Category: Gratitude
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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|65|My Work Senior Sister|Remembering Sheryl
Remembering Sheryl 🌻 The first time I met Sheryl was during my in-person meeting at Swedish. She greeted me with a warm smile, a raspy voice, and an energy that immediately felt like home. Later, I’d learn she was a smoker—but that didn’t matter. What mattered was that I had found another seasoned soul to…
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Life|Kindness|The Power of Appreciation
The Power of Appreciation 🌻 In the middle of our busy, challenging days, there’s one thing that can transform how we feel and how others feel about us: acknowledgment. Appreciation goes a long way in every relationship. At Work: Coworkers who step in to help with a project, cover a patient, or simply smile as…
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Life|65|Meet Lady Flava 6.5+
I Don’t Miss Who I Was, I Embrace Who I Am There was a time when Lady Flava was everywhere. It was like an addiction — half my choice, half because others wanted me to be involved. The work consumed me, but it was work I became good at and respected for. I thrived on…
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Life|65|A Perfect Saturday Wake-Up
A Perfect Saturday Wake-Up There’s something about Saturday mornings that invites us to pause and breathe a little deeper. Life moves at a slower rhythm, and if we’re lucky, we get to notice the small blessings that warm our hearts. 🐈⬛ This morning, I woke up and opened my eyes to the sweetest sight —…
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Life|Kindness|Kindness Costs You Nothing
Kindness Costs You Nothing Kindness is free, yet its value is beyond measure. It doesn’t take much to smile, to reassure, to share a joke, or to offer comfort—but those small acts ripple in powerful ways. Today, I was reminded again and again that kindness is all around us, if we choose to notice it.…
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Evening Reflection|Today Was a Day…
Today Was a Day… Today was one of those days—busy phones, challenges, and frustrations. But in the middle of it all, I found ways to bring light in: I laughed at the unexpected humor that popped up. I grabbed a snack in Dr. David’s team office. I was gifted a couple of Vietnamese coffee packets—perfect…
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Life|65|Claiming My Day
🌙 Evening Reflection: Claiming My Day When you wake up with a positive mindset, setting the intention for how you want your day to play out… you give yourself a gift. This morning, I woke up early and started with some therapy moves in bed that my physical therapist planned for me. It felt good…
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Life|A Shift Toward Peace
🌻 A Shift Toward Peace Sometimes life redirects us in ways we don’t expect. A difficult situation unfolded, but in the end, truth came to light, and I was asked to move in a new direction. What surprised me most is how much this shift has blessed me—it feels lighter, healthier, and more in tune…
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Life|65|A Friendship Spoken Into Existence
A Friendship Spoken Into Existence Before I ever returned home, I sat in a Zoom interview with someone who saw me not only as a potential co-worker but as a future friend. She looked at me through the screen and said with confidence, “I want you, and we’re going to be friends.” At the time,…
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