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: Family
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In my bathroom, I am out numbered by male users by a ratio of two to one. Mom has her own bathroom. Sharing a bathroom at home with the guys means only one thing for the women– raised toilet seats! Ugh!! Yáll ladies know exactly what I am talking about. A day when you’re preoccupied…
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Daddy, Mom woke me. Darkness greeted me from the other side of the window. The moon clearly visible. After midnight but before sunrise. Oddly quiet outside. No birds, no owls, no crickets, only silence interrupted by the sound of the golden-colored dodge swinger ripping down the concrete driveway. A brief ride through the isolated and…
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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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“I run because it’s so symbolic of life. You have to drive yourself to overcome the obstacles. You might feel that you can’t. But then you find your inner strength, and realize you’re capable of so much more than you thought.” –Arthur Blank Today’s run… 7.51 Miles 1:12:22 9.37 Minute/Miles (Average) 5:54 Minute/Miles (Max) 780…
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Happy Father’s Day! If my father were alive to celebrate this Father’s Day, he would be 100 years old. “Daddy” is what I called him. Axel was 20 years senior my mother. The stories about daddy’s young years still resonate within me. “Your daddy was something else!” “Axel did this, he did that…..” All events…
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When it comes to educating children, I am a firm believer that the opportunity to learn takes place more often in the absence of a formal curriculum. It is the everyday life experiences that present these opportunities for parents to teach children good values and to develop them to become moral, socially conscious and responsible adults. My husband and…
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