Tag: Blog Challenge
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Blog Challenge|🌸 Embracing My Japanese Heritage 🌸
What aspects of your cultural heritage are you most proud of or interested in? 🌸 Embracing My Japanese Heritage 🌸 When I think about the aspects of my cultural heritage I am most proud of, my Japanese roots rise to the top. I’ve always been drawn to the philosophy of Ikigai — the sense of…
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Blog Challenge|My Favorite Word(s)
What’s your favorite word? What’s My Favorite Word? When I first read this question, I laughed. How could I possibly choose just one word when words are my playground? Each word I love holds a piece of who I am, a layer of my journey, and a flavor of my story. ✨ Flava — This…
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Blog Challenge| Me Right Now 😉
How are you feeling right now? How Am I Feeling Right Now? Honestly? I’m tired. I stayed in bed for hours last night but sleep didn’t find me until late, and 5:30am rolled around way too fast. My eyes are heavy, my body is dragging, and coffee feels like my best friend this morning. But…
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Blog Challenge|60+| Spirituality
How important is spirituality in your life? My Response to a Blog Challenge: How Important Is Spirituality in Your Life? From birth, I was immersed in a Christian home, my father being a Japanese American Baptist minister. Looking back on my childhood, church was a constant in our lives. We participated in all the usual…
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Blog Challenge|60+|My Joy
Describe one simple thing you do that brings joy to your life. The Value of Weekends: A Simple Plan That Brings Me Joy Thinking about the simple things that bring joy to my life, one direction stands out clearly—my weekends. Like many, I catch myself saying, “TGIF” every Friday. But for me, the weekend isn’t…
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Blog Challenge|60+|My Mission
What is your mission? A meaningful personal mission statement contains two basic elements. The first is what you want to do – what you want to accomplish, what contributions you want to make. The second is what you want to be – what character strengths you want to have, what qualities you want to develop. What…
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Blog Challenge |60+|The Simple Things That Make Me Happy
What are 5 everyday things that bring you happiness? Blog Challenge: What Are 5 Everyday Things That Bring You Happiness? This challenge couldn’t have come at a better time, because happiness has been a recent topic of conversation between Olivia and me. She actually helped me create a list of things that bring me joy—and…
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Blog Challenge |60+|When I Was 5
When you were five, what did you want to be when you grew up? Blog Challenge Response: When I Was 5… When I was five, I knew I wanted to be a mom. Not just any mom—I wanted to be my mom. Graceful, nurturing, loving… and always in control of the home she built with so much…

