Tag: lifestyle

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 đź’ˇ 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!

Don’t allow lazy to keep you lazy in 2025.

I wanted to be lazy this morning. I told myself it was okay to sleep in.

I drug lazy out of bed in mid sentence!

I have been going to bed earlier so I can get up early and get about getting about it.

Lazy has NOT been down for this plan. Lazy so desperately wants to BE lazy. Not on my watch! Ha!

Lazy is currently complaining about washing dishes…lol.

Be sure you are not the reason your dreams are not coming true, beloveds. Wake up. Get up. Make it happen for your life.

asking for A Friend,
Cassandra

#YourLifeMattersToMe

Note: January is almost over. Are you squeezing out the best in every moment? You still have time. Get to it. Get a move on. We have things to do.

One step.

One step.

One step.

You are loved.

You are NOT alone.

Keep on being…YOU!

When haters try to give you their love, show them the door.🚪

When haters try to give you their love, show them the door.🚪

Nuff said. Stop wasting your life on what clowns have to say.

We have much toooooooooooo much to do, beloveds. Don’t waste a second of 2025 on the haters. They have nothing better to do because they have nothing to do. We got thangs to do, remember?

doing thangs with you,
Cassandra

#YourLifeMattersToMe

Note: There will ALWAYS be folk who will tell you what you can never have, where you can and can not go, what you can or can not do. Let them talk. You are much too busy to listen.

Above all, beloveds, don’t EVER add your voice to those of the naysayers. We are often our biggest critics, aren’t we?

Champion yourself. Celebrate your try. Don’t worry about the outcome. Enjoy playing in the game. Salute the winner. Even if it’s not you!

We only get this ONE life. LIVE. I love me some you. Am sure some may wonder why I tell complete strangers that I love them. You are NOT strangers to me. You are my brothers. You are my sisters. I love you. So does He.

One step.

One step.

One step.

You are loved.

You are NOT alone.

Keep on being…YOU!

Take your focus off what you fear so you can see.

I can see!

I can hear!

I can receive!

For so long, beloveds, I couldn’t see straight. I couldn’t think clearly. Why? Because ALL I had been focusing on were my fears.

I focused on what I had lost.

I focused on what I had still to lose.

I focused on all the what if I nevers.

It took months of fighting, of standing, of refusing to give way to fear, to teach me how to stand on FAITH.

In so doing, I found SURE footing.

Be encouraged. Stop worrying about those pesky waves. Stay in the boat. You SHALL make it to the other side.

Let’s embrace the journey, eh?

asking for A Friend,
Cassandra

#YourLifeMattersToMe

Note: 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!