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: inspiration

  • Why Did I Wait So Long?

    It’s Thursday and I am dogged tired but happier than a pig in, well you know…  Lol! Though I’m tired, I am feeling mighty fine now. 🙂 After much procrastination, dust balls spinning on the wood floors, cobwebs getting caught in my curls, and dusty windows obstructing sunrise, I finally broke down and hired a…

  • The Simple Pleasures in Life

    This morning I traded the gym for annual blood work. Yuck!  I would have much preferred the workout.  However, healthy living is more than physical fitness and nutrition.  HL also means yearly doctor visits. While struggling with the daily balancing act of family life, often put our health on the back-burner… that is until a…

  •   Daniel 50 Pull-ups 400 meter run 21 Thrusters 95/65 800 meter run 21 Thrusters 95/65 400 meter run 50 Pull-ups Refreshing! Now that I am on my summer break, I get to do the morning WOD’s. With 15 minutes to spare, I dropped B’Dazzle off at camp at 8.15 a.m and made it to the…

  •   1. If you want something bad enough, you won’t make excuses. Instead you will   make the sacrifices & commit to go after it.” It is one thing to set a goal and to say that you are going to do something. But it’s a totally different ball game to take action and to…

  • There is something magical about the many “firsts” that we experience in life, which cannot be duplicated. The jubilation a mother experiences after hearing the first cry of her newborn, the jittery feeling of starting a new job, the joy of buying the first car or home, your child’s graduation from kindergarten or college, or in…

  •   Only one who devotes himself to a cause with his whole strength and soul can be a true master. For this reason mastery demands all of a person. -Albert Einstein In the mornings and while my home is still relatively quiet, I seek out daily inspiration.  One of my favorite go to’s is TED Talk.…