Tag: dailyprompt

The ONE phrase that changed my life forever!

These have been some terribly disconcerting days. I have found myself:

Excited.

Anticipatory.

Ecstatic.

Disappointed.

Discouraged.

Disheartened.

Plus every other emotion in the book as I work to make my dreams walk in broad daylight.

They are in their infancy. They demand ALL my attention. They won’t be satisfied. Ack.

Please enjoy ‘It Takes As Long As It Takes’. It encouraged me. It is taking as long as it takes…*sigh*.

Still, I am putting myself out there.

I must admit, beloveds, I have had to do real work in reminding myself that my value has NOTHING to do with the lack of views.

I just HAD to hideaway this weekend. I posted. I encouraged. Mostly, though, I gave my heart permission to just miss connections.

Mom as been gone going on nine years. I miss her so. I miss her telling me that everything WILL be alright.

I have allowed myself to miss her. It DOES help, beloveds, ALLOWING yourself the space to heal, to rest, to do or not do, for a time.

This is your life. It’s not a race. It takes as long as it takes…lol.

I thank you. For stopping by. I pray for every follower. I pray for the hidden readers. I pray for the skeptics.

Right now, we are all being told not to care. We are told nobody cares. We are dismissed.

I choose love. I choose to believe in you.

Be encouraged. You CAN. You WILL.

asking for A Friend,
Cassandra

#YourLifeMattersToMe

Note:

One step.

One step.

One step.

You are loved.

You are NOT alone.

Keep on being…YOU!

Well, cracker jacks!😳

Forgive me, beloveds.

Like a dope, I inadvertently posted two pieces half done. The story of my life this year.

Apologies. The heat has been unbelievable and has fried my brain pan. Oops.

I shall try again, of a morrow.

feeling like a moron,
Cassandra

#YourLifeMattersToMe

Note: Smh. It’s a good thing I am  NOT my mistakes, eh? Neither are you, yours…

One step.

One step.

One step.

You are loved.

You are NOT alone.

Keep on being…YOU!

Try another way.

I’m trying something new. It’s not working. Instead of getting frustrated, I went back to working on some pieces.

Don’t let frustrations with not knowing keep you from trying things. Keep trying. You will get it. Eventually.

In the meantime, continue to enjoy the journey. Instead of allowing myself to get frustrated, I switched to what I knew until I could learn the other. That way I could still enjoy my day.

Be encouraged. You WILL get it. So will I.

asking for A Friend,
Cassandra

#YourLifeMattersToMe

Note:

One step.

One step.

One step.

You are loved.

You are NOT alone.

Keep on being…YOU!

The things I NEED to know, in order to do what I need to do, I don’t know how to do…yet.

Yet.

Yet!

YET!!!!

OMG!!!!

The thing I need to DO, so I can make what I want, I DON’T KNOW WHAT TO DO YET!!!!!

I am pressing this, selecting that, trying the other.

ALL I have managed to do, beloveds, is spend three or four hours doing things wrong.

I keep telling myself to be patient. I keep fighting the urge to want to fling open the front door and hence my laptop over the balcony!!…*stamps foot*…*pout*.

Instead I have been:

Taking deep breaths.

Counting to 10.

Recounting to 10.

Telling myself to keep on counting to 10 so as not to snatch OPEN THE FRONT DOOR AND HEAVE MY LAPTOP OVER THE RAILING!!!!!!!!

Whew, it’s either laugh, cry, or toss my laptop over the railing.

I chose to laugh. I have taken a short break so I can listen to upbeat music to save my laptop from taking a beating.

The old me would have quit, angry, hours ago. The resolved me keeps reminding the old me that learning NEW things takes time. A lot of it, apparently.  Whew!

Things will come. I am following my heart. Finally. Ah, God, this feels good. Even the aggravating parts.

The things I NEED to know, in order to do what I need to do, I don’t know how to do…yet.

I’m waiting for yet to catch up with me!😤💯🥰🫶

waiting for yet,
Cassandra

#YourLifeMattersToMe

Note: Be encouraged, beloveds. Change takes time. Learning takes time. Be sure to carry enough joy and laughter with you to get through the aggravation. 😎

One step.

One step.

One step.

You are loved.

You are NOT alone.

Keep on being…YOU!

Remember.

Remember when.

Remember all you’ve done.

Remember when you did.

Remember how much you gave.

Remember how much it cost you.

