Category: Expressing My Thoughts
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Life|🌧️ Welcoming the Rain in Seattle
🌧️ Welcoming the Rain in Seattle The weather shifted today—softly at first, with the gentle patter of drops against my window. I left it open, just enough to let the cool air and rain sounds drift in. It’s a rhythm I could listen to for hours. Seattle is famous for its rain, and living here…
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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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65|Protecting Your Peace from the Trouble-Stirrer
Winning Without the Fight: Protecting Your Peace from the Trouble-Stirrer 🌻❣️🌻 We all know that person. The one who thrives on stirring the pot. They might show up at work, in your family, through a friend of a friend, as an in-law, an annoying cashier at the gas station, or even your next-door neighbor. And…
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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 the Japanese Approach to Health & Wellness — From Heritage to Daily Life
Exploring the Japanese Approach to Health & Wellness — From Heritage to Daily Life I am half Japanese, but all of my elders on my father’s side are gone now. I often wish I could sit with them and listen — really listen — to their stories, their wisdom, and how they approached health and…
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65|The Power of Proactive Wisdom”
“What Years of Experience Have Taught Me: The Power of Proactive Wisdom” A Calm Through the Chaos Reflection There’s something that years of showing up, adjusting, and learning under pressure gives you— a seasoned lens. It’s the ability to pause in a moment of tension or uncertainty and ask yourself: “What’s really needed here… to…
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