Category: Flava’s Day In The Tower
-
ATasteOfFlava|Thinking Back on My Parents and Japanese Grandma
As I grow older and learn to navigate arthritis, chronic pain, and changes in mobility, I find myself thinking more and more about my Mommy, Daddy, and Grandma Matsu. As a child, I simply saw them living their lives. Now I see the wisdom behind the cane, the extra sitting, the slower pace, and the…
-
ATasteOfFlava| I’m Tired and Need a Morning Nap
Ever wake up at 2:00 in the morning convinced something strange is happening outside your window? Last night I was awakened by music and voices so loud I thought people might be hanging out in my front patio. What followed was a full neighborhood investigation from my tower window, a decision about whether to call…
-
RealTalk|Changing Words To Make More Sense
As I get older, I realize some of the words I once held onto no longer fully fit my spirit. I changed: 🌻 Forgiveness into Acceptance 🌻 Happy into Peace Acceptance taught me to stop fighting reality. Peace taught me that life does not have to be perfect for me to still breathe deeply and…
-
Coffee With Flava| My Morning
Some mornings are not about rushing. They are about:☀️ room temperature water☕ protein coffee with soy milk🌲 birds filling the cedar tree✈️ planes gliding toward SeaTac🐦 Poe cawing somewhere in the distance🐿️ Chip running the neighborhood wires🐈 Musty supervising tower operations This morning reminded me that healing sometimes looks simple:moving slower,feeding your body,taking your meds,watching…
-
Coffee with Flava| Laughing with Bean
☕️🌻 Wednesday Coffee with Flava 🌻☕️ Bean and I were sitting in the tower laughing this morning about how many patient phone calls come to a complete stop while someone searches for a pen and paper 🤣✍️ Somewhere out there… a random kitchen drawer is being slammed open right now. Between coffee, squirrels running in…
-
ATasteOfFlava|Thursday Vibes
Some mornings don’t need big plans or deep conversations. Just a quiet tower… cool air… cats at the window… a little bird trying to make an important announcement… and coffee before the phones start ringing. Thursday mornings in Seattle just hit different. ☕🌻🐦 New “A Taste of Flava” blog dropping today.
-
ATasteOfFlava|Quiet and Focused
Some mornings don’t arrive loud.They arrive quiet… with gray Seattle skies, manageable pain, a squirrel named Chip putting on an acrobatic performance outside my tower window, and a reminder that your voice is still reaching people. ☕🌲🐿️🌍 Today I learned that Lady Flava News has now been viewed in 50+ countries. That touched my heart…
-
ATasteOfFlava|The Break Through |Maybe It’s Time To Live Again
Some mornings hit differently. Not because life suddenly became easy… but because hope quietly returned. After weeks of pain, frustration, pushing through, and finally accepting help, today feels softer. Calmer. Clearer. I’m learning that healing sometimes begins the moment you stop pretending you’re okay and allow yourself to move toward relief. One cloudy Seattle morning…
Lady Flava News 