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Vulnerability Has Made Me Indestructible

Vulnerability Has Made Me Indestructible

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,...
Rule 92: Talk good ’bout yourself…

Rule 92: Talk good ’bout yourself…

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...
Rule 82: Thinking things through is good…. Overthinking to mitigate or prevent feelings is dangerous

Rule 82: Thinking things through is good…. Overthinking to mitigate or prevent feelings is dangerous

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...
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 74: You don’t have to be your own worst critic…you may want to, but you don’t HAVE to.

Rule 74: You don’t have to be your own worst critic…you may want to, but you don’t HAVE to.

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...
Rule 64: Don’t obsess…do the next right thing

Rule 64: Don’t obsess…do the next right thing

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...
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