by Austin Alexander | Aug 25, 2016 | Action, Conversation, Ego, Fear, healthy
I have wanted to start writing on this blog again since I stopped, but I’ve let a lot of things get in my way. Mostly myself. I created an endless string of reasons to procrastinate including: Why I shouldn’t restart Why I needed to wait I would have to...
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 21, 2016 | Action, Conversation, Dream, fun, healthy, Vice
Sometimes you just have to remind yourself to be right here, right now, in the moment. You gotta grab onto the now, right now. But, not hold so tight like it’s a vise grip—just make sure you’ve got a nice grip. I’ve never been superbly awesome...
by Austin Alexander | Mar 18, 2016 | Conversation, Friends, fun, healthy, Learn
I’m not sure if socializing fatigue is a true condition, but if it’s not then I’ve suffered from whatever the real name for that is. SXSW is the perfect storm for this condition to truly rear its ugly head. Shows, panels, parties, friends in...
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 6, 2016 | Action, Art, Artist, Ego, healthy, Love, Vice
Sometimes rules work best as reminders, so I thought I would phrase this one in the form of a question. For most of my life, I have identified as a night owl. It’s worked to my benefit and detriment. So, lately I have been checking in with myself more often to...