Category: 65 and Counting
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Life|Writing as the Sky Shifts to Night
🌙🌻 Evening Reflection: Writing as the Sky Shifts to Night Tonight, I sit at my desk with SereniKey, the window wide open. The sky deepens from day into night, painted in shades of blue that feel both calming and alive. Birds sing softly in the background, their gentle notes carrying peace into the room. Musty…
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Life|The Balance Between Storytelling & Straight Facts
🌻 Seasoned SoulZ Reflection: The Balance Between Storytelling & Straight Facts I’ve always loved storytelling. There’s something about taking a real experience — even something as simple as a quiet day or a trip to the phone store — and shaping it into a reflection that carries meaning. For me, storytelling isn’t just sharing what…
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Life|When Is It Time to Upgrade Your Phone?
📱 Seasoned SoulZ Reflection: When Is It Time to Upgrade Your Phone? 🌻 Technology moves fast. Every year, new phones are released with shiny features, sleeker designs, and promises of making life easier. But when do we really decide it’s time to upgrade? ✨ The Pull of the New Some people love being on…
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Blog Challenge|My Best Trait 🌻
What’s the trait you value most about yourself? 🌟 What’s the trait I value most about myself? I value my love for people — my coworkers and the patients we care for. I’ve always had good people skills, and I use my voice to be warm and engaging. When I’m with people in person, I…
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Life|Calmness by the Lake: Fall’s Gentle Arrival
Calmness by the Lake: Fall’s Gentle Arrival 🌻 Seasoned Souls Reflections This morning, I found myself by Lake Washington, coffee in hand, watching the season quietly shift. The sky carried both softness and strength — clouds drifting across blue, sunlight pressing through, and the calm water holding it all in reflection. There was a stillness…
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Life|65|A Nap with Musty
🌻 Seasoned Soul Moment A Nap with Musty Sometimes the best medicine isn’t found in a bottle—it’s found in a nap with a purring cat. Today, as I stretched out to rest, Musty curled up against me. His soft body pressed close, his little paws relaxed, his breath steady. It’s as if he was saying,…
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H&W|Calling Off: Workplace Culture & Policy (Part 2)
🌻 Seasoned SoulZ Health & Wellness Reflection Calling Off: Workplace Culture & Policy 🌻 (Part 2) In Part 1, I shared how I’ve learned to honor my health and stay home when I’m sick. It’s taken me years—and a little wisdom from the younger generation—to understand that calling off isn’t weakness, it’s responsibility. But this…

