Tag: lifestyle

Change does NOT have to be bad.

WordPress has changed how things look. I like things to be familiar. I like things how I like things. I’m having to teach myself to embrace change and not throw too many temper tantrums when they happen.

I have to admit, the changes are working for my good. initially I thought they would make things harder or take longer. I am finding they are making things. easier to do and. the experience better.

As things change in your life beloved. don’t think of change as bad. All things change. Things were never meant to be permanent.

I have been enjoying this new me. 56 sure looks good on me!

Enjoy the changes in yourself. At least, the changes are making you more interesting!

asking for A Friend,
Cassandra

#YourLifeMattersToMe

Note: Embracing change at any age can be difficult. be encouraged. Be patient with yourself. You are doing all that you know. Let this be enough. You are right now. You are a magnificent You are wonderful. You are amazing. You are brilliant. You are successful. You are a person of integrity. You are a person full of love. Be who you are….

One step.

One step.

One step.

You are loved.

You are NOT alone.

Keep on being…YOU!

🌮 Tacos for breakfast: Don’t be afraid to be YOU.

I like weird things for breakfast.

I enjoy having breakfast items for dinner.

I like being weird.

Yesterday, I had chili for breakfast. Today, I’m having tacos for breakfast. How great is that?!

Sis thinks I eat in ridiculous combinations. I ask her who made folk the food police on what we should and should not be eating? Or, WHEN we should be eating, said “acceptable” food products?

I have been enjoying my weird. my weird has been especially weird lately.

Life is short. Get your weird on!

asking for A Friend,
Cassandra

#YourLifeMattersToMe

Note: Rejoice in 2025. You spent too much of 2024 being all sad and wondering what the world is going on. Do something completely ridiculous. do something that will make you laugh out loud in the middle of doing the ridiculous. invite someone into your ridiculousness. Share all of you. You don’t have to be perfect. You just have to be yourself. So go on. Be yourself.

One step.

One step.

One step.

You are loved.

You are NOT alone.

Keep on being…YOU!

Be intentional with your life.

I have started the year off right.

I’m getting up early. I’m getting in my hydration and nourishment.

I’m loving myself. I’m loving others.

I’m reframing my past. Yes, I have gone through some tough times, but everything was not bad. My family did the best they could with what they had. I’m moving on with a brilliant future and a wonderful present.

I have spent a wonderful day, letting folks know that they were loved and not alone. How great is that?

I have not wasted one moment worrying about bills and how I’m going to make it. I will make it some kind of way. In the meantime, I’m enjoying my life and everything that happens within it.

I can’t believe January is almost over with already. I have enjoyed every minute of it. I suggest you do the same. Be encouraged.

asking for A Friend,
Cassandra

#YourLifeMattersToMe

Note: I have so much joy in my heart right now. I have no room for fear or doubt. Feels good….

One step.

One step.

One step.

You are loved.

You are NOT alone.

Keep on being…YOU!

Don’t let your limitations limit you.

Vertigo has been kicking my tail lately. It has come roaring back into my life in the last few days.

My vertical has not been this bad and almost a year. I think the universe gave me a reprieve because of the tornado. Or, I was too busy being  scared half to death because I didn’t have a job and trying to find one. I didn’t have time to focus on having vertigo.

I don’t let it bother me. I take my time. I live my life. I take care of myself the best I can.

Don’t allow your limitations to put a limit on what you can achieve throughout the day. Do what you can. Be patient with yourself. Be extra understanding when you’re going through tough times.

I don’t know when it became acceptable for everyone to be so hard on each other. Let’s cut each other some slack. We’re all doing the best we can with what we know.

Stop limiting how far you can go. Just go. As far as you can. As best you can.

going with you,
Cassandra

#YourLifeMattersToMe

Note: What are you waiting for? get going.

One step.

One step.

One step.

You are loved.

You are NOT alone.

Keep on being…YOU!

Why do I have to be the one?

Why do I have to be the one?

I don’t HAVE to.

I CHOOSE to.

Why must I always be the one to take the high road.

I don’t HAVE to.

I CHOOSE to.

Why should I be the only one trying?

I don’t HAVE to.

I CHOOSE to.

Will you be one? Will you choose to?

asking for A Friend,
Cassandra

#YourLifeMattersToMe

Note: You don’t have to be one. Choose to be one. Choose to be one who will love and care. We will leave apathy behind. WE will leave darkness behind. We will leave hopelessness behind. In their place, we shall sow love, joy, hope and as much care as the 🌎 world can stand. Folk are waiting.  Who is with me



One step.

One step.

One step.

You are loved.

You are NOT alone.

Keep on being…YOU!

Embrace the changes.

The weather has been brutal.

One minute the temperature is bitterly cold. Hours later the sun comes and hangs out with us.

I’m learning how to adapt to the changes in my life.

I have always been a creature of habit. I like things the way I like things. I have been teaching myself how to like other things!

Embrace the change in your life. Change is needed at times. Change is not meant as a punishment. Everything changes. It’s a part of life.

It’s a good thing I have decided to embrace the change. WordPress has changed how things are and it took forever figuring out where things were.

Initially, I threw a fit…

Then, I remembered I was supposed to be zen and embracing all this change nonsense and got back to embracing THIS INCREDIBLY AND ANNOYING CHANGES IN WORDPRESS. WHY, WHY, WHY IN THE FRESH HELL….okay…opposite.

Choose laughter over anger. Choose hope over fear. Choose to try rather than walk away from change.

Use 2025 for your good. There are NO victims here. If you are tired of something, change it. Change you. Turn the channel. Turn off social media. Stop following trends just for following trends sake. BE the next trend.

asking for A Friend,
Cassandra

#YourLifeMattersToMe

Note: Nuff said. Seize these moments. You have NO idea 💡 what God and Life will do with your try. Just TRY. I dare you. Dare yourself. Challenge yourself. Who knows what your day will bring?

