Category: Aging with Grace
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Life|🚣♀️ Practicing or Praying?
🚣♀️ Practicing or Praying? I meant to say the crew rowers were practicing — but honestly, from where I was sitting, it looked a whole lot like praying. 🙏🏽 Maybe that’s what practice really is — a quiet rhythm, a steady breath, and a kind of faith that if you keep showing up, you’ll find your…
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H&W| Why Holistic Wellness Matters
🌿 Why Holistic Wellness Matters | Simply Flava Wellness By Lady Flava I’ve come to believe that holistic approaches to health and wellness are truly worth exploring. There is so much benefit in learning how to relax — to intentionally quiet the mind and give the body permission to heal. I’ve lived long enough to understand…
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Life|Entering the Workforce vs. Living It
🌻 Seasoned SoulZ Reflection Entering the Workforce vs. Living It There’s a difference between a young person entering the workforce for the first time and a seasoned worker who has many years of experience across different jobs. Being effective in the workplace is so much more than simply learning your assigned responsibilities. Real effectiveness comes with…
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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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Welcome, Seasoned SoulZ ~Lady Flava~🌻
🌻 Welcome, Seasoned SoulZ Now that I fully embrace being a Seasoned Soul, I would love to connect with others who embrace the Flava of their own seasoned soul. What matters to you? 🌻That your body doesn’t work like it used to 🌻Retirement and the changes it brings 🌻Health and wellness in this season of…
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Life|65|Seasoned SoulZ
A Seasoned Soul Moment: The Gift of Sincere Engagement There are times when connection feels effortless—when it’s natural to engage with someone, to offer a compliment, and to do it with sincerity, appreciation, and warmth. Today I met a beautiful woman, 69 years old, with the perfect lipstick and glasses. I told her how stunning…
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Life|65|My Work Senior Sister|Remembering Sheryl
Remembering Sheryl 🌻 The first time I met Sheryl was during my in-person meeting at Swedish. She greeted me with a warm smile, a raspy voice, and an energy that immediately felt like home. Later, I’d learn she was a smoker—but that didn’t matter. What mattered was that I had found another seasoned soul to…
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Life|Kindness|Kindness Costs You Nothing
Kindness Costs You Nothing Kindness is free, yet its value is beyond measure. It doesn’t take much to smile, to reassure, to share a joke, or to offer comfort—but those small acts ripple in powerful ways. Today, I was reminded again and again that kindness is all around us, if we choose to notice it.…
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