by Austin Alexander | Mar 20, 2016 | Anxiety, Conversation, Ego, Partners, relationships, self-esteem
I have been working on talking less and listening more since I was in my late teens. Talking over people, or getting overexcited in conversation, has always been a weakness and “vice” of mine. Except, this is not a vice I take any sort of pleasure in. Rather the...
by Austin Alexander | Feb 27, 2016 | faith, Family, Friends, humanity, Life, Love, Partners, Personal, relationships
I’m winding down to the end of this “love” month. Next month’s theme is going to dive in to the darker side of things. So, I thought I would take this fine Saturday to write about the tangential side, opposite side, or complete absence of love...
by Austin Alexander | Feb 21, 2016 | healthy, Home, humanity, Life, Love, Partners, patience, Planning, Preparation, Travel
The last hour of our drive back to Austin yesterday, I remembered how much I love this city and calling it home. Driving back in I started to feel the excited anticipation to see our home again. It’s the same feeling I would get as a kid coming home from a long...
by Austin Alexander | Feb 19, 2016 | Conversation, Ego, Fear, humanity, Meetings, Partners, patience, Random, Scary, Travel
This might win for longest title so far, but I had to include all of it. Yes, we were stopped and inspected at a Border Control checkpoint at night in the middle of the desert. And, it’s not meant to snub people who do partake in currently illegal substances, I...
by Austin Alexander | Feb 18, 2016 | Action, fun, Habit, healthy, Learn, Life, Love, nature, Partners, Pursuits, Travel
I know, I know…I’m a white guy that lives in Texas who claims to love riding horses. I resisted the sentiment at first too. I’ve been around horses most of my life. My mom’s family owned them when I was younger, and my dad still has about 20-25...
by Austin Alexander | Feb 14, 2016 | Action, Conversation, healthy, Learn, Love, Partners, relationships
Valentine’s Day is here… I felt kind of conflicted when trying to decide what rule to write about for today. It’s my love month for the blog, and today is THE love holiday. For better or for worse. I thought about making it universal and talking...
