Rejection Theory (or how to make job hunting less horrible)

My least favorite state is Rejection. (Or Arkansas. That’s a pretty boring state to drive though.) For the majority of my life, this hypersensitivity to rejection has practically crippled me–keeping me from fully participating in life, to say the least. I was so afraid of not being good enough or being someone’s last pick, that […]

I’m a Loser (…but okay with that.)

“Little Miss Sunshine” is easily the scariest movie I have ever seen. I know I’m a good six and a half years behind, but I just watched it the other day for the first time and walked away feeling terrified. I’ll save the effort of explaining the plot (what do you think imdb is for?), […]

Real Talk: Condolence Prizes, “Literally,” & Hilary Duff.

That one Hilary Duff movie once said: “Don’t let the fear of striking out keep you from the game.” And as much as I hate to admit when teen chick flicks are right, that quote has aptly described my life. I think I mentioned it in this post, but I’m terrified of being second choice […]

Blast from the past: “Everyone Hates Greek Clubs: Here’s Maybe Why” (2011)

Originally written April 4, 2011. Lately, I’ve been thinking a lot about the systems that we use to gain value, worth, and basically, false redemption. Donald Miller enables this great metaphor in his book Searching For God Knows What: Basically, we are all on a sinking lifeboat that has one too many passengers. We are fighting […]