by Austin Alexander | Apr 2, 2016 | Ego, Habit, healthy, Risks, Scary, self, self-esteem, spirit, Time, Virtues
Last month was all about my vices. And, I honestly could probably keep going for another month or three just getting down on all the things that I overindulge in, do wrong, fail at repeatedly, think badly of myself, and on and on. The point is: I have no problem...
by Austin Alexander | Mar 30, 2016 | body, Food, Habit, unhealthy, Vice
I’ll take Dr. Pepper in any fashion. On the fountain, in a can, in a small bottle (plastic or glass), in a big bottle (stomach ache city), in a huge refillable collectible cup from a 7/11, Dublin-style, throw back, whatever you wanna call it—if it’s...
by Austin Alexander | Mar 17, 2016 | body, Food, gross, Habit, Vice
I have always struggled with my weight since I was a kid. I’ve gone through my stages of being various forms of “in shape”, but it has never been an easy thing for me to maintain. I have never known the struggle of being too skinny. I have only known...
by Austin Alexander | Mar 11, 2016 | Anxiety, body, Habit, unhealthy, Vice
I began the serious committed process of cutting out cigarettes around October of last year. I still smoke tobacco on occasion, but I have been able to successfully not go full blown back into my old smoking habits. With honest reflection, I can say that I have wanted...
by Austin Alexander | Mar 7, 2016 | Ego, Fear, Habit, healthy, Learn, Vice
Thomas Edison said “I haven’t failed…I’ve just found 10,000 ways that won’t work.” Albert Einstein said, “Failure is success in progress.” C.S. Lewis said, “Failures, repeated failures, are finger posts on the...
by Austin Alexander | Mar 4, 2016 | Action, Anxiety, Habit, healthy, patience, self-esteem, service, Vice
Mental obsession is a tricky thing. I had an acting teacher once say, “if you were driving to Chicago you wouldn’t keep saying over and over every few minutes on the drive there ‘I’m going to Chicago.’, ‘I’m on my way to...
