Tag: encouragement

Time to bet on YOU.

It’s time.

Time to bet on YOU.

Time to start believing in YOUR value, in your WORTH.

Time to raise YOUR voice.

Time to trust YOUR heart.

Many spend their days desperately seeking the approval of celebrity influencers, who are influenced by nothing more than what they can squeeze from YOUR wallet.

You have, you are, everything you will ever need to live an abundant life. The trick is understanding what abundance means to YOU.

Is it money? Fame? Influence?

Real talk, beloveds, most chase these things because they secretly feel unworthy. The world is desperate for you to believe you will never be enough.

This is the ONLY way the world and others can control you.

God wants you FREE to live and to make your own choices. He even desires this for unbelievers.

This is precisely why my blog reaches out to everyone. I don’t care what you believe. I just want you to care. The rest will come out in the wash.

Too many folk use God as an excuse and an agenda.

My ONLY agenda is to let you know you are loved and you are not alone. Period!❤️‍🩹♥️🥰

Time to bet on you, beloveds. You matter. What you think matters. Your goals matter. Time you start working on them, eh?

asking for A Friend,

Cassandra

#YourLifeMattersToMe

Note: I have been really struggling with believing in ME. I feel old. I feel washed up. I feel used up. Who is even going to want an old, loud goof like me? Asking for a friend(me).

Be encouraged. It’s okay to wonder. Just don’t give up. Not just yet. You got thangs to do…

One step.

One step.

One step.

You are loved.

You are NOT alone.

Keep on being…YOU!

Real talk: No going back!

Real talk…*sigh*….

I find myself missing the:

Comfortable.

Familiar.

Known.

We all talk a big game, don’t we, when it comes to wanting growth and change?

We talk a whoooooole lotta crap about wanting to do whatever is needed to grow.

Then, at first sign of the unknown, we cry like big babies:

“It’s dark!”

“I can’t see!”

“I don’t know them!”

“I don’t know if I can trust this!”

“Are You sure?!”

We want change. Easily. Handed to us on a silver platter. No pain involved.

Ah, pain. It sure has been a pain in the uh oh.

Instead of racing back to the familiar, I strain forward.

It’s dark.

I can’t see.

I trust You.

trusting even when I can’t see,

Cassandra

#YourLifeMattersToMe

Note: Keep moving forward, beloveds. Don’t let the unknown chase you back into the shadows. Stay in the light. You got this.

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!

200!🥳

200 subscribers. Wow. 200 unsuspecting souls!

MMMUUUUAAAAAAAAHAAA!

🫠🥰

Shout out to all the beloveds.

Life is short. Please live it. Your way. Outloud. Without apology.

Tell fear to kick rocks.

Welcome love in.

Cut yourself some slack.

Be the original. We don’t need more tired replicas.

Be encouraged.

Okay, I am fixing to have some chocolate cream pie and coffee to celebrate more victims, er, friends to pie in the face, er, hang out with. Who is with me?

asking for A Friend,

Cassandra

#YourLifeMattersToMe

Note: I hope you are enjoying your Saturday. If not, how come? Whatever is going on shall pass. In the meantime, do your best and leave the rest.

In case no one has told you today: I love you. So does He 

One step.

One step.

You are loved.

You are NOT alone.

Keep on being…YOU!

Make a decision.

Make a decision.

To love.

Make a decision.

To try.

Make a decision.

To care.

Then, get on out there and love!

Get on out there and try!

Get on out there and care!

Nuff said.

Cassandra

#YourLifeMattersToMe

Note: Um, you are supposed to be out there loving, trying and caring. Get going!❤️‍🩹♥️🥰🎤

One step.

One step.

One step.

You are loved.

You are NOT alone.

Keep on being…YOU!

Count your blessings, not your troubles.

Count your blessings, not your troubles.

Count your steps, not the cost.

Count the rainbows, not the raindrops.

Count the laughter, not the tears.

Count the memories, not the endings.

Count the moments, not the seconds.

Count the benefits, not the obstacles.

Count the efforts, not the outcomes.

Count it ALL joy, beloveds.

counting with you,

Cassandra

#YourLifeMattersToMe

Note: So often, beloveds, we focus on the wrong things. We stew over negatives. We count all the losses and nary a one of our successes. Enough of that!

I have spent a wonderful few hours writing, writing, writing and more writing. I didn’t give one thought to what I don’t have. Bills have taken a backseat to making my now as fantastic as I can.

I spent most of my life working myself into the ground. For what? For whom? I don’t regret working hard. I love hard work. I am just learning to prioritize taking care of me whilst I am working hard.

Life is what WE make it. Our circumstances do NOT determine our day. WE do. I am seizing THIS day. I am not wasting a moment wondering how I will make out tomorrow. Tomorrow will bring what tomorrow will bring.

I am going to take the entire month of September to do nothing but enjoy NFL, family, God, writing, snacking, sleeping, blogging. Rinse. Repeat.

I plan on spending October learning how to make inspiring videos I can put on another WordPress page requiring a subscription. My words ARE worth something. I shall see how much. Maybe, nothing will happen. Maybe, everything will happen. I shall see. I have always wanted to. I was just too afraid to bet on ME. No more. I bet on me. That will be enough, for now.

