Tag: lifestyle

Switch up the game.

I want to scream. I did scream.

My quitter quit again this morning. I’ve made quitter get up and make coffee. I wanted to give up so badly on starting. on starting my channel, I decided I’m going to work on pieces and get my channel started. There has to be a reason why doubts trying its best to get me to stop.

I fired up the computer, and I just started talking. The video turned into something else. I turned into something else.

Wouldn’t you know it, just as I was getting into with maintenance decided to start whacking down more old trees? The sounds of the chainsaw is driving me up 10 walls. I can barely hear myself think. I had to start recording videos.

Instead of giving up on my day, I decided to work one more pieces. I can’t believe my Dallas also tried to get me to delete my blog that I have been working on for 5 years now. I don’t know why discouragement has been so loud these past few weeks.

I am normally able to encourage myself with uplifting use egg or reading or talking to my family or encouraging myself. for the past week or so, I have not been able to consistently keep myself motivated and encouraged.

It’s a good thing my good habits are holding me down. It’s a good thing my trier with Jesus to give up more than 10 minutes or so. It’s a good thing my toes are standing. 10 toes down on faith.

I just stopped by encourage someone to keep on keeping on. If an obstacle gets in your way, move it out of the way. Or use the obstacle to step up to greater heights.

Don’t stop playing the game because it has gotten hard. Switch things up if you need to. Things may not turn out the way you had hoped. You will never know until you try. Be encouraged.

asking for A Friend,
Cassandra

#YourLifeMattersToMe

Note: Keep going…

One step.

One step.

One step.

You are loved.

You are NOT alone.

Keep on being…YOU!

So and what, boo and who, Cassandra. 😳

I was having a tantrum, beloveds. A tasteful one, mind you. It went something like this:

Boo and hoo. Life just ain’t fair! Waa and waa.

I had even thrown in some wherefores and how comes and a few what in the worlds??!

I was dramatic. Tastefully so, or so I thought…

*sigh*

Just as I was working into rare form, Life asked a good question:

So and what, Cassandra?

Kinda hard to argue with Life when put so tastefully.

I kindly decided to shut and up.🥰😁🤦‍♀️🤣

Life is short, beloveds. Sometimes, you just have to laugh when life is lifing so hard you can barely stand it.

Boo hoo. Life is hard. So what? Life is too short to be carrying on about how hard life is being to us.

Get up. Get going! Let’s go!!

asking for A Friend,
Cassandra

#YourLifeMattersToMe

Note: We got this, I think.😁😎🎯🙏❤

One step.

One step.

One step.

You are loved.

You are NOT alone.

Keep on being…YOU!

It does not have to be perfect, just yours.

I have been enjoying making bad videos. 🥰🤣

I have been having a hoot indulging in MY passion.

I blog. I encourage folk with bad/corny/boring motivational videos.😆😇🥰

Now, I have NO idea how folk will respond to my efforts. Most may never. That’s okay.

Keep doing your why, beloveds. It does not have to be perfect, just yours.

I think I will go make a few more bad, corny, boring, probably never going to be seen motivational 📹 videos.😁😄😊

Have an amazing today.

Do what you love.

asking for A Friend,
Cassandra

#YourLifeMattersToMe

Note: Life is what YOU make it. What are you making?

Find a way.

Make the way.

Be the way!

Be encouraged.

Keep doing your why.

Keep doing your why.

Why?

Because your why IS important to somebody!

Why?

Because YOU are important!

Why?

Simply because you were born.

Nuff said.

doing/being my why,
Cassandra

#YourLifeMattersToMe

Note: It sure has been mighty hard doing my why, beloveds. Why? Storms won’t stop. Bills won’t stop. Discouragement and disappointment absolutely refuses to stop bugging me. Therefore, I don’t stop. I can’t. I won’t. Crapola.

During especially tough moments, beloveds, it is CRUCIAL to understand these are nothing but tests. Simple as that. Yea, thse bad boys are loud. Yes, the storms are mighty impressive sounding and looking.

Still, these too SHALL pass. The ONLY important thing is how we determine to be/live/move AFTER all the hoopla has gone by.

I choose to be:

Victorious.

Joyful.

Hopeful.

Resilient.

Loving.

Caring.

Empathetic.

I choose to be/remain these things DURING the storms/trials. How about you?

My why is encouraging folk and reminding them they are loved and not alone. What’s your why? Let me know in the comments.🥰🙏💋

One step.

One step.

One step.

You are loved.

You are NOT alone.

Keep on being…YOU!

Quit came for me today.

Quit came for me today.

I sent it on it’s way with a cup of ☕ with a dash od get the hell out of here!🤡💋

Keep going, beloveds.

asking for A Friend,
Cassandra

#YourLifeMattersToMe

Note: We CAN. We WILL. We HAVE TO! Let’s go!!

One step.

One step.

One step.

You are loved.

You are NOT alone.

Keep on being…YOU!

What do you do when you can’t write, er, fight your way out?

https://www.tiktok.com/@unapologeticly_cassandra?_t=ZT-8wpOgcngqis&_r=1

Apologies, beloveds.

