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Queen Shh
by Opal Ellyse Tomashevska
Author, poet, spoken word artist and emcee Opal Ellyse has been keeping hand written journals since 1995. Each week she shares an entry and ties it to current events and relevant topics of conversation. Royalty is living in your legacy while you're still here. Understanding your past and bridging it to the present and future is a gift. Join Opal as she shares wisdom from the past as it becomes present day epiphany and a blueprint for all that is next. Queen Shh Podcast dropping 12/6. www.opalellyse.comMusic: DJ Pain1
Episodes
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September 22nd, 2010: I Love Me
Queen Shh Podcast, episode 32!! I found an old notepad from 2010, this is a rare find collection of journals and notes, so I was super excited to find it, read it and share it with you! I also saw the Micheal Jackson movie last weekend and it was everything! I knew it would be, there are certain...
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January 1st, 2019: Romans 8:18
Back with Episode 31! This time of year always feels like a spiritual new years for me, so I am hitting you with a new year's post, from the first day of 2019. So not too far back, but at the same time a world away because this is the last pre-pandemic full year we experienced, of course we…
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September 12th, 2016: Untitled
Welcome to episode 30!! As everyone is doing this comparison between 2016 and 2026, I am brining an entry from 2016 to see how far I've come and how much remains the same. The parallels to right now are on point as this one is all about the power of confidence combined with focus and assignment.…
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October 2, 1999: Live it Up Baby!
Welcome back to Queen Shh Podcast, it's your girl Opal Ellyse, back at you with episode 29!! We are back in the 90's for this episode!! This entry is called "Live It Up Baby" and it's all about a full circle moment/epiphany and I even allude to the royalty piece so it's perfect for Queen Shh. The...
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Oct. 28th, 2023: Balance
This entry is called "Balance" and there has been so much talk lately about there being no such thing as balance and I believe balance is real and achievable, it just doesn't always feel or look like what we might think. It's not often a perfect smooth blend of all aspects of your life, it's a...
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September 20th, 2010: Killing Cows and Making Burgers
For episode 27, we are back with an online journal entry, as I have mentioned before, you can follow the breadcrumbs, find my blogspot and enjoy all the tea I've served there for years. Or just wait for the good shh to hit Queen Shh Podcast! This entry is called "Killing Cows and Making Burgers"....
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September 12th, 1999: What I've Been Learning
For episode 26, we're taking it back to the 90s!! 1999 to be exact, and it's right on time, cue Brandy and Monica! This short and sweet entry is exactly what I am feeling right now. I called this entry "What I've Been Learning", and I am currently in a period of learning and development right now...
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June 23rd, 1999: Sweet-19
For episode 25, we are taking it back to the 90s!! 1999 to be exact, and if you recall, 1999 was a transition year, not just for me but for the world, you could feel it in the air as we approached the new millennium. There is no doubt that right now also feels like a time of transitioning for...
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July, 14th, 2001: Keys
For episode 24 I share an entry from way back in the year 2001, when I was 21 years old. I had finally got my keys for my dorm room for the second summer session at UW- Parkside after being without a room for the entire first session! I was grateful then and I am grateful now, if you have a safe,...
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July 28th, 2019: Pedestals, I Think Not!
In this 23rd episode we visit the year 2019, almost 6 years to the day of recording this. For this one we are taking another look at my online diary on Blogspot, and it's short and sweet gem but oh so on time!! This is an episode all about how sometimes we put people, places or things above us…
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May 3rd, 2015: I've Always Had a Slingshot
Episode 22! For this one we travel back a decade and are in 2015, May 3rd to be exact. I called this one, "I've Always Had a Slingshot" and then a subtitle of "Opal Ellyse Tomashevska is out of poverty for good: in JESUS name!! Coming out of a poverty mindset was one of the biggest hurdles for…
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February 14th, 2000: Not Chains, Change
In this 21st episode we visit the year 2000 for an entry called "Not Chains, Change". This entry is the final entry in my last 1990's journal and it appropriately revolves around my goals for 2000. The air was buzzing, change was alive, and we could feel it. It didn't feel like just another year…
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April 26th, 2015: In the Studio
We are at the 20th episode, already!! Yass thank you all for rocking with me! This entry is called "In the Studio" and it's from 2015 when I hadn't been in the studio for a bit and I had just got done recording some heat!! It was so validating because it was one of those times where current life...
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January 29th, 2000: So Good
For this 19th episode I we are transported to the year 2000! This entry is called "So Good" and it's right on time because I am just coming off a monster performance and speaking engagement run and this entry was about me just starting to dip my toe in the performance arts and it's so cool to see...
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September 28th, 1999: Know
In this 18th episode we are back in the 90s!! 1999 to be exact, and this one is about knowing better and doing better, I simply called "Know". Everything in this entry goes along with all I am feeling right now and lessons I am learning as well as blessings I am receiving so it's right on time....
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April 4th, 2015: He is Risen
In this 17th episode we visit Easter, 10 years ago. Recorded on Easter 2025, we visit Easter 2015 for this episode. For me, Easter is my spiritual new year, and this entry was on point for what I am feeling and experiencing right now. There have been so many wonderful things for me in this…
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September 22nd, 2016: 2 Broke Girls
For this 16th episode, this one is a little different. As every now and then, since about 2008, I make my entries live online on BlogSpot!! Yup, bet you didn't even know I bloged, I guess it was Queen Shh before Queen Shh. Anyway, this one is a GEM that is SO appropriate for RIGHT now!! It's the...
