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
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G’Mom Dynamite is 83!! In the morning, she enjoys her duo of a cup of freshly ground Joe with her smokes. Like, a hot apple a la mode served with creamy vanilla bean ice-cream, the two pair nicely. When she gets up in the morning, I encourage her to pick something healthy to eat. I…
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If you do follow your bliss, you put yourself on a kind of track that has been there all the while waiting for you, and the life you ought to be living is the one you are living. When you can see that, you begin to meet people who are in the field ofyour bliss,…
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Earlier in the week, I woke up with an overwhelming and unusual feeling of sadness. I sort of knew why I was sad but not why on that particular day. As I sat emptying my bladder, my arms were dampened by moisture. Teardrops. A steady stream of quiet and uncontrollable tears. It just happened, and…
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On a recent family vacation to the beautiful island Punta Cana, Dominican Republic, I observed something, and it’s not the first time. I see families from many cultures and from all over the world traveling on vacation with their children, including infants, but not as many black families traveling with their children. Don’t get…
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Hi! Yes. I’m still here. Life is keeping me busy. While my heart tells me that my blog is neglected, my mind tells me that grad is more important. Anyways, look what I found!! Why didn’t someone tell me about these?? I know all about the “other” Bubba burger, but I stumbled on these in Shoprite.…
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In our busy lives, we often race from one activity to another. I too am guilty of that; however, I make it a habit on my work days to get up early- before sunrise, before anyone is up in my home. When the house is quite, I have the pleasure of enjoying the amazing sounds…