Health & Wellness by Lexa's Journal
My mission in life is to not merely survive, but to thrive: and do so with passion, compassion, humor, and style. – Maya Angelou
Category: Inspiration
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A few days have passed since I returned from Las Vegas, Nevada. I still catch myself laughing ridiculously aloud in public places (work, supermarket, gas station, etc…). Hilarious images and comments keep popping in my head. Could it possibly be a crime to have so much fun? If so, convict me. Lol!! Fourteen of us…
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I have come to believe that caring for myself is not-self indulgent. Caring for myself is an act of survival. — Audre Lorde Finally!!! Today I completed my first run of 2013! According to my MayMyRun application, my last run was on Thanksgiving last year. My son would put me in the chair-of-shame! Lol!! The…
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I am amazed by my daughter’s bone chilling talent! Since Shaina could put a pencil to paper (around age 6), she doodled and sketched. Sketch pads were, and still are, great gifts for her. We could never convince her to take an art class (until senior year in high school) and she was too…
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“To enjoy good health, to bring true happiness to one’s family, to bring peace to all, one must first discipline and control one’s own mind. If a man can control his mind he can find the way to Enlightenment, and all wisdom and virtue will naturally come to him.” -Buddha There was a time when…
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“There comes a time when you have to stand up and shout: This is me damn it! I look the way I look, think the way I think, feel the way I feel, love the way I love! I am a whole complex package. Take me…or leave me. Accept me – or walk away! Do…
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“Life is like riding a bicycle. To keep your balance, you must keep moving.” ― Albert Einstein I look down. I see one of my favorite medium-sized sterling silver hoop earrings rolling across my colleague’s office floor. When I reach down to pick up the earring, I notice the latch is missing from the hoop. …