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March 14th, 2015: Don't Give 'Em Too Much
This 15th episode we go 10 years back in time and land in 2015, and touch on so many ties into right now. Dreams, decisions, destiny, all the big things and the small things that take up mental real estate. As a creative I often battle with how much I give my 9-5 vs. how much I give my art.…
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New Year, New York: August, 7th, 2001
This 14th episode is one I wrote in New York City. If you peep the date, it was a month and 3 days before 9/11 in NY and it was my first time in NYC and it had always been a dream of mine to go there, what a blessing for me to see it and feel it before that happened. This trip to NYC was truly...
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November 21st, 2014
In this 13th episode we spend some time in 2014, and we get into one of my favorite topics. . . money. And hitting on one of the reoccurring themes of my life and many people's lives. . . confidence. Key themes from reflection on this entry: · Money and mindset, HUGE!! It starts in your mind.…
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July 13th, 2000: How I Got Over!
This 12th episode we visit the year 2000. This entry comes to you from me as a 20-year-old between my sophomore and junior year in college. There was so much going on for me at school and at home, truthfully during this time I was still kind of living two lives, one back in the hood at Wexford…
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December 20th, 1999: Stars
In this 11th episode we are back in the 90's for this entry! I just can't leave them alone! This episode tells a story I have told before and will probably still tell to my great, great grandchildren. It was an absolute turning point in my life and a moment that has since defined who I am and how…
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March 19th, 2000: Lemonade
This 10th episode comes to you from the spring of 2000! Whew, like I said last time, chyle what a year! And IYKYK, when I drop those entries from the summer of 2000 get your popcorn!! But until then, this is where we are, March 19th, 2000. Why this episode now? Well, I promised you that I would...
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December 5th, 2000:Time for a Change (freestyle)
This 9th episode comes to you from the year 2000! Whew chyle what a year! I had just turned 21 years old and was in my 3rd year of college. This is an entry I labeled as a freestyle. A freestyle is just pure flowing thought, it usually tends to be a little longer but it's when I just let the…
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January 5th, 2014: Philippians 4:11-13
In this eighth episode, we visit January 5th, 2014, it is the beginning of a new year and a time of reflection and a time when we tend to slow down just enough to take inventory and adjust to get our lives aligned for exactly where we want to go and who we want to be. Inspired by a sermon from...
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August 6th, 1996: What About Your Friends
In this seventh episode, we visit August 6th, 1996, and this is one of the many entries where I mention feeling like I have outgrown my friends and just about everything around me. The funny thing is that I have lifelong friends (including the ones I thought I outgrew in 1996 LOL), and I know how...
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August 18th, 1999: The Real of Relaity
In this sixth episode, we visit August 18th, 1999, when I had just failed my driver's test. . .for the 2nd time. Failure can be an extraordinary teacher, especially for those of us who are used to winning. 19-year-old me was frustrated and wondering how this would ever play out in my favor.…
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July 21st, 1999, Lessons from Value in the Valley
Get your popcorn this one is a long one!! It's only fitting that we kick off 2025 with a full meal and not just a snack. I share never before recorded stories and truths about myself and some healing tips that are sure to bless us all. In this fifth episode, we visit July 21st, 1999, when I had...
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June 13th, 1999: Do We Need a Resolution? New Year's Eve Special Episode
I decided to make a special episode for NYE because one of my NYE traditions is to journal, so I wanted to honor that by dropping an episode of Queen Shh with a fitting entry. In this fourth episode, we visit June 13th, 1999. If you will recall, 1999 was a very interesting New Year's Eve, does...
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April 4th, 1996: Black College Tour
In this third short and sweet episode, we visit April 4th, 1996, when I along with several other high school students from my hometown (Madison, WI) went on a Black College tour across the southern United States. It was my first time in the south and I share what it felt like to step on…
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July 23rd, 1996: Why I Don't Drink Alcohol
In this second episode, we visit July 23rd, 1996, and discover why I don't drink alcohol, what my drug of choice is, and how 16yr old me gave hints to exactly where I would be right now. This entry sparks questions on what creates our habits and challenges societal norms. Most of us don't even...
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July 3rd, 1995: Why Journal?
In this first full episode, we visit July 3rd, 1995, the first entry, and discover why journaling can be an epic bridge to the present with clues from the past. This episode sets us up for all that is to come and invites listeners to begin unraveling their own threads to self-discovery and…
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Intro, What is Queen Shh?
Author, poet, spoken word artist and emcee Opal Ellyse has been keeping hand written journals since 1995. Each week she shares an entry and ties it to current events and relevant topics of conversation. Royalty is living in your legacy while you're still here. Understanding your past and bridging...
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
Author, poet, spoken word artist and emcee Opal Ellyse has been keeping hand written journals since 1995. Each week she shares an entry and ties it to current events and relevant topics of conversation. Royalty is living in your legacy while you're still here. Understanding your past and bridging it to the present and future is a gift. Join Opal as she shares wisdom from the past as it becomes present day epiphany and a blueprint for all that is next. Queen Shh Podcast dropping 12/6. www.opalellyse.comMusic: DJ Pain1
HOSTED BY
Opal Ellyse Tomashevska
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Author, poet, spoken word artist and emcee Opal Ellyse has been keeping hand written journals since 1995. Each week she shares an entry and ties it to current events and relevant topics of conversation. Royalty is living in your legacy while you're still here. Understanding your past and bridging...
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