by Austin Alexander | Jan 31, 2016 | Acting, Action, Art, Artist, Ego, meaning, Music, Pursuits, Scary, self-esteem, spirit
I recently took a personality test at www.16personalities.com. The results I got were pretty accurate to my daily goings on, the way I handle work, relationships, my own thoughts and feelings, and so on. If you haven’t ever taken a personality test, or if you...
by Austin Alexander | Jan 27, 2016 | Acting, Action, Anxiety, Art, Artist, Conversation, Ego, faith, Fear, fun, Habit, healthy, Life, patience, Preparation, Pursuits, Rest
I’m not always sure where I’m going, but I have to trust that I am going somewhere. There are many times, recently it’s been a lot more frequent, when I just want to make these incredibly extreme changes. Just sort of dig my heels into the dirt, or...
by Austin Alexander | Jan 26, 2016 | Acting, Action, Anxiety, Art, Artist, Conversation, faith, Fear, humanity, patience, Pursuits, Risks, Scary, self-esteem, spirit
“If it’s what you wanna do, just keep doin’ it…no one’s holding a gun to your head.” -Zack Orth Okay, so he said a little more than that, but that was the gist of his answer to my question. My girfriend and I were waiting outside Uchi, and Zak Orth walks...
by Austin Alexander | Jan 23, 2016 | Acting, Action, Art, Artist, Culture, faith, fun, Habit, healthy, meaning, Music, Pursuits, self-esteem
SO, I made this “ambitious” (read slightly absurd) commitment to write around 300-500 words or more per day surrounding a list of self-imposed rules that I also try and make sound a little humorous with very little editing or filtering of my thoughts. In...
by Austin Alexander | Jan 21, 2016 | Anxiety, Ego, faith, healthy, humanity, Life, meaning, patience, Planning, Pursuits, Rest, self-esteem, Sleep, spirit
For about 3 weeks now, there has been a bird outside our window that begins incessantly chirping between 6:30 & 6:40 AM. It’s not a cute fluttering type chirping either. It’s a long loud low-pitched chirp. I didn’t realize until this morning that...
by Austin Alexander | Jan 18, 2016 | Anxiety, Ego, faith, Fear, Habit, healthy, Life, meaning, Preparation, Pursuits, Rest, Scary, self-esteem, service, unhealthy
If you don’t like foul language STOP HERE…. Over the past month, I have been having a serious recurring case of the “Fuck It”‘s. And, if you’re wondering, I almost had a case crop up for the blog post today. But, Fuck it, I’m...