by Austin Alexander | Apr 15, 2016 | Action, sins, Vice
Wikipedia definition: “Lust – lechery (Latin, carnal “luxuria”), is an intense and uncontrolled desire. It is usually thought of as uncontrolled sexual wants, which leads to adultery, rape, bestiality, and other immoral sexual acts. However, the word...
by Austin Alexander | Apr 1, 2016 | Anxiety, body, Vice
In the past 6 months or so, I realized that I had a slight issue with drinking too much coffee. My girlfriend pointed out that she thought I might be overstimulating myself. My response was, “What are you talking about? I only have like 6 cups a day or so…that’s...
by Austin Alexander | Apr 1, 2016 | body, Food, unhealthy, Vice
Two words…meat sweats. If you haven’t had them, then you’ve never truly gorged on red meat. I could remember this rule just for the sake of NEVER having the meat sweats again. It’s a truly terrible and uncomfortable condition that lasts for hours, and sometimes into...
by Austin Alexander | Mar 30, 2016 | body, Food, Habit, unhealthy, Vice
I’ll take Dr. Pepper in any fashion. On the fountain, in a can, in a small bottle (plastic or glass), in a big bottle (stomach ache city), in a huge refillable collectible cup from a 7/11, Dublin-style, throw back, whatever you wanna call it—if it’s...
by Austin Alexander | Mar 29, 2016 | Anxiety, Ego, faith, Fear, Life, Time, Vice
Vices come in all forms. Substances, people, things, and attitudes. Having an obsession over something that provides you with temporary relief is a very subtle foe to combat. I’ve realized with a little time in sobriety, the subtlety of obsessing can be a deep and...
by Austin Alexander | Mar 28, 2016 | Vice
I just plain forgot to write my rule for the day yesterday….so what does that mean? No more procrastinating on things I know I need to do. If I do that one of two things happen: I end waking up in the middle of the night realizing that I forgot to do them. I get...
