Tag: bible study

• Haiku 9/31

  

  Plowing through hassles I am capable and strong I can accept help Asking for help has been tough for me. In my life, historically, asking for or accepting an offer of assistance has always come with a string or two — a hidden tit for tat clause. I don’t like feeling like I owe someone…

  Octavia Reese

  January 9, 2019

  2019 Haiku A Day

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• Be your prayer

  I recently wrote about my presentation at my church small group. Part of the expectation is not only to introduce our business but to also explain how that connects with our spirituality. My business (which is kind of a secret right now, but I’ll introduce very soon!) is a “company” version of myself, but not…

  Octavia Reese

  July 24, 2018

  Uncategorized, Writing Wisdom

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• Dear Perfectionists…

  

  I’m fortunate to belong to a sister-fren-hood of writers. We are each other’s go-to idea banks for all-hours sounding boards; ever-ready moralers for milestone celebrations and we are reality-checks for middle-of-the-night visits from The Ghost of Low Self-Esteem and her evil hench-spirit, The You’re Not Good Enough Imp.  I was just talking to my sister…

  Octavia Reese

  July 12, 2018

  Writing Wisdom

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