Category: Building Community

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…

Lady Flava News

September 28, 2025

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Life|When Brilliance Defies Labels — And So Do We

🌻 Seasoned SoulZ Reflection When Brilliance Defies Labels — And So Do We Jon Batiste has often been called a musical genius. People describe the way he hears, feels, and expresses music as something rare — almost otherworldly. Some even speculate about labels: savant, autistic, neurodivergent. But Jon himself has never claimed those words. What…

Lady Flava News

September 25, 2025

65 and Counting, A Touch of Sunshine, Acknowledgement Matters, Advocate For Health & Wellness, Asking Questions, Autism, Be Honest with Yourself, Be Open Minded, Blogging, Building Community, Change The Narrative, Embrace Our Differences, Embracing Culture, Empath, Expressing My Thoughts, Flava Blogs, Flava’s thoughts…, Give Grace, Health and Wellness, Honoring Myself, Honoring Others, I Have A Question, I Know Myself, I Know What I know, I’m Just Saying, Kindness, Know Yourself, Lady Flava, Lady Flava Blogger, Lady Flava News, Lady Flava Speaks Her Truth, Lady Flava Storyteller, Learning Myself, Neurodivergence

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Life|65|Finding My Place in a Revolving Door World

🌻 Seasoned SoulZ Reflection Finding My Place in a Revolving Door World We live in such a hard world to maneuver. The more I watch and reflect, the more I realize just how different things are for the younger generations. When I was coming up, there was a foundation. Elders set the standards of life,…

Lady Flava News

September 24, 2025

65 and Counting, A Challenging Time, Asking Questions, Blogging, Bridging the Gap, Build Win Wins, Building Community, Different Generations, Embrace Our Differences, Embracing Culture, Flava is A Taste, A Style, A Feeling…What’s Your Flava, Flava’s thoughts…, Health and Wellness, Honoring Myself, Honoring Others, I Appreciate My Upbringing, Lady Flava, Lady Flava Blogger, Lady Flava News, Lady Flava Storyteller, Lady Flava’s Blog, Lessons Learned, Life Changes, New Concept, Relationships, Seasoned Soul, Senior Citizens, Sharing Wisdom, Simply Flava, Storytelling Flava Style, Susan K aka Lady Flava, Thinking Out Loud, Trying To Understand, Unapologetically Flava

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Life|65|My Home, Seattle, WA

🌻 Seattle, My Home Today, as I sit in the quiet of my tower, I find myself reflecting on Seattle — my true home. The years I spent living in Las Vegas gave me a new appreciation for this place. I always spoke about Seattle’s beauty: the green trees, the water that surrounds us, the…

Lady Flava News

September 21, 2025

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60+, City Changes, Community, Elders, Gentrification, Lady Flava, Lady Flava News, Lady Flava’s Thoughts, Life, My Home Town, My Life, My Peace, Reflection, Seattle, Seattle Central District, Simply Flava, Thinking Outloud
Life|Kindness|The Power of Appreciation

The Power of Appreciation 🌻 In the middle of our busy, challenging days, there’s one thing that can transform how we feel and how others feel about us: acknowledgment. Appreciation goes a long way in every relationship. At Work: Coworkers who step in to help with a project, cover a patient, or simply smile as…

Lady Flava News

September 17, 2025

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Flava’s Cowboy Coffee – In Memory of My Daddy

My daddy was a man of the people — all people. When I was born, he was serving as minister of the Japanese Baptist Church in Seattle. Not long after, he and my mom purchased our family home in the Central Area/Capitol Hill neighborhood, where I was raised. I went to predominantly Black schools, and…

Lady Flava News

September 13, 2025

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🌻 What Change Would I Like My Blog to Make in the World?Blog Challenge|

What change, big or small, would you like your blog to make in the world? 🌻 What Change Would I Like My Blog to Make in the World? By Lady Flava If I had to sum it up in one sentence, I’d say this: I want my blog to be the place where people feel seen,…

Lady Flava News

July 31, 2025

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60+|Masking in Life

Masking: The What, the Why… and My Personal Journey While living in Las Vegas, I encountered someone who was on the Autism Spectrum. It turned into a hurtful and emotionally challenging experience—one that left me confused and searching for answers. There was an unusual disconnect between us, one unlike anything I had experienced before. That…

Lady Flava News

June 1, 2025

60+, Anxiety, Artists Space, Be Prepared, Boundaries, BreathWork, Building Community, Colleagues, Control Your Emotions, Creative Space, Document Your Story, Don’t Take It Personal, Empath, Entertainment, Events, Feeling Safe, Feeling Violated, Flava Coffee House News Review, Flava’s thoughts…, Get Through It, Healing, Healing Journey, Health and Wellness, I Enjoy My Solitude, Life, Life Changes, Masking, Me Time, Mind Body Connection, Mindfulness, My Job, My Life, My Mission, My Peace, My Purpose, New Chapter, No Pressure, Nurture Your Ikigai, Own Your Feelings, Own Your Reaction, Patience, Performers, Persona, perspective, Plan of Action, Pressure Free, Relaxation, Self Care, Sharing My Thoughts, Showing Up For Yourself, Susan K aka Lady Flava, The Why, Thinking Out Loud, Ultra Ego, Value The Simple Things, What You Need To Know, What’s The Solution, Your Life Experience, Your Life Story

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Blog Challenge|60+|My Mission

What is your mission? A meaningful personal mission statement contains two basic elements. The first is what you want to do – what you want to accomplish, what contributions you want to make. The second is what you want to be – what character strengths you want to have, what qualities you want to develop. What…

Lady Flava News

May 7, 2025

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60+|Tell Your Story

Tell Your Story: Why Documenting Your Life and Legacy Matters More Than EverBy Susan Koshi aka Lady Flava As I grow older, there’s something I feel more strongly about with each passing year—it’s the importance of telling your story. Not just telling it, but documenting it in a way that future generations can discover, learn…

Lady Flava News

April 13, 2025

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