by Austin Alexander | Dec 27, 2017 | Action, Art, Love, self-esteem
I’ve found in my life, vulnerability is the biggest solution or point of relief for me when I’m facing overwhelming adversity, anxiety, anger, or an affliction. Vulnerability keeps me open. It makes me more likely to find empathy for myself and others,...
by Austin Alexander | Apr 2, 2016 | Ego, Habit, healthy, Risks, Scary, self, self-esteem, spirit, Time, Virtues
Last month was all about my vices. And, I honestly could probably keep going for another month or three just getting down on all the things that I overindulge in, do wrong, fail at repeatedly, think badly of myself, and on and on. The point is: I have no problem...
by Austin Alexander | Mar 22, 2016 | body, Ego, Fear, Personal, self-esteem, Vice
I just realized very recently that I’ve intellectualized many things in my life in order to prevent myself from feeling things fully. If I overanalyze and think everything through enough times, then I won’t have to feel as much pain if the bad things...
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 | Mar 14, 2016 | Life, meaning, patience, Pursuits, self-esteem, Vice
I still frequently suffer from this vice. As a kid, I really wanted to be cool. I had no earthly idea how to actually do that though. Much of my childhood and young teenage years were a series of terribly awkward and misguided attempts at achieving this goal. And, I...
by Austin Alexander | Mar 4, 2016 | Action, Anxiety, Habit, healthy, patience, self-esteem, service, Vice
Mental obsession is a tricky thing. I had an acting teacher once say, “if you were driving to Chicago you wouldn’t keep saying over and over every few minutes on the drive there ‘I’m going to Chicago.’, ‘I’m on my way to...
