Category: Health and Wellness
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H&W|DAY 3 of Being Sick|Honoring Rest and Health at Work 🌻
🌻 Seasoned SoulZ Health & Wellness Reflection Learning to Call Off: Honoring Rest and Health at Work 🌻 There was a time when I would have pushed myself to go to work no matter how sick I felt. That’s the way I was raised—your responsibilities came first, and you only called off if you were…
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Life|65|Not Feeling Well…
🌻 Honoring Rest at 65: A Seasoned Soul Reflection If you’re still working, how do you handle being sick? Do you push yourself to show up, or do you give yourself permission to rest? When I was coming up, responsibilities were everything. School or work always came first, and you didn’t miss unless you were…
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Life|65|Evening Reflection While Sick
🌙 Evening Reflection Tonight I’m reminding myself that rest is part of the journey too. My body needs healing, and sleep is my way of saying yes to tomorrow. It’s funny how even while I’m sick, I find myself thinking about my blog. That tells me this practice has become more than writing — it’s…
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Welcome, Seasoned SoulZ ~Lady Flava~🌻
🌻 Welcome, Seasoned SoulZ Now that I fully embrace being a Seasoned Soul, I would love to connect with others who embrace the Flava of their own seasoned soul. What matters to you? 🌻That your body doesn’t work like it used to 🌻Retirement and the changes it brings 🌻Health and wellness in this season of…
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Life|Kindnes|🌻 Learning From a Patient
🌻 Kindness in Conversation: Learning From a Patient Opening Reflection Sometimes kindness isn’t about big gestures—it’s about listening, being curious, and showing genuine interest in someone’s story. The Encounter🌻 Today, a patient told me that the windows in our clinic are sash windows. He explained how they worked, and it sparked a memory of my…
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Life|Assassination: From Edwin Pratt to Charlie Kirk
Assassination: From Edwin Pratt to Charlie Kirk A Seasoned Souls Reflection — Lady Flava When I was a little girl, about nine years old, the world I knew changed. My father’s close friend and colleague, Edwin T. Pratt, was assassinated outside his home in Shoreline, Washington. My parents had recently shared dinner with the Pratt…
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Life|65|Speaking It Out Loud — how I make sense, then let it go
Speaking It Out Loud — how I make sense, then let it go A Seasoned-Soul Reflection — Lady Flava There’s a small miracle in saying things out loud. When I whisper the knot in my chest into words, it stops being a mysterious weight and starts to look like something I can name, hold, and…
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Life|65|My Age + Covid = Lessons Learned
Lessons From Living and Working Through COVID I will say this: I appreciate being my age. I appreciate the diverse work experiences that have shaped me. They’ve given me a way of processing what’s in front of me, of predicting the next steps, of knowing what tools are needed to stay on track. They’ve also…
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