Tag: My Life
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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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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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Life|65|A Bath, A Lesson in Strength
🌻 Seasoned Soul Moment A Bath, A Lesson in Strength This was only my second bath since the onset of radiculopathy and hip arthritis. The first time, my daughter helped me out. This time, I prepared myself—safety bars in place, a dry towel ready, even with my buddy nearby if I needed to call. I…
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Life|🌙 Sunday Evening Reflection
🌙 Sunday Evening Reflection The sky outside my front window glows, while life and music carry on below. I hold both the quiet and the joy. 🌻
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Life|65|My Home, Seattle, WA
🌻 Seattle, My Home Today, as I sit in the quiet of my tower, I find myself reflecting on Seattle — my true home. The years I spent living in Las Vegas gave me a new appreciation for this place. I always spoke about Seattle’s beauty: the green trees, the water that surrounds us, the…
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Life|65|Seattle SuperSonics 🏀
🌻 Seattle’s Sonics: A Piece of Home Still Missing When I was a child and into my early 20s, Seattle had a basketball team — the Seattle SuperSonics. Watching the games with my family was part of life, part of home. Coming up, it felt like the Sonics were always around, always active in the…
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Life|Kindness Part 2
Kindness in the Midst of Chaos 🌻 Today was not an easy day. The schedule was heavy, the challenges were constant, and the flow was far from smooth. But in the middle of it all, kindness showed up. A coworker who saw the weight I was carrying and stepped in more than once to help.…
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