Category: Blogging
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Blog Challenge |65|My Favorite Topics To Talk About 🌻❣️🌻❣️🌻
What topics do you like to discuss? What Topics Do I Like to Discuss? 🌻✨ If you’ve followed me for a while, you already know I have a few favorite lanes I love to stroll in — sometimes with deep reflection, other times with a cup of coffee in hand and a smile. 🩺 Health…
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Blog Challenge|65|One Word Description of Me
What is one word that describes you? One Word That Describes Me 🌻❣️🌻 If I had to choose just one word to describe myself, it would be Resilient. Life has handed me challenges, heartbreaks, and moments that could have broken my spirit — but here I am, still standing, still growing, still finding ways to…
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A&E | Lady Flava News
If you could have something named after you, what would it be? If Something Were Named After Me… 🌻❣️🌻 If I could have something named after me, it wouldn’t be a street, a building, or a park bench. It would be a place — a living, breathing hub of creativity, community, and advocacy. I imagine…
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Blog Challenge|65|My Community |West Seattle
How would you improve your community? How Would I Improve My Community? 🌻❣️🌻 When I picture my ideal community, it’s one where everyone — no matter their age, background, or income — feels safe enough to walk outside and enjoy what’s around them. I imagine neighbors strolling to our small businesses and local eateries, popping…
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Blog Challenge|What’s the Most Important Thing to Carry with You All the Time?
What is the most important thing to carry with you all the time? What’s the Most Important Thing to Carry with You All the Time? 🌻❣️🌻 When we hear this question, most of us immediately think about practical items: Identification Cell phone Medicine Money Credit/debit cards And for many women, the list might also include:…
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65|My Living Scrapbook
My Living Scrapbook 🌻❣️🌻❣️🌻 Today, as I scrolled through my blog posts, I found myself smiling. Each entry — whether it’s a deep reflection, a moment of joy, a piece of wisdom, or even a challenge I’ve worked through — is part of a bigger picture. I realize now that my blog has become something…
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65|A Reflection on Belonging, Race, and Late-Life Lessons
Holding All of Who I Am: A Reflection on Belonging, Race, and Late-Life Lessons I was born Japanese and German, but from my very first breath, I was raised in a Black community. My daddy was the minister of a Japanese Baptist Church, but our home was in a Black neighborhood, with a German wife…
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65|When Race Becomes a Wound You Didn’t Expect
When Race Becomes a Wound You Didn’t Expect I was born Japanese and German, but I was raised in a Black community from the very beginning. My family, my friends, my church family, my mentors—my whole world was Black. The culture, the traditions, the love—it’s what I know. It’s what shaped my spirit. I have…
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H&W|65|Exploring German Health & Wellness — Honoring My Mother’s Quiet Strength
Exploring German Health & Wellness — Honoring My Mother’s Quiet Strength My mother was an only child, quiet, and deeply devoted to our family. She didn’t talk much about her German heritage, and I didn’t grow up knowing my relatives on her side. I always knew she loved me — not through long talks or…
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