Category: Honoring Myself
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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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Life|65|Embracing a Slow Weekend
Embracing a Slow Weekend This weekend, I didn’t get much done—and honestly, I’m okay with that. Sometimes my body and spirit remind me that rest is just as important as productivity. I’ve been worn out, carrying the weight of busy days and long weeks. So instead of pushing myself, I chose to pause. To breathe.…
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Life|65|Just Being
The Beauty of Just Being This morning, I woke up without an alarm and without an agenda. I poured my coffee, sat for a moment, and realized—I don’t have to plan this day. I don’t want to plan this day. So much of life is tied to structure. Our jobs, our schedules, our families, our…
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Life|65|Living in the Age of Endless Opinions
Too Much Information, Not Enough Clarity 🌱 Living in the Age of Endless Opinions We live in a time where information is at our fingertips 24/7. Every scroll brings another expert, another opinion, another headline. What once took effort to seek out is now everywhere — loud, insistent, and often contradictory. With so many voices,…
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Life|Are We Losing Our Health: Mind, Body & Spirit in a Noisy World?
Are We Losing Our Health: Mind, Body & Spirit in a Noisy World? 🌱 Setting the Scene Every generation has faced challenges, but today’s young people are navigating something unique: constant information, pressure to perform, and a culture that never slows down. As I watch the workplace and life around me, I can’t help but…
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H&W|How to Reset After Sleeping the Day Away
How to Reset After Sleeping the Day Away Okay, so this may have happened to me today… I woke up and it was 2:31 PM. 😳 Yes, you read that right. My body clearly decided it needed a full reset, and I slept right through most of the day. And you know what? I’m okay…
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Life|🌻 Choosing Grace After Conflict
🌻 Choosing Grace After Conflict Sometimes we hold onto hurt because it feels safer than trusting again. But every so often, a small moment shifts the energy — a conversation, an apology, or even just the acknowledgment of value — and suddenly grace feels possible. Today reminded me of that. I realized that knowing someone…
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65|Protecting Your Peace from the Trouble-Stirrer
Winning Without the Fight: Protecting Your Peace from the Trouble-Stirrer 🌻❣️🌻 We all know that person. The one who thrives on stirring the pot. They might show up at work, in your family, through a friend of a friend, as an in-law, an annoying cashier at the gas station, or even your next-door neighbor. And…
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H&W|65|Exploring the Japanese Approach to Health & Wellness — From Heritage to Daily Life
Exploring the Japanese Approach to Health & Wellness — From Heritage to Daily Life I am half Japanese, but all of my elders on my father’s side are gone now. I often wish I could sit with them and listen — really listen — to their stories, their wisdom, and how they approached health and…

