Category: family

• 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…

  Lady Flava News

  July 20, 2025

  A Great Lesson, Ask Questions, Blessed, Bridging the Gap, family, Flava’s thoughts…, German Mother, Honoring Myself, I Care, Ikigai, Japanese Father, Lady Flava, My Family, My Heritage, My Life, New Focus, Nurture Your Ikigai, perspective, Plan of Action, Seasoned Soul, Sharing My Life, Sharing My Thoughts, Simply Flava, Telling My Story, Wabi-Sabi

  Bridging the Gap, Elders, Ikigai, Lady Flava, Life, Mindfulness, My Family, My Heritage, My Life, Reflection, Sharing My Thoughts, Wabi-Sabi

• A&E|Charlie Sampson: The Watts Cowboy Who Made Rodeo History

  🐂 A&E | Charlie Sampson: The Watts Cowboy Who Made Rodeo History By LadyFlava of LadyFlavaNews Rodeo isn’t typically the first thing that comes to mind when people think of Watts, California. But for Charlie Sampson, the city he called home shaped his resilience, determination, and fighting spirit—qualities that would lead him to make history…

  Lady Flava News

  July 12, 2025

  BullRider, Charles Sampson, Charlie Sampson, Compton Cowboy, Cowboy, family, Flava’s thoughts…, Lady Flava, My Family, Susan K aka Lady Flava, Urban Cowboy, World Champion BullRider

  BullRider, Charles Sampson, Charlie Sampson, Cowboy, Lady Flava, Lady Flava News, My Family, Urban Cowboy, World Champion BullRider

• 60+|Dementia (repost)

  “If I Get Dementia” Repost From Facebook This should be hung in every dementia care home and in hospitals where there are patients with dementia. They can’t come into your world, you have to go to theirs. If I get dementia, I’d like my family to hang this wish list up on the wall where…

  Lady Flava News

  May 12, 2025

  60+, Aging, Alzheimer’s Disease, Anxiety, Ask Questions, Be Prepared, Blessings, Body Pain, Care Team, Chronic Pain, Colleagues, Dementia, Depression, Doctors Appointment, Don’t Take It Personal, Elders, End of Life, Explore Your Options, family, Feeling Vulnerable, Flava’s thoughts…, Get Through It, Health, Health and Wellness, Healthcare, Kindness, Lady Flava, Let Them Know That They Matter, Life, Life & Death, Life Changes, Make sure you understand, My Job, My Life, My Purpose, Not Showing Up, Own Your Feelings, Own Your Reaction, Patience, perspective, Plan of Action, Research, Say I Love You, Seasoned Soul, Self Care, Senior Advocate, Senior Citizens, Sharing My Thoughts, Showing Up For Yourself, Someone Else’s Words, Susan K aka Lady Flava, Swedish Neuroscience Neurosurgery, Thinking Out Loud, What We Don’t Know, What You Need To Know

  Dementia, Education, ElderCare, Elders, Flava News, Health, Health and Wellness, Healthcare, Lady Flava, Lady Flava News, Life, My Life, Reflection, Sharing My Thoughts, Support System, Understanding

• H&W|60+|Change The Pain Into Hope|TakeControl|Vol.4

  Reclaiming My Healing: A Journey Through Pain, Mindfulness & Medicine Two weeks ago, I made a quiet but powerful commitment to myself: to explore whether I could manage my chronic pain through the Mind-Body Connection. It wasn’t a rejection of medicine—but rather a personal shift toward deeper mindfulness, intentional living, and holistic healing. I began and…

