.

Interestingly enough, I found that I could do great numbers by doing nothing other than using a Male’s A1 voice.

I experimented. I even tried making some with my words, with music but no voice over. The success was still minimal.

I asked myself if I would be content forever hiding MY voice just to get noticed for someone else’s.

What’s more important, I asked myself? The attention or sharing ME?

Also, if the words were being SEEN and HEARD, isn’t the message more important than the messenger!

Ah! Great questions. Both can be true.

There is nothing wrong with using what’s available to get our message across.

That said, we also have to be true to ourselves. We have value. We must find the courage to do us until we turn the tide.

Women are not celebrated in the motivational spaces. Folk are used to seeing men hollering epithets and demands into the microphone.

Yes, this form of motivation has it’s place. There is also a place for more quiet reflection. Real talk: I can scream and holler, as necessary, with the best of them.

I have decided to do both. Some of his. Some of mine. My goal is edifying, uplifting and inspiring. So long as the method is based on/in integrity, I am happy trying all kinds of things.

Don’t be dictated by numbers/algorithms, beloveds. March to the beat of your own drum.

asking for A Friend,
Cassandra

#YourLifeMattersToMe

Note: 😎

One step.

One step.

One step.

You are loved.

You are NOT alone.

Keep on being…YOU!

That thingie over there: Figuring out the right words to say.

Omg.

Omg!

OMG!!

I NEEDED to know HOW to create a thumbnail for my video. I wanted to use a picture from the video.

I couldn’t figure out what to ask Google or Alexa!!!

I KNEW what I needed. I just didn’t know the RIGHT words to communicate what I NEEDED.

Sounds like the story of my life, eh, God?😁🥰🤣🤗

N-E-Waze, I tried every combination of words, I could think of. I made up new words. I regurgitated words not meant for polite society.

Finally, FINALLY, I figured out I had to export a still image”.

Who knew? Who cares? It worked.

It worked!!

*Cassandra does a jig, tastefully and quietly, so as not to disturb the downstairs neighbors*

I just stopped by to encourage you to continue moving towards your goals.

It’s okay not to know the RIGHT words. Keep moving FORWARD. Keep looking UP. Keep using as many combinations as needed to say what YOU want to say.

Above all, beloveds, remember this:

You are worthy.

You are worth it.

You are soooooooo worthwhile.

asking for A Friend,
Cassandra

#YourLifeMattersToMe

Note: You got this!

One step.

One step.

One step.

You are loved.

You are NOT alone.

Keep on being…YOU!

Put a time limit on mad.

I was mad.

Thoroughly hacked off.

Got some bad news.

Got some maddening news which made me madder.

I gave myself 8 minutes to be mad. I ended up needing 13. 😎🤗😁🤣😡😳🥰🙏❤

Don’t waste your life lamenting on the unfairness of life. Life IS unfair, at times.

So what? What are you going to DO when things happen? Pout? Quit? Blame the world?

What good will that solve?

If it won’t do any good, it doesn’t do a hill of beans good to waste too much time carrying on.

Do what you can. Pray. Mitigate. Persevere. Periodt.

I’m thankful for the hard. I was able to learn some tough lessons today. I was able to walk out those lessons IN REAL TIME. Ah, God, why You gotta be so mean?🥰🙏❤😎

Be encouraged. Live out your lessons IN REAL TIME.

asking for A Friend,
Cassandra

#YourLifeMattersToMe

Note: We got this.

One step.

One step.

One step.

You are loved.

You are NOT alone.

Keep on being…YOU!

Don’t let disappointment keep you from keeping your promises to you.

I was mad.

Thoroughly hacked off.

Got some bad news.

Got some maddening news which made me madder.

I was tremendously disappointed. Something I had been looking forward to was now no longer available.

At first, I gave into negative thoughts, telling myself this was just another example of life not being fair, The Universe laughing at me, and God allowing all to do whatever.

I had made a coffee date with my twin. I told her I was too disappointed and angry to have coffee.

She said she was disappointed. She had been looking forward to our coffee date. So had I.

Then, I kicked my act right in the behind and told it to get to acting right!

I got some act right. I told sis let’s make our coffee. We had our coffee date.

I’m telling you what I told her:

Do NOT allow any disappointment to keep you from keeping your promises to yourself. Turn the disappointment into something positive/uplifting.