Be encouraged.

Do NOT waste too much of your day feeding into all the gloom and doom being tossed about.

Take some time away from your 📱 phone. I have a basket that I put my phone in every day now. Before I kept my phone within arm’s length. I just HAD to have it close by. I dared not miss the latest whatever was going on.

One day, my twin told me to turn off the phone and leave it at my desk. I gasped and told her I couldn’t. Eventually, I did. It took a while, but I relearned how to enjoy a life not chained to my phone.

Take some time. Embrace the change. Life will change on a dime. Don’t be afraid. If afraid, go an

One step.

One step.

One step.

You are loved.

You are NOT alone.

Keep on being…YOU!

Killin’ It.

I’m killin’ it!

I’m handling business. I’m STANDING ten toes down on FAITH and not fear.

I am dealing with my fears, head on. Without apology.

Celebrate your try. All you can do is all you can do. Let that be enough. You are enough.

I hope your day is going well. If it’s not, you can always start over. Do something special for yourself today. I hope great things for you today.

I wonder what life has in store for us today. Let’s find out.

asking for A Friend,
Cassandra

#YourLifeMattersToMe

Note: Rejoice. Have some fun today.

I can’t believe how much time I spent in fear and dread and hopelessness last year. Never again. I’m going to enjoy my life no matter what happens within it. I have learned to find an awfully lot of good in some terribly tough circumstances. Keep going, and you shall find out the same lessons.

Daily, headlines have been blaring about how hopeless things are and shall be for folk who look like me. Particularly for women who look like me. And, daily, I have to tell myself that everything WILL be alright. Some kind of way.

Stay encouraged, beloveds. We got this.



One step.

One step.

One step.

You are loved.

You are NOT alone.

Keep on being…YOU!

You are history in the making.

Beloveds,  you are making history.

In fact, you are:

History in the making.

A legacy being fulfilled.

A promise kept by The Universe.

Your life has done so much more than you will ever comprehend.

You see where you have not yet gotten. The Universe sees where you are headed.

Be encouraged. Your best days are in front of you!

What kind of history are you making? Make it a positive one. make it a game changing one. Make it one where people are in awe of your integrity, your faith and your joy.

asking for A Friend,
Cassandra

#YourLifeMattersToMe

Note: I can’t wait to see what ye shall create. I root for you everyday. I pray for you every single day. Be encouraged. Your dream shall come true. Enjoy your today. It’s the only one you’ll get. I love you.

One step.

One step.

One step.

You are loved.

You are NOT alone.

Keep on being…YOU!

Hold On!

Hold on!

The struggle was real, beloveds. Disappointment had reared its ugly head. 56 was annoyed being in the SAME place 55 had been.

My old was feeling old. My get up and go had told me earlier to go on ahead and kick rocks.

Then, good habits rode to my rescue!

Hope joined the 🎉 party, and we decided to put discouragement and disappointment to work by making us some chili!

Up, I got. On with it, I did. Backatcha, I told fear! Ha! Kick dem rocks!

Hold on, beloveds! We fight on!

We can NOT afford to give up on our dreams!

Success is our ONLY option!

Get up! Yea, it’s tough. Yes, it’s hard. So what?! Let’s go!!!

If you are disappointed, keep at it. If you are discouraged, stick with it. Until we win.

Your dreams mean too much to turn your back on them! Ah, beloveds. Keep going. You CAN. YOU WILL!!

hanging in there with you,



Cassandra

#YourLifeMattersToMe

Note: Failure is NOT an option for us. I wanted so badly to listen to discouragement today. Seemed like it would be easier to give in, you know?

Then, beloveds, I reminded myself of how many times I told myself that awful lie! Giving up had done nothing but make life ten times harder/frustrating/disappointing!

I REFUSE to allow quit to occupy 2025!

I’m going to keep trying. I’m going to run towards my dreams. I’m going to encourage as many folk as I can. What are YOU going to do, beloveds? Asking for A Friend…

One step.

One step.

One step.

You are loved.

You are NOT alone.

Keep on being…YOU!

You have been set apart. You have NOT been set aside.

Good morning, beloveds. And, it IS a GOOD morning!

I just stopped ’round to speak life to those who have been feeling like they have been dismissed and/or not counted. This is not so.

You have been set apart. You have NOT been set aside. There is a difference.

I used to feel like an outsider. I used to feel like I was on the outside of life looking in at others enjoying their lives.

I felt like a kid with their face pressed against a glass. which was separating them from some wonderful goodies..

I no longer feel that way. now I’m just waiting my turn. I may be asked to take the stage. In the meantime, I’m going to have a good time being a stagehand and helping out where I can. I will help someone else. I will be in the audience for someone else. I will give them a standing ovation for their try.

And if I never get called to the stage, I will still be grateful. I will be thankful I was part of the show in any capacity. I don’t have to be the spotlight. I don’t have to be in the spotlight. I will happily hold the life for someone else.

I love writing. I love encouraging people. I love praying for people. I no longer worry about if others are receiving my words and my care. I send them anyway. My joy is in the writing My joy is in trying to connect. My joy is in the try. The rest is merely icing on the cake.

Life has not discarded you. You have been set aside for this time. This is your time. Take the stage. Build a stage. Clean the stage. Just do something. Just be available. Life will come calling. How shall you answer?

asking for A Friend,
Cassandra

#YourLifeMattersToMe

Note: If you are feeling discarded about now, get ready. Life is fixing to open up to you. You have not been forgotten. You are just bring prepared. Enjoy the respite. Enjoy your day.

One step.

One step.

One step.

You are loved.

You are NOT alone.

Keep on being…YOU!