by Austin Alexander | Feb 29, 2016 | humanity, Life, Love, meaning, nature, Planning, Time
Of course, I would pick the year that has 366 days in it to write a daily blog for the first time. I have always made things a little more challenging for myself than they need to be. I’m working on this aspect of my personality. Work smart, not hard. That comes...
by Austin Alexander | Feb 20, 2016 | Art, Artist, humanity, Love, meaning, Museums, nature, Planning, Preparation
Nearly every morning of this trip, I have woken up before the sunrise. When we were driving out here, I started to notice this calm that came over me. It was like someone had suddenly released the string that was gently squeezing my brain tighter each day. Getting up...
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 16, 2016 | Death, Habit, healthy, Life, Love, nature, Preparation, Sleep
I never would have expected to love the watching the sunrise as much as I do at this point in my life. In the past, I have taken advantage of any and every opportunity to sleep in. So much so that seeing the sunrise used to only be associated with pulling all nighters...
by Austin Alexander | Feb 12, 2016 | Action, Ego, nature, Sleep
IF you’ve been following along with my daily posts, you may remember this story about a bird that incessently chirps outside my window every morning. I had decided that I was going to love the bird for keeping me on a path to start getting up earlier in the...
