Tag: self-help
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Haiku 12/31
Don’t dim your sparkle To blend into the shadows Be your brightest star // #haikuaday Some days I wish I were normal. Mediocre. Average. Our world is designed for the average to flourish. But I’m very abnormal. And it’s hard. But I’d rather be myself than be miserable trying to be anything else. So for…
Octavia Reese
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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
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Haiku 6/31
Things I used to hate About myself are the things I love most today. #haikuaday In couples therapy, I learned that each day is a conscious decision to want to be with your partner. “I love you today. I want to be with you.” Taking that same theory with me, I started practicing that for…
Octavia Reese
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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
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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