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Rule 80: Listen More… If you already know what you’re going to say next, you probably aren’t totally engaged.

Rule 80: Listen More… If you already know what you’re going to say next, you probably aren’t totally engaged.

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...
Rule 58: Not everyone’s gonna love you, like you, or even care about you…show them love anyway.

Rule 58: Not everyone’s gonna love you, like you, or even care about you…show them love anyway.

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...
Rule 45: You Love Your Valentine, Your Valentine Loves You

Rule 45: You Love Your Valentine, Your Valentine Loves You

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...
Rule 42: ALWAYS call your mom on her birthday…

Rule 42: ALWAYS call your mom on her birthday…

by Austin Alexander | Feb 11, 2016 | Action, Family, healthy, Love, relationships

Yes, today is my mother’s birthday. AND, yes, I have already called her and sang Happy Birthday. I started in way too high of a register, and then had to end it an octave below. It was also the morning, and she was the first person I spoke to after being up for...
Rule 40: Let your love be truthful, gentle, and healing…never obsessive and controlling.

Rule 40: Let your love be truthful, gentle, and healing…never obsessive and controlling.

by Austin Alexander | Feb 9, 2016 | body, Culture, Ego, Friends, Love, Partners, patience, relationships, Safety

In all honesty, this rule was born out of a mixture of a Gandhi quote and my own impression of the movie “Carol”. However, it’s also a lesson that I have learned throughout the process of being able to embrace “self-love” and what a real...
Before you argue with a significant other ask yourself: 1. Am I Hungry? 2. Am I Tired?

Before you argue with a significant other ask yourself: 1. Am I Hungry? 2. Am I Tired?

by Austin Alexander | Feb 8, 2016 | Action, Anxiety, Ego, Habit, healthy, Life, Love, Partners, patience, relationships, Safety, self-esteem

Seriously, ask these questions first and foremost: Am I Hungry? Am I Tired? Or, better yet, if you’re partner is so far past the hunger and sleepiness that they can’t even tell the difference between their rumbling stomach, that nap they need to take, and...
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