Category: Flava’s thoughts…
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A&E| How Do Indie Music Artists Make Money #ladyflavanews
INSIDE THE INDUSTRY How do indie music artists make money? Another route for increasing your annual salary as an independent artist is touring. Because of how many fans you can get to buy tickets and merch at your shows, this can quickly outweigh streaming royalties. As of 2023, musicians make between $11,000 to well over…
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60+ | The Importance of Gratitude
How do you express your gratitude? Expressing gratitude and showing appreciation is one of BEST gifts you can share with someone who has done something in a moment or over time that makes your world better. Being raised in a Christian home from birth and witnessing the importance of say “thank you and I appreciate…
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60+ | LIFE at 63
Since I’ve been home, I’ve been processing my life and what matters to me going into this next chapter… …and what I have come to to embrace is, what once matter to me so much no longer matters. No stress, no pressure, just peace It’s freeing to step back and evaluate how I feel about…
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60+ | Cancer Sucks
I spent the day with my loved one who was diagnosed with cancer right before I moved home. He has gone through intense radiation and chemotherapy, I was with him for one of those days, the second to the last radiation/chemotherapy days. I could not go to the last treatment because I was starting my…
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60+ | Memorizing vs Understanding
Memorizing vs Understanding Memorizing involves knowing the theory behind something. To commit to memory; learn by heart. In contrast, understanding requires you to have a grasp on how the theory plays out in practice. Understand is to achieve a grasp of the nature, significance, or explanation of something. Both of these techniques use different parts…
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60+ | My Morning & Night Routine #ladyflava
What time do you go to bed and wake up currently? For many years I have been going to bed early, generally between 7:30-9:30 with a wake up time of 5am. My mother always went to bed early before my daddy and then woke up early, before everyone else to enjoy the quiet of our…
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A&E | Beacon Hill Street Fair 7/8/23
My welcome back to the Pacific Northwest and living on Beacon Hill again…The Beacon Hill Street Fair. My family and I got up early to walk a few blocks to explore the happenings in our community. Although we arrived early, we could get an essence of the vibe and contributors. The music was just getting…
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A&E | If We Can’t Build Together…Please Don’t Ask #winwins only
How many of you are over the One Sided connections? As I transition into the next chapter of my life as Lady Flava, I will be more mindful of how I maneuver what I do and if and what I do with others. I witnessed and experienced great talents that hustle to get what they…
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60+ | New Beginnings #themove
If you have been following on my journey to Vegas and back home to Seattle and all the in betweens….I’m so happy to be back home. I’m embracing this new chapter in my life. I promised myself that would take it slow… just flow and not force anything. To be honest I do not know…
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Has Dysfunction Become Normalized?
When being dysfunctional has become normalized, that people don’t recognize that their thinking, behaviors and actions are not appropriate. We have come to accept and make excuses for such interactions than to speak up or refuse to accept, ending the connection. It may come down to being a product of one’s environment… Why do some…