Then, NEVER give up on you  on your dreams, on your future, on your hopes for mankind.

Remember, beloveds.

Chaos wants you to think it has always and always will be here. It hasn’t. It won’t. It shan’t. It mustn’t. It can’t.

WE decide how long we will allow chaos inside us, around us, between us.

I choose to remember a time where most of us cared about all of us. We can return to that time. In the meantime, I am BEING that time/person/safe space.

How about you?

asking for A Friend,
Cassandra

#YourLifeMattersToMe

Note: Remember…

One step.

One step.

One step.

You are loved.

You are NOT alone.

Keep on being…YOU!

I wish…

I wanted to pick up my dream toys and go home. I still want to. This is what I texted my sis:

Am pretty discouraged. I did the last thing to do when launching by sending link out instead of waiting for the algorithm to suggest and send out my video.

YouTube sends to small sample of my subscribers and if they watch, they send to more folk etc. The problem is not the first video but no one watched the second onward so YouTube is not pushing them out.  I could kick myself.

Terribly disappointed only the six folk watched. I appreciate the ones who did. 

I know fam and friends typically do not rush to their folks channel. I could kick myself. I was super proud of accomplishing a goal of many years. I wasn’t thinking about folk living their lives. 

I wish I wasn’t a creative person. I wish I didn’t care so much. I wish what I did paid the bills. I wish…

I decided to stop round and tell someone to hang in there. I started with me.

Be encouraged.

asking for A Friend,
Cassandra

#YourLifeMattersToMe

Note: Dreams can kick rocks today…

One step.

One step.

One step.

You are loved.

You are NOT alone.

Keep on being…YOU!

I had to share this😎

https://www.instagram.com/reel/DLsaqs2gAdz/?igsh=MWhmMDdkNmQxNG9nag==

Be encouraged.

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 feel like an idiot.😳

I feel like an idiot.

This is what I texted my twin:

I feel like an idiot. Begging family and friends for likes and comments. How embarrassing 😳. Who am I to think my words would make an impact. Embarrassing. 

I feel like an idiot.

This idiot will be back, tomorrow, encouraging folk. Geez, God. NOBODY came to my meal. Embarrassing. 😳

*Cassandra reminds herself it’s all about the try. Cassandra tells the 📣 cheerleader in her to shut it.*

Be encouraged, beloveds. Even when your dreams feel like a popped 🎈 balloon!

We got this.

Okay, I am fixing to go have a good cry.

wondering what in the fresh hell,

Cassandra

#YourLifeMattersToMe

Note: Be encouraged. I think…lol.

One step.

One step.

One step.

You are loved.

You are NOT alone.

Keep on being…YOU!

Don’t worry about how you look/feel. Doing something new brings a bit of the awkward.

The motivational videos I did yesterday sounded stilted. The sound was off. I saved the pieces anyway.

I have been enjoying learning.

Don’t worry about looking like an idiot as you learn everything. It’s OK to feel like an idiot as you move forward. I forgot what it was like being back in school.

I had too much fun today to worry about sounding like or looking like an idiot. People will either receive what I put out in the universe, or they will. Simple as that.

I’m looking forward to all the mistakes that I mam going to be making tomorrow!

enjoying every awkward moment,
Cassandra

#YourLifeMattersToMe

Note:

One step.

One step.

One step.

You are loved.

You are NOT alone.

Keep on being…YOU!

Your dreams are calling you. Listen!

Yay!!!!!

I launched my YouTube channel!!!!!!!

Wooooooooohhhhooooooooo.

Yall are going to have to forgive me, beloveds. This was a dream years in the making!!!!

I have been wanting to share motivation and encouragement since I was a babe.

You all will me a HUGE favor if you click on the video and watch all the way through. This will help the Algorithm boost y first video. I would also greatly appreciate it if you would like, subscribe and comment on the video.

Thank you, in advance, beloveds. I appreciate EVERY like, over the past five years,  that helped me keep on keeping on when I have been the most discouraged.

The videos WILL get better. I am improving with every try.

Be encouraged. Go for your dreams. Start, beloveds, even if the start is a shaky one. I love and thank you. With all my heart.

asking for A Friend,
Cassandra

#YourLifeMattersToMe

Note: This IS our time. Get out there and LIVE. We CAN. We WILL. We HAVE to.

One step.

One step.

One step.

You are loved.

You are NOT alone.

Keep on being…YOU!