Tag: self-improvement

I REFUSE.

I REFUSE to give up.

I REFUSE to give in to despair.

I REFUSE to give away my peace, my joy, or my try.

Ha!

Hell to the naw!!!!

I have spent the last hour applying to three jobs I FINALLY found that were open. ALL the others were simply teasers who dangled the prospect but laughed when I hit apply.

I got mad.

I fussed at God. I found that satisfying. I fussed at God some more. We both laughed.

I fired up the blog to encourage folk.

I got mad at me for wanting to encourage folk when disappointment keeps handing me a series of behind kickings.

THAT made me mad!!

I told myself I would NOT waste my time encouraging a world who could care less about me!

I turned off the computer in a huff.

God laughed.

I laughed.

We both understood the assignment.

I made coffee.

I got back to being about being about it.

I told them jobs “I will be their plus one!” Now, they have 101 to consider!

You can’t be found, beloveds, if you don’t keep putting yourself out there!

Keep being the needle in the haystack. Someone is bound to get pricked sooner or later!🤣😁🤗

asking for A Friend,
Cassandra

#YourLifeMattersToMe

Note: Be encouraged. This too, SHALL pass. Sometime in THIS century would be nice…



One step.

One step.

One step.

You are loved.

You are NOT alone.

Keep on being…YOU!

Stop hiding! Time for you to live. Powerful Motivation – #PivotWithPurp…

Time to stop hiding. Time to get out there and live.

I tell myself this EVERY day. Sure wish I could hide today. Life won’t let me.

Embarrassed, I throw myself out there. Again. Jiminy Great Jehoshaphat!😳🧱

Keep putting yourself out there, beloveds. There is a world waiting for YOU.

asking for A Friend,
Cassandra

#YourLifeMattersToMe

Note: Go on, now…

One step.

One step.

One step.

You are loved.

You are NOT alone.

Keep on being…YOU!

Recover(y): You still can. You still will.

There have been times, beloveds, when I wondered if I really would recover mentally/ financially from the devastation of the tornado, of losing mom, of the upheaval of moving to a state I had never lived in, of fighting life alone for the past 9 years.

There are times when I wonder still.

I am healing. Slowly. I am growing. Methodically.

I have had many setbacks. Still, the setbacks are nothing more than setups for comebacks and steps for me to succeed.

I’m doing my best to keep moving forward. It is so easy to look backward at the comfort zone we used to have, isn’t it? I keep telling myself we have too much to do. We have come too far to look behind us now.

Last night I tossed and turned in bed, wondering what I was going to do with the rest of my life. It seems to be so vast. Where do I go now, I keep asking God? What do I do now, I keep asking The Universe? Is what I’m doing even making a difference, I keep asking Life?

Nothing is moving. Everything is silent. The silence makes me look harder. I don’t know why. In the past, the silence would have caused me to give up in despair and disappointment.

I no longer give myself the option to quit. I don’t care what happens. I don’t care how many videos get zeros views. I don’t care how many pieces get ignored.

My only focus is in encouraging as many people as I can, starting with myself.

Be encouraged. Your labor is not in vain.

asking for A Friend,
Cassandra

#YourLifeMattersToMe

Note: I am living proof that you can keep on keeping on no matter what. You stay encouraged. You make sure you get your rest. You make sure to keep moving forward. Refuse to allow yourself to give up. I don’t care what happened. I don’t care if you have to go by yourself, just go. We got this.

One step.

One step.

One step.

You are loved.

You are NOT alone.

Keep on being…YOU!

When your resources are limited, be creative with your resources.📱

I have several older phones.

One day, the idea came to me to repurpose them.

Now, I have one specifically for blogging, creating TikTok and Instagram posts, paying bills, surfing YouTube. It’s my 🧠 brain phone.

I have another 📱 phone I use just as my phone phone. For those under 50, the phone could only be used to make/receive calls. I know. I know. How DID we survive in a world with no Internet, no Google, no Netflix??!…lol.

Doing this, I have been able to become more organized. I have been able to get more rest. My body knows when my phone is in the basket to just chill out.

I’m learning to use what I have. The world right now seems to be hell bent on glorifying poverty, lack, and a ‘woe is me’ mentality. Right now, playing The Victim sells really well on Youtube and Tiktok. I refuse to try to make money that way.

It breaks my heart that there is actually commentary going on where people are cheering on people for taking advantage of others. I find it sad this appears to be normalized. I refuse to make it normal to take advantage of my fellow man and woman.

You have much more than you think. Look around you. Look inside you. You have a wealth of knowledge and experience that will take you far if you allow yourself to try.

Keep trying. Even when it’s hard. I saw a notice the other day that I have posted I think for 650 some consecutive days. I’m trying to do my part.

I hear a cup of coffee calling me. Who wants a cup?

asking for A Friend,
Cassandra

#YourLifeMattersToMe

Note: Be encouraged. Enjoy your day. Take care of you today. You got this.

One step.

One step.

One step.

You are loved.

You are NOT alone.

Keep on being…YOU!

You are NOT broken! – All is not lost. Start again!- #PivotWithPurpose #…

There are days when I feel broken. Days when I wonder if this old me will finally give up.

I hope not.

I hope…


Cassandra

#YourLifeMattersToMe

Note: Be encouraged.

One step.

One step.

One step.

You are loved.

You are NOT alone.

Keep on being…YOU!

I have a whole new outlook.

I have a whole new outlook.

On life. On my life. Life grows shorter by the day. I’m doing the best I can with the days I have. I’m doing the best I can for as long as I can.

