Category: Ask Questions
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Life|🌻 Asking Questions, Part 2: Finding Safe Spaces
🌻 Asking Questions, Part 2: Finding Safe Spaces As I’ve aged, I’ve noticed something: many young people seem to think they have all the answers—or don’t want you to think they don’t know. Seniors, on the other hand, sometimes aren’t sure what to ask, or who they should even ask. The truth is, asking questions…
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Life|65|Feeling Comfortable to Ask Questions
🌻 Feeling Comfortable to Ask Questions As adults, we often shy away from asking questions. Somewhere along the way, we pick up the idea that asking means we don’t know enough, or that it might make us look “less than.” But the truth is—asking is how we grow. Why We Don’t Ask Fear of judgment:…
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Life|65|🗳️ Politics Made Simple
🗳️ Politics Made Simple: A Flava Reflection I’ll be honest—I don’t understand politics well. Maybe you feel the same way? It can feel like a confusing swirl of buzzwords, arguments, and headlines that make it hard to know what’s really going on. But here’s the thing: politics doesn’t have to be complicated. At its heart,…
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Life|65|Constipation & Wellness
Constipation & Wellness: My Experience and Tips It’s funny how life works… I spend my days working in a spine clinic, yet I often find myself at home laying flat on my back because even our office chairs are tough on the spine. And just like with my back pain, I’ve learned how closely our…
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H&W|65|💛 “When Things Don’t Move, Everything Hurts”
💛 “When Things Don’t Move, Everything Hurts” A Personal Share on Constipation, Bladder Issues & What My Body Has Taught Me Let’s talk about something that doesn’t get talked about enough—especially for those of us navigating chronic pain, aging, and complex medical conditions: bowel and bladder issues. It’s not glamorous. It’s not fun. But it’s real.…
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A Journey Through Ikigai and Wabi Sabi
🌿 Finding My Way Back to Me: A Journey Through Ikigai and Wabi Sabi By Susan “Lady Flava” Koshi There are times when I wish I had an elder still with me—someone to sit beside, sip tea with, and ask deep questions about life, purpose, and beauty. I imagine them telling stories with soft hands and wise…
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Blog Challenge|60+| Spirituality
How important is spirituality in your life? My Response to a Blog Challenge: How Important Is Spirituality in Your Life? From birth, I was immersed in a Christian home, my father being a Japanese American Baptist minister. Looking back on my childhood, church was a constant in our lives. We participated in all the usual…

