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

Tag: attitude

  • There is eternal power and influence in motherhood. -Julie B. Beck Seeing the first image of our baby inside of our womb, the excitement of feeling the first kick inside our swollen bellies, the forever waited sound of the first breathe and cry at birth—all produces a plethora of emotions and fairytale like dreams. Instant…

  •   Photo courtesy of my friend JH.  Thank you!  What we do is not as important as how we do it. The attitude, the energy, and the flavor that we infuse our actions will determine the scope and magnitude of the results.   We are enroute to B’Dazzle’s Saturday morning tutoring.  While it is early…

  • Training for a fitness competition is no joke! At 4:14 a.m. yesterday, I woke up feeling like this!   Lazily I walked downstairs to get my much needed caffeine fix and to start my day. Friday was a long day.  With all the ordinary engagements, the day came and went.  This morning, without even a…

  • “There were people who went to sleep last night, poor and rich and white and black, but they will never wake again. And those dead folks would give anything at all for just five minutes of this weather or ten minutes of plowing. So you watch yourself about complaining. What you’re supposed to do when…

  • Friday’s WOD “Wittman” 7 rounds 15 kb swing 53/35 15 power clean 95/65 15 box jump 24/20 Rest 5 min SWOD/buyout Work up to 3rm for front squat then take 50% of that number and do an unbroken amrap (as many reps as Possible) The first thing I do when I walk in the door is…

  • For me, a tranquil long outdoor ten-mile run cures nearly anything that is broken on any given day.  But what if I can’t run?   What if time doesn’t permit?  What if the cold temperature at the jersey shore is at its worst and running outside is unhealthy?  What if my treadmill is broken?  What if running…