I turned mine into encouraging others, into encouraging sis, into encouraging myself.

Be encouraged, beloveds.

Don’t let disappointment keep you from keeping your promises to you.

asking for A Friend,
Cassandra

#YourLifeMattersToMe

Note: Nuff said.

One step.

One step.

One step.

You are loved.

You are NOT alone.

Keep on being…YOU!

The world shall be yours.

You SHALL make your dreams come true.

Please be patient with me as I improve my chops.

I’m trying to make it happen. I’m trying to make a difference.

I hope you enjoy my try.

Have an amazing today. I love you.

asking for A Friend,
Cassandra

#YourLifeMattersToMe

Note: What do you dream of? Don’t be afraid to start. If afraid, start anyway. Start anywhere. You will feel like an idiot, at first. That’s okay. The feeling will pass. Leaving you incredibly blessed and at peace with your try.

I believe in you. Believe in yourself.

One step.

One step.

One step.

You are loved.

You are NOT alone.

Keep on being…YOU!

It’s OK to be afraid. It’s time to move beyond your features.

It’s OK to be afraid. It’s time to move beyond your features.

Beloveds, life is simply too short to continue to hide behind fear, doubt, dread of all that can or may happen in life. Life is going to happen to us all.

Every time I focus on how I’m going to pay my bills, I find myself trapped by fear and dread to the point where I stop writing. I stop day dreaming. I stop believing in my future.

I have to constantly tell myself it’s not about the bills, it’s about moving forward to plan a great feature so I can have a better financial future.

It has been amazing to see that the instant I focused on my dreams and work towards them, I completely forget about how I’m going to pay my bills, what I’m going to do to put food on the table. I’m going to find a way some way.

The more I clear my mind of fear, the more ideas come to me. I’m thankful for that. I’m grateful for my ability to keep fighting through the hard.

Be encouraged. Stop giving yourself a hard time because you have been too afraid to do this bad or the other thing. You can still do what you want to do. You can start over as many times as you need to.

Life will life. Our job is to continue to LIVE. Periodt!

Be encouraged.

asking for A Friend,
Cassandra

#YourLifeMattersToMe

Note: We got this!

One step.

One step.

One step.

You are loved.

You are NOT alone.

Keep on being…YOU!

I refuse to be discouraged.

I refuse to be discouraged.

End of story.

being about that life,
Cassandra

#YourLifeMattersToMe

Note: I refuse to be discouraged. Period. I don’t have time. Life is calling. Life is short. Life says we have to go right now. I go now.

It seems as though I am writing and speaking just for me. Maybe I am. I am doing my best to leave my legacy, to leave my mark on the world. I am making as much as an impact as I can. I don’t know what that impact will end up being.

It’s lonely. It’s a tad discouraging at times. Still, it’s what I do. I will do it every day until there is no more days. Until there is no more me. Until….

Be encouraged. Keep doing what you do. You are making the impact you are supposed to. What that impact is will all come out in the wash. Hey, Cortana.

One step.

One step.

One step.

You are loved.

You are NOT alone.

Keep on being…YOU!

Tell fear to shut up! – Bringing your most coveted dream into reality #m…

Stay focused on YOUR why, beloveds. I know. I know. Life is laughing all up in your face.

Your dreams are being ghosted. The mountain seems to be getting higher.

Your support has grown bored with your talk of dreams. You are growing bored, with talks of dreams…*sigh*.

This is where fear and doubt loves to pop in and pop off. Tell them both to kick rocks.

I am having a cup of coffee, while I reset my focus back on my why.

I am reaching out in as many ways as I can think of. The results have been little, to nada.

I’m learning to keep making it do what it do, in the middle of disappointment. I am learning how to make disappointment a friend.

Disappointment keeps telling me to move FORWARD. To try again. And again. And again. I will.

Be encouraged, beloveds. Keep doing your why. Remind yourself why you are doing your why.

In the meantime, enjoy the rest of your day. Enjoy your journey. Reflect on the positive changes you are evoking.

Celebrate your try. Appreciate that the way is hard. That’s okay. Enjoy the day.

We got this. We are making an impact. We are being a light. This is enough. We are enough.

cheering us on,

asking for A Friend,
Cassandra

#YourLifeMattersToMe

Note:

One step.

One step.

One step.

You are loved.

You are NOT alone.

Keep on being…YOU!