I have been digging out from under an awful bout of mini what in the fresh hell is this?!😳

Normally, I write my way out. I promised myself that I would encourage folk when feeling the most discouraged. Alas, discouragement has been more determined than I, this past while.

So much so, I considered deleting this blog,  altogether.

Who cares about it, I asked myself?

I do, I answered back. Crap.

I have had to go back and update a good half dozen pieces. Something I have NEVER done in the five years I have been blogging.

Can I admit something? For the first time in forever, beloveds, I didn’t put the world first.

For the first time, beloveds, I allowed myself to sit with myself, to let myself NOT write, to encourage myself to do absolutely nothing and not feel like a big nothing.

I have put all my focus on getting eyeballs on my blog so I can encourage as many as I can. It has been incredibly embarrassing/disappointing/disheartening/discouraging to see almost no fruit of my labor.

I just stopped by to encourage someone to keep on keeping on. You ARE seen. You ARE heard. You ARE valued. Even when it doesn’t appear to be so.

God/The Universe/Life appreciates your every tear, your every effort, your every movement forward.

In the meantime, keep on being good to yourself. I care. If that means anything. So does He.

caring still,

Cassandra
#YourLifeMattersToMe

Note: You matter.

One step.

One step.

One step.

You are loved.

You are NOT alone.

Keep on being…YOU!

Don’t fear the storm. BE the storm.

I have been battling bills. Therefore, battling:

Depression.

Frustration.

Anxt.

Ain’t.

I ain’t giving up…lol.

Bills, er, fear has a way of sapping the oomph out of one’s try. Tell your bills to shut up. Tell your fear to kick rocks.

Then, keep moving FORWARD. Keep looking UP. Keep standing on business. Keep standing on FAITH.

This time WILL pass, beloveds. How will it leave you? I plan on being/staying hopeful.

I must admit the silence is awfully loud. I just stopped ’round to encourage you to keep on being about being about it. If for no other reason than to annoy the hell out of fear due to your persistence.🤣🥰

We got this.

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 refuse to be sad today.

I refuse to be sad today.

I refuse to be mad today.

I refuse to be bad today.

I choose to be glad today.

I choose all the joy that can be had today.

I choose to laugh today.

Today is the first anniversary of the tornado. Ha! Not!

Today is the day the Lord has made, as the bible says. I SHALL rejoice and be glad in it.

I beat the dawn this morning. I made coffee. I worked on my dreams for a few hours. I sang, badly, to early morning praise music.

I thanked God for my life. I thanked The Universe for being big enough to contain my dreams. I thanked Life for teaching me how to fight.

Then, I got on with my day. I have life to live. No time for standing over a grave. Last year happened. Am leaving last year in 2024, where it belongs. 2025 is a handful all on it’s own.😳🤣

I have much too much to do, beloveds. So do you.

The storm is raging. I am working in the midst of it. In fact, I recorded the voice over for the first piece I am going to put on YouTube next week. Badly. Clumsily it’s going up. I also created some cheesy intros and endings. I am going to see how many eyeballs I can cause to roll out of folks heads.🤣

Hang in there. The storm WILL pass.

asking for A Friend,
Cassandra

#YourLifeMattersToMe

Note: Geez, tho, God. Whew!

Find a way.

Make the way.

Be the way!

Be encouraged.

Don’t let it win.

Fear.

Don’t let it win.

Grief.

Don’t let it win.

Anger.

Don’t let it win.

Apathy.

Don’t let it win.

All of those things have blown in with this latest storm, beloveds. Laughing at me. Taunting me. Reminding me a tornado showed up, a year ago tomorrow, and turned my life on it’s head.

I want to be angry. I’m not. I want to be sad. I kind of am. I want to give in to the fright of how in the hell am I going to pay next month’s rent. I can’t afford to do that now.

What will I DO instead?

Wait patiently.

Cry just a wee bit.

Keep moving FORWARD.

Keep looking UP.

I don’t know what God is going to do, beloveds. I know what I am going to do:

Keep on believing.

Keep on loving.

Keep on laughing.

Keep on hoping.

Keep standing on business.

Keep standing ten toes down.

I just stopped by to encourage those who are, quite frankly, sick and tired of weathering all these physical/spiritual/emotional storms all whilst maintaining our sanity/dignity/joy!…*stamps foot*

Be encouraged. This too SHALL pass.

asking for A Friend,
Cassandra

#YourLifeMattersToMe

Note: I just threw a virtual tantrum/pity party so you don’t have to. Borrow this one then get on with your life. Take the day, if need be, to get out a bit of sad then pop some popcorn, watch an old movie and keep being about being about it.



One step.

One step.

One step.

You are loved.

You are NOT alone.

Keep on being…YOU!

A coffee funny.

This never fails to bring a smile to my face.

Have a wonderful day today. As Tabitha Brown always says “Don’t let no one ruin your day”.

Take today with a laugh and a grain of salt. Get in your me time. Be good to yourself as you make your way to a ridiculous acting world.

asking for A Friend,
Cassandra

#YourLifeMattersToMe

Note: Who is up for a cup of coffee?

One step.

One step.

One step.

You are loved.

You are NOT alone.

Keep on being…YOU!