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: healthy-living

  • “The only time you fail is when you fall down and stay down.” ― Stephen Richards, Have you ever caught yourself about to do something that you knew was wrong? If you are not careful, monotony can lead you to go astray- completely off course from your goal. After leaving the gym last night; I needed…

  • Sharing Is Caring

    We cannot seek achievement for ourselves and forget about progress and prosperity for our community…Our ambitions must be broad enough to include the aspirations and needs of others, for their sakes and for our own. — Cesar Chavez Sunday I hosted the first of a year long series of Sharing is Caring Wellness Workshops. The topic,…

  • This is a quick post.  I tried something new.  The results are positive and I thought you might be interested.  🙂 Ingredients: Tuna (canned and in water)          Avocado Half    Fresh salsa.    I buy the fresh salsa at Shoprite because it is fresh, natural and saves me time       If…

  • After leaving the gym one morning, I stopped by Shoprite my local grocery store to pick up a few items.   After paying for my groceries, I am about to walk out the door when an elderly man stopped me.  As he approached me, he held a box of crackers in his hand. Pointing his…

  • With only 5 days left until Christmas, I have only picked up a handful of gifts. Quite honestly I am struggling with the ridiculousness and madness of the so called traditions of the holiday season.  Traditions of… …fighting over parking spaces …arguing over the last hottest and must have item …pulling plastic out the wallet…