Category: Honor Yourself
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Life|Have We Stopped Being Friends With Each Other? 🌻
Have We Stopped Being Friends With Each Other? 🌻 Seasoned Souls Reflections This morning, as I sat by Lake Washington with my coffee, I thought about the sound of gunshots I fell asleep to and woke up to. I thought about the dream I had, where I was at a community center and a gang…
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H&W|Calling Off: Workplace Culture & Policy (Part 2)
🌻 Seasoned SoulZ Health & Wellness Reflection Calling Off: Workplace Culture & Policy 🌻 (Part 2) In Part 1, I shared how I’ve learned to honor my health and stay home when I’m sick. It’s taken me years—and a little wisdom from the younger generation—to understand that calling off isn’t weakness, it’s responsibility. But this…
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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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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|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|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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Life|65|Constipation & Wellness
Constipation & Wellness: My Experience and Tips It’s funny how life works… I spend my days working in a spine clinic, yet I often find myself at home laying flat on my back because even our office chairs are tough on the spine. And just like with my back pain, I’ve learned how closely our…
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Life|65|The Koi
Learning From the Koi 🐟 As I grow older, I find myself craving a deeper connection to my Japanese heritage. My roots are part Japanese and part German, but there’s something about the traditions and symbols of Japan that call to me in a special way. One symbol that has captured my attention recently is…
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Life|65|Seasoned vs. Growing Season
Seasoned vs. Growing Season 🌱✨🌻 I’ve been reflecting on the beauty of watching younger people step into their roles. They lean on each other, they grow together, and they find comfort in walking side by side as they learn. It’s their growing season. And then there’s me. I’m seasoned. I carry years of lived experiences,…
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