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JES REYES
Tidbits

Tidbits is a pep talk project. It’s more than a high five to myself and its more than a simple you are enough. I am on a mission to restructure my thought patterns. In 2020, I developed a series of health problems because of stress, grief, and traumatic changes that were out of my control. This impacted my stomach, my throat, and my mental health. It impacted how I was connecting with people and how I was responding to...pretty much everything.

I am normally a very positive, open, collaborative, and flexible person. I began to become a person that was none of these things. One thing I know that has stayed the same is my opinionated, passionate, sensitive, and compassionate self. I will honor that but I will say goodbye to individualism, reactionary methods, closed doors, resource guarding, and more…at least that’s my hope. With daily pep talks and reminders along with intentional personal work, I will get there.

Thanks for following me along as I post my pep talk daily on this blog. I hope these little tidbits become reminders of hope, self-disclosure, and self-discovery. Vulnerability is important to me, both as something that I offer and also receive. It brings me closer to people and helps me understand myself better. Vulnerability helps me live a healthy and connected life.
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- Jes

JANUARY 2021

30 day projects create consistency but can also bring added stress. Mange this project on your own terms. Make your own expectations.
1.26.21
I may have missed multiple days of pep talks but that doesn't mean I can't pick up where you left off.
1.24.21
If you can't fly then run, if you can't run then walk, if you can't walk then crawl, but whatever you do you have to keep moving forward.  -Martin Luther King, Jr.
1.18.21
Consistency is a virtue.
1.17.21
life is much more intimate now. much more personal. just how you like it.
1.16.21
resiliency; that's what we all need to recover from drastic change.
1.15.21
Grrrl, you are you so be you.
1.14.21
Be nimble but take it slow. Respond rather than react. Wait for it.
1.13.21
8 years or so ago I used therapy to get through various stress I was experiencing. It helped. That says a lot. Let's try it again.
1.12.21
You might be tired now, but remember all that energy you had earlier today? You did some amazing stuff!
1.11.21
A walk in the cold is refreshing.   A walk in the cold is invigorating.
1.10.21
Just because I was knocked off center doesn't mean I can't get back up. It doesn't mean that I am lost. Grab your tools and get back on track.
1.9.21
When I collaborate it's a 50/50 partnership. It has never been other than that because it's a value of mine.
1.8.21
My values are what make me who I am . What do I believe in. What do I stand for. What do I want to see for the world.
1.7.21
Write your dreams down. Then make a plan with action steps. Survey possibilities and move forward. It will become real.
1.6.21
Today I wrote a list of gratitude. It was hard at first but once I got going I couldn’t stop. I have everything I need, and that’s a privilege.
1.5.21
You need other people to do the work that you are passionate about. Create together. Be together, Trust community and partnership.
1.4.21
When I wake up, I like it slow. No rush. No fast movement. Just me, being myself and taking my time.
1.3.21
Maybe it's time to figure out how to work better. To find balance between my life, my values, and where I want to spend my time.
1.2.21
Today was hard. I was emotional, but there were times where  I stopped to breathe and reflect. Keep doing that.
1.1.21