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 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...
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...
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...
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...