Tag: self esteem
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Sober Alcoholics (The Hopeless Creative)
Everyday I pray about getting my work out there.But the thought of interacting with people scares me.Sometimes I feel they won’t get it.Or maybe it’s me, I don’t get me. Today I’m excited about my ideas.The next day I think I’m just mediocre.Maybe I should just give it all up.But once I don’t do anything, […]
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Dear Goliath (stories for when we get successful)
Your towering presence over me is frightening. It’s even difficult to look you in the eye. Just the sight of you, is enough to make me think twice about my next move. And it seems you like that I’m scared of you, that’s why you like being on my face. I know I’m fragile. I’ve […]
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The Fall Off (stories for when we get successful)
After a great run, suddenly the handbrake is up. The shake off is disturbing, and it feels like a set up. Finding yourself not in control anymore. After giving everything, you see there’s nothing you can do more. Then you see everything around you moving on without you. Wondering if your time has come and […]
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Rewire the brain (stories for when we get successful)
Is it possible to rewire your brain? Take it from me, it IS possible.Allow me to take you back to 2011.2011, I was doing grade ten at Holy Cross High School, a brilliant school in the Eastern Cape, Mthatha. At the time I was not learned in neuroscience but I had trained my mind to […]
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Sober Alcoholics: (Putting on a Show)
If you can’t handle me at my worst, you don’t deserve me at my best. Quick question, do we really want to be around people at our worst? Remember, this phrase is usually used by people who usually push others away. It’s different from, “you were not there when I needed you the most”. At […]
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