  Lady Flava News

  May 7, 2025

  60+, Aging, Alone Time, Alternative Medicine, Anxiety, Arthritis, Ask Questions, Be Prepared, Blessings, Body Pain, BreathWork, Chronic Pain, Control Your Emotions, Create Wonderful Memories, Depression, Doctors Appointment, Elders, End of Life, Explore Your Options, family, Feeling Safe, Flava’s thoughts…, friends, Get Through It, Good News, Growing Up, Happy, Healing, Healing Journey, Health, Health and Wellness, Healthcare, Holistic Medicine, Hospital, I Enjoy My Solitude, Keep Your Medical Information Together, Kindness, Lady Flava, Less Pain, Life, Life & Death, Life After Working, Life Changes, Make sure you understand, Medical Appointments, Medical Clinic, Medical Field, Medical Industry, Mind Body Connection, Mindfulness, My Family, My Job, My Life, My Mommy, My Peace, Not Showing Up, Nurture Your Ikigai, Own Your Feelings, Own Your Reaction, Patience, perspective, Physical Pain, Physical Therapy, Protection, Scared, Seasoned Soul, Self Care, Senior Advocate, Senior Citizens, Sharing My Thoughts, Showing Up For Yourself, Smile, Someone Else’s Words, Support, Susan K aka Lady Flava, Take Notes, Technology, Thinking Out Loud, Today Was A Good Day, Value The Simple Things, Weather, What We Don’t Know, What You Need To Know, Your Life Experience, Your Life Story

  Arthritis, Ask Questions, Be Open Minded, Be Prepared, BreathWork, ElderCare, Elders, Explore Your Options, Flava News, Healing, Health, Health and Wellness, Healthcare, Lady Flava, Lady Flava News, Life, Medical Appointments, Mind Body Connection, Mindfulness, My Family, My Life, Quiet Time, Reflection, Research, Sharing My Thoughts

• H&W|60+Mindfulness|Vol.3

  What Is Mindfulness? “Mindfulness encompasses two key ingredients: awareness and acceptance. Awareness is the knowledge and ability to focus attention on one’s inner processes and experiences, such as the experience of the present moment. Acceptance is the ability to observe and accept—rather than judge or avoid—those streams of thought.”— Psychology Today As I embark on a…

  Lady Flava News

  May 6, 2025

  60+, Aging, Alone Time, Alternative Medicine, Anxiety, Arthritis, Be Prepared, Body Pain, BreathWork, Chronic Pain, Coffee and Tea, Compliments, Create Wonderful Memories, Depression, Elders, Explore Your Options, family, Feeling Safe, Feeling Vulnerable, Flava’s thoughts…, friends, Get Through It, Good News, Happy, Healing, Healing Journey, Health, Health and Wellness, Holistic Medicine, I Enjoy My Solitude, Kindness, Lady Flava, Less Pain, Life, Life & Death, Life After Working, Life Changes, Medical Industry, Mind Body Connection, Mindfulness, My Family, My Life, My Peace, Not Showing Up, Nurture Your Ikigai, Own Your Feelings, Own Your Reaction, Patience, perspective, Physical Pain, Safety First, Seasoned Soul, Self Care, Senior Advocate, Senior Citizens, Sharing My Thoughts, Showing Up For Yourself, Smile, Thinking Out Loud, Today Was A Good Day

  Arthritis, Be Prepared, BreathWork, ElderCare, Elders, Flava News, Healing, Health, Health and Wellness, Healthcare, Lady Flava, Lady Flava News, Life, Mindfulness, My Family, My Life, Pain, Quiet Time, Reflection, Relaxing, Sharing My Thoughts

• Blog Challenge|60+|10 Years from Now

  Where do you see yourself in 10 years? Blog Challenge: Where Do You See Yourself in 10 Years? This prompt couldn’t have come at a better time. I’ve been sitting with this exact thought lately—what will retirement look like for me? In 10 years, I’ll be 75.Right now, at 64, I imagine I’ll need to…

  Lady Flava News

  April 13, 2025

  60+, Aging, Anxiety, Be Prepared, Create Wonderful Memories, End of Life, family, Flava Reviews, Flava’s thoughts…, Get Through It, Health and Wellness, Lady Flava, Life & Death, Life After Working, My Family, My Job, My Life, My Peace, Nurture Your Ikigai, Own Your Feelings, Own Your Reaction, Patience, Retirement, Seasoned Soul, Self Care, Senior Citizens, Sharing My Thoughts, Showing Up For Yourself, Susan K aka Lady Flava, Thinking Out Loud, Trump, Value The Simple Things, What You Need To Know, Where Will You Be in 10 Years

  dailyprompt, dailyprompt-1907, Flava News Reviews, Health and Wellness, Hoping For The Best, Lady Flava, Life, Life After Work, Music, My Family, My Life, Reflection, Seattle, Sharing My Thoughts, Social Security, stocks, What Will Trump Do, Where Will I Be In 10 Years

