Dr. Angela Butts Chester

12/29/2025

HEADS UP: The U.S. Postal Service quietly changed how postmarks work.

Mail is no longer automatically postmarked with the date you drop it off. Instead, the postmark now reflects the date it’s first processed by an automated sorting facility — which can be days later.

If you mail something right at a deadline, the official postmark could be later than your drop-off date and may be considered late.

If mailing date matters to you, go inside the post office and request a hand-stamped postmark.

Read:
https://m.economictimes.com/news/international/us/usps-postmark-shake-up-could-cost-you-big-property-tax-payers-warned-of-surprise-late-fees/articleshow/125807036.cms

12/25/2025

This song, this cartoon…helped kick off the Christmas season since I can remember. May this Christmas bring you the same joy and happiness!

12/25/2025

What a great idea! Merry Christmas 🎄

12/23/2025

There’s something truly special about our Silent Generation loved ones. There’s a grace and grit they carry. She passed on the solstice…how fitting. RIP Ranger Betty 🙏🏼❤️🫡✨
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betty reid soskin, the oldest serving national park service ranger in the US, passed away on december 21, 2025, at the age of 104. she was a trailblazer and a civil rights icon, musician, business owner, and park ranger who advocated for accurate representation of african american stories in national parks. soskin retired in March 2022 at the age of 100, after serving for 15 years.

12/19/2025

If I shine my light and you shine yours together, we can illuminate the way for those who cannot see.

In a world that often feels dark and full of tears we must reach out with our soul to offer light.

In a world of increasing darkness, we must respond with an increasing of light. We can’t fix other peoples pain, but we can sit beside them in it. We can reach out our hand and offer a little lantern of love, presence, and patience until their own light remembers how to glow again.

WE are being called to be that light for someone for right now! And always ask for it when you need it to.

When you’re ready…visit drangelachester.com. I’m here to help.

12/18/2025

I’m a breast cancer survivor and native Virginian. Needless to say…I’m cheering for . A huge thank you to for this commitment to finding a cure. 💖💪🏼

12/15/2025

Leadership doesn’t usually reshape us in the spotlight.
It does its work in the quiet moments. Over time, many of us were taught that leadership meant control, certainty, and always having the answers. Leading with heart was often labeled as risky or unrealistic.

Part Three of The Heart of Influence explores what happens when leaders begin to unlearn those stories.

The contributors in this piece share honest reflections about holding boundaries with compassion, telling the truth without losing humanity, and staying grounded when leadership gets uncomfortable. What stood out to me most is this: leading with heart doesn’t make the work easier, it makes it more honest.

This chapter is for anyone who has felt the tension between being decisive and being human, and is choosing not to abandon either.

Part Three is now live:
Blog: https://drangelachester.com/the-thrive-exchange/f/leadership-lessons-that-shape-us-over-time

Contributors:
Offbeat Travel, Revival Homebuyers, Beautytap, Oakwell Beer Spa, Women Who WOW The Online Alliance for Seriously Driven Women Entrepreneurs, Standard Insurance,

The Heart of Influence: A Four-Part Journey in Meaningful Leadership

12/14/2025

Kinesin proteins never stop.
They walk, step by microscopic step, along the inner “rails” of your cells, carrying everything your body needs to stay alive - neurotransmitters, hormones, signals of healing, and even the chemistry of joy.

They are the reason your thoughts can become energy, your emotions can shift, and your entire inner world can change.

While you doubt yourself, they keep moving.

While you feel stuck, they keep walking.
While your mind hesitates, your cells continue creating life from the inside out.

And this is the reminder:
your body already knows how to move forward.

Your consciousness simply needs to remember how to direct that movement.

12/09/2025

What True Influence Looks Like. How Heart-Centered Leaders Sustain Impact Over Time; The Heart of Influence: A Four-Part Journey in Meaningful Leadership

True influence is not built on charisma, visibility, or even accomplishment. Influence that lasts, the kind that shapes culture and strengthens communities, grows from a leader’s ability to return to their values again and again. Let's get into part 2 of the series.

How Heart-Centered Leaders Sustain Impact Over Time; The Heart of Influence: A Four-Part Journey in Meaningful Leadership