Losing is no longer scary. Winning is no longer the goal.

I simply want to be in the arena. Trying. Doing what I can. Giving all that I have. I can live with the outcome.

I have been amazed at my fight, beloveds.

I faced down a tornado. I’m still here. I fight on.

Something, deep inside, tells me I can make an impact. However small the footprint. The footprint is mine!

Keep going. Keep making an impact. You are making more of an impact than you know.

asking for A Friend,
Cassandra

#YourLifeMattersToMe

Note: Be encouraged. Look UP.

One step.

One step.

One step.

You are loved.

You are NOT alone.

Keep on being…YOU!

Keep putting yourself out there.

Keep putting yourself out there. 🎯🌏🧱 https://www.instagram.com/reel/DNa41C6gR1O/?igsh=ZGhvZzg1eWpjNnM2

Keep on being…YOU!

Have an amazing day.

asking for A Friend,
Cassandra

#YourLifeMattersToMe

Note: I love you.

One step.

One step.

One step.

You are loved.

You are NOT alone.

Keep on being…YOU!

Knowledge is priceless: Old things, discard not. 📱

I used to toss my old, retired phones into a drawer. I began to collect a good amount of them.

I’m old school. I was raised to throw away nothing that can be repurposed or reused.

Don’t believe me? Ask again, after you eat a bowl of cereal 🥣 from one of my Cool Whip containers(They don’t make great ones like they used to!).

Anywho, in my humble opinion, the 📱 phones were a fantastic backup system. I keep valuable 📸 photos, 📹 videos, and thingies on each one.

One day, my niece asked me to have one. It was really, really nice. I had paid a good bit for it.

Being old school, I was technologically challenged. I had NO 💡idea that you could STILL GET ON THE INTERNET AS LONG AS YOU HAD INTERNET CONNECTION!!😱🤯

I had stopped using the 📱 phones because I didn’t have a carrier for them.

Like an idiot, I gave her said phone. She then happily utilized said 📱 phone to play around on the Internet.

OMG!!

She was smart 🧠 enough to keep this knowledge to herself until AFTER letting me know this was a possibility. Knowledge is 👑 king!

Now I know to keep all of my old phones. I have uses for them. This has taught me a great lesson. Knowledge is priceless.

If you’re feeling old, get excited. You could be repurposed also.

Have an amazing rest of your day.

asking for A Friend,
Cassandra

#YourLifeMattersToMe

Note: You can do so much more than you give yourself credit for. Get out there and live.

One step.

One step.

One step.

You are loved.

You are NOT alone.

Keep on being…YOU!

Don’t allow numbers to chase you away from your dreams.

Age ain’t nothing but a number, as someone said.🫸

Less than 1% of content creators are successful, financially:

YouTube = 10,000 hours of content uploaded EVERY hour.  💯

MY age = 56. Geez.🧓❤️‍🩹

1 day = 24 hours.

60 minutes = 1 hour.

60 seconds = 1 hour.🚨

Your dream(s)  = Priceless.

Knowledge = More valuable than the stars.

The sky = Not even the sky is the limit, when it comes to what you can achieve, so long as you neva give up.🥊🎤

My weight = Okay, some things are 🔏 private.😳

Doing my best to not focus on numbers. It’s not always easy. Seeing low numbers can make one feel quite low, if one is not careful. I’m trying to be careful.

It can be hard not to feel less than, when you are doing less than what you have hoped.

I tell myself to keep trying. I tell myself this everyday. Some days, it gets old. I’m tired of taking the high, long road, at times.

Be encouraged. Everything will come out in the wash.

It’s coffee time. Who is bringing snacks?

asking for A Friend,
Cassandra

#YourLifeMattersToMe

Note: There is never a good day to quit. Don’t give yourself permission to. We got too many thangs to do.

One step.

One step.

One step.

You are loved.

You are NOT alone.

Keep on being…YOU!

You are somebody to me

Today, I feel like a big nobody. I feel as though my dreams would never happen. The more I research on the probabilities of bringing my dreams into fruition, the more discouraged I become.

Less than 1% make it. I’ve never been in that one percent.

I feel 100 years old today. I didn’t allow my sad to run today. I made my sad take out the trash. Looking around at the devastation that still remained from last year’s tornado was really depressing.

I sat in the car and jotted some notes to some pieces I wanted to write to encourage others. Normally, sitting in my car is a joyful experience. Today, it reminded me of the day right before the tornado touchdown.

It was a beautiful day that day. I had taken myself out to eat. I had sat in my car and dreamed of my future. I had no idea that my present was about to be a true nightmare.

I’ve been trying to rebuild ever since. I find myself overwhelmed today. I don’t know why.

Okay. I really do know why. I used the last of my savings to pay next month’s rent. I have no idea what I would do about September. I don’t know what life holds for me for the rest of the year. I’m trying not to allow that to scare me.

I keep telling myself to live in the present. The present seems awfully terrified right now.

I refuse to give in to the helpless feeling that I will never make it in my dreams will never come true.

I checked on the status of the last video I posted and received no views. I tried my best not to become discouraged.

I just stopped by to let you know that you are somebody to me. I hope that means something to somebody. My try is feeling awfully discouraged today. Normally, I don’t focus on the outcome. My empty bank account says I have to. My heart says not to do that. My spirit says everything will be okay.

Everything really will be okay. Everything will work out as it is meant to. We just don’t know the outcome. Not yet.

Cassandra

#YourLifeMattersToMe

Note: I love you.

One step.

One step.

One step.

You are loved.

You are NOT alone.

Keep on being…YOU!