Bet on YOU, beloveds. What have you been yearning to do? What in the fresh hell are you waiting for?! Get out there and do the thing. Try. Fail. Get up and try again. You have NO idea how far you may go. Neither do I. I am excited at the prospect. In the meantime, I am enjoying being me MY way. How about you? Asking for A Friend.

One step.

One step.

One step.

You are loved.

You are NOT alone.

Keep on being…YOU!

What is your number?

What is your number?

How many nos, does it take, to make you stop trying for yes?

What is your number?

How many clicks/likes will it take, to get you give up on your dream(s), should you not hit that number?

What is your number?

If you are looking for the answer(s) to always be yes, you will never try. If you are having to have a hundred thousand likes, you may never start or continue.

Our why MUST be fueled solely by our why. Simple as that. If, beloveds, this blog was fueled by how many folks liked or stopped by……geeeeeeeeez. I would have stopped YEARS ago.

My why must DO every day. Every day. Whether I feel like it or not. Whether I see results or not. Whether folk reciprocate or not.

The older I get, the more I understand I can’t wait/expect validation from folk. My try validates me. Hopefully, my try will result in tangible results I can take to the bank. Literally. If not, I am building a LASTING legacy of love and try. I can live with that.

I am determined to never allow a number to stop me from trying. Maybe, I shall stop at a billion. Who knows?

What of you?

What is your number?

asking for A Friend,

Cassandra

#YourLifeMattersToMe

Note: Sure would nice to hear a yes today, God. Not saying, just saying….

One step.

One step.

One step.

You are loved.

You are NOT alone.

Keep on being…YOU!

When was the last time?

When was the last time?

When was the last time you savored the moment?

When was the last time you took your time to really enjoy the experience?

When was the last time, you held a moment close to your heart?

When was the last time, you squeezed every single drop of joy from a day?

When was the last time, you enjoyed looking up at the sky or the stars?

When was the last time, you left fear in the review mirror, so you could enjoy your life up ahead?

If you can’t remember the last time, don’t you think it’s time to start now?

asking for A Friend,

Cassandra

#YourLifeMattersToMe

Note: Okay, um, so yall supposed to be out there making moments. Whatcha still doing here? Get out there and love someone. Starting with you!

One step.

One step.

One step.

You are loved.

You are NOT alone.

Keep on being…YOU!

What do you look forward to?

What do you look forward to?

Don’t focus on what you dread.

What do you look forward to experiencing?

Think on these things, instead.

What do you look forward to having?

What do you dream of being?

What awesome things do you see for your life?

Things are much more than they seem.

Keep dreaming.

Keep pushing.

Keep betting on you.

Soon, you’ll start having.

Soon, you’ll be receiving.

Blessings anew.

Look FORWARD, beloveds.

Look forward to all that is about to break open in your life.

Too often, we lament.

Too little, we dream.

Relent!

Dream, again!

asking for A Friend,

Cassandra

#YourLifeMattersToMe

Note: Ah, beloveds. Dare to dream…🥰🥰🔮🌎

One step.

One step.

One step.

You are loved.

You are NOT alone.

Keep on being…YOU!

Perspective: 99 views.

Last week, beloveds, this blog had 99 views.

99 chances to let folk know they were loved and not alone.

I wish it could be 99,000. 99,000,000.

I do what I can. I reach who are willing. That’s all I can DO.

Somehow, my DO just doesn’t seem to be doing it, in MY eyes. I want to do more. I want to make more of an impact.

I’m trying, desperately so, to keep things in their proper perspective. Many are not even trying. At least, I am doing…*shrug*…something?

Stop dismissing your try, beloveds. You are doing all you know. Your labor is NOT in vain.

Keep moving forward. Enjoy your day. You have tried. The outcome will be what it turns out to be, eh?

I have been working hard to keep focusing on loving this life and embracing what it gives me back. Even if I receive little or nothing…*shrug*.

I have lived.

I have loved.

Ah, God, help me see that IS enough. As am I. As are all who reads these words.

asking for A Friend,

Cassandra

#YourLifeMattersToMe

Note: You ARE enough. 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!

You don’t have to understand, to understand.

I was just listening to one of THHHHEEEEEEEEE most beautiful gospel songs I have ever heard. Yet, the ONLY word I understood was ‘Hallelujah’. It was sung by a beautiful Pilipino group.

What beautiful harmony! How majestic. Amazing.

I also enjoy listening to this aaaaaammmmmmmmmazing Japanese singer who sings some of the prettiest love songs I have ever heard. No idea what the world she is saying but it all says love to my heart, mind, soul and spirit….(((((((((((((((((((((hugs self)))))))))))))))))))))).

We don’t always have to understand, one another, to understand, one another. Our actions often speak for us:

How we express ourselves.

By what we do or don’t do.

How we CHOOSE to view one another.

There are millions of ways we can communicate and honor one another.

It troubles me how many folk are choosing to use division to make their dollars. I choose love. If love never pays off for me, financially, so be it. I’m betting on me. The Universe SHALL reward my love gifts. Eventually. Finally. Hopefully. If not…*shrug*.

In the meantime, beloveds, how about we work on loving each other and listening to one another whether we ‘understand’ or not? The more we love each other, the more we shall find common ground and understanding.

loving folk whether I understand or not,

Cassandra

#YourLifeMattersToMe

Note: Love your neighbor. In case no one has told you yet today: I love you. So does He.

One step.

One step.

One step.

You are loved.

You are NOT alone.

Keep on being…YOU!