Category: Commitment To Myself
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H&W|Incorporating Gua Sha Into My Evening Routine
🌻 Flava Wellness Series Incorporating Gua Sha Into My Evening Routine Evenings have become my time to slow down, breathe, and create rituals that care for both body and spirit. Lately, I’ve added something new to this nightly rhythm — Gua Sha. Gua Sha is an ancient Chinese healing practice that uses a smooth-edged tool,…
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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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Life|🌟 Systems Over Goals
🌟 Systems Over Goals 🌻 A Seasoned SoulZ Reflection I recently listened to an audiobook that spoke right to my spirit. It said: ✔️ Shift from goal-based thinking to system-based living ✔️ Build habits that produce consistent progress ✔️ Focus on the process, not just the outcome ✔️ Stay consistent even when motivation disappears And…
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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|Have We Stopped Being Friends With Each Other? 🌻
Have We Stopped Being Friends With Each Other? 🌻 Seasoned Souls Reflections This morning, as I sat by Lake Washington with my coffee, I thought about the sound of gunshots I fell asleep to and woke up to. I thought about the dream I had, where I was at a community center and a gang…
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Blog Challenge|🌸 Embracing My Japanese Heritage 🌸
What aspects of your cultural heritage are you most proud of or interested in? 🌸 Embracing My Japanese Heritage 🌸 When I think about the aspects of my cultural heritage I am most proud of, my Japanese roots rise to the top. I’ve always been drawn to the philosophy of Ikigai — the sense of…
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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…
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H&W|DAY 3 of Being Sick|Honoring Rest and Health at Work 🌻
🌻 Seasoned SoulZ Health & Wellness Reflection Learning to Call Off: Honoring Rest and Health at Work 🌻 There was a time when I would have pushed myself to go to work no matter how sick I felt. That’s the way I was raised—your responsibilities came first, and you only called off if you were…
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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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