• 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

  60+, Aging, Blessings, Building Community, Create Wonderful Memories, Document Your Family History, Document Your Story, Dreams, Elders, End of Life, Entertainment, family, Flava’s thoughts…, friends, Growing Up, Healing, Healing Journey, Lady Flava, Life, Life & Death, Life Changes, My Family, My Life, Neighborhood, New Chapter, On The Leopard Carpet with Lady Flava, Senior Citizens, Sharing My Thoughts, Showing Up For Yourself, Susan K aka Lady Flava, Tell Your Story, Tell Your Story with Flava, Thinking Out Loud, Use Your Phone, Your Life Experience, Your Life Story

  Document Your Family History, Flava News, Get Creative, Keep It Going, Lady Flava, Lady Flava News, Life, My Family, My Life, On the Leopard Carpet with Lady Flava, Reflection, Sharing My Thoughts, Tell Your Story, Tell Your Story with Flava, Use Your Cellphone

• Blog Challenge |60+|When I Was 5

  When you were five, what did you want to be when you grew up? Blog Challenge Response: When I Was 5… When I was five, I knew I wanted to be a mom. Not just any mom—I wanted to be my mom. Graceful, nurturing, loving… and always in control of the home she built with so much…

  Lady Flava News

  April 11, 2025

  60+, A Child’s Dream, Aging, Being A Momma, Blessings, Blog Challenge, Dreams, family, Feeling Safe, Flava’s thoughts…, Growing Up, House with a Picket Fence, Kindness, Lady Flava, Life, Mother, My Family, My Life, My Mommy, My Peace, Seasoned Soul, Sharing My Thoughts, Susan K aka Lady Flava, Tell Your Story with Flava, Thinking Out Loud, Value The Simple Things, Wife

  Being Raised, Blog Challenge, dailyprompt, dailyprompt-1891, Flava News, Lady Flava, Lady Flava News, Life, My Family, My Life, My Momma, Reflection, Seattle, Sharing My Thoughts, When I Was 5

• 60+|80-85 Years Old

  Contemplating the Passage of Time: When Do We Want to Say Goodbye? Yesterday, during a conversation with one of my younger coworkers in his 20s, he asked me a question I hadn’t really thought about in quite the same way before: “How long do you want to live?” I paused for a moment, as the…

  Lady Flava News

  April 6, 2025

  60+, Aging, Anxiety, Arthritis, Body Pain, Elders, End of Life, family, Flava’s thoughts…, Healing, Healing Journey, Health and Wellness, Healthcare, Hospital, Kindness, Lady Flava, Life, Life & Death, Life Changes, Medical Field, My Job, My Life, My Peace, New Chapter, Own Your Reaction, Patience, perspective, Physical Pain, Seasoned Soul, Seasoned SoulZ, Senior Advocate, Senior Citizens, Sharing My Thoughts, Susan K aka Lady Flava, Thinking Out Loud

  Arthritis, ElderCare, Elders, Flava News, Healing, Health and Wellness, Lady Flava, Lady Flava News, Life, My Life, Reflection, Seattle to Vegas, Sharing My Thoughts, The End of Life, thought provoking

• 60+| Home Invasion —-Should I Get A Gun

  A home invasion, also called a hot prowl burglary, is a sub-type of burglary (or in some jurisdictions, a separately defined crime) in which an offender unlawfully enters into a building residence while the occupants are inside. When Home Doesn’t Feel Safe: Navigating Fear and Protection Last night shook me. While I sat on my couch, lights on, TV…

  Lady Flava News

  March 20, 2025

  60+, Aging, Anxiety, family, Feeling Safe, Feeling Violated, Feeling Vulnerable, Flava’s thoughts…, Gun, Home Invasion, Lady Flava, Life, Life Changes, My Life, My Peace, Neighborhood, Police, Protection, Safety First, Scared, Sharing My Thoughts, Someone Else’s Words, Thinking Out Loud

  Feeling Safe, Feeling Violated, Flava News, Home Invasion, Lady Flava, Lady Flava News, Let’s Talk, Life, My Life, Protection, Seattle, Sharing My Thoughts, West Seattle