Category: Identity
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The Researcher Identity
This is mainly for me. I realized recently that I have not done much in my research area in the past few years. It’s nice to have done research that is still relevant in conversations today. I know that my doctoral research was a few years back, but I am…
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Scars from 20 Years Ago
Just being thankful for being alive. December 3, 1998 – I got into a huge car accident where I shouldn’t have made it.
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Still Thankful
I have this thing – it’s more a question than anything. But as Americans (I really don’t know how it is elsewhere) – we celebrate things on the day. And that’s it. It’s like we’re more thankful for Thanksgiving. We are nicer for Christmas. And Easter – we set aside…
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The Way Family Podcast
I had the opportunity to be a guest on the Way Family Podcast. It comes out June 20, 2016 and you can find it here. We talked about #identityformation and the impact that #socialmedia can have on identity. We also briefly talked about extended adolescence and the way that #millenials…
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Everyone Overcompensates
Everyone overcompensates. Everyone has insecurities. Everyone has ADD. We all talk to ourselves. Some of us are actually kind to ourselves. We all get lonely sometimes. We all need friends. We all get hungry. We all think about what other people think about us – but many of us don’t…
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The Life Cycle of a Social Media Post
I did a quick search for this, and I didn’t quite find what I was thinking about. I definitely don’t have all the information to definitively write on this topic – but this is a blog post. I can try out an idea. It has been a few weeks of…
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The Stuff Underneath
I was walking back to my car from lunch today, and I happened to see this on the ground. My thought was – underneath all of this asphalt is a beautiful brick road. I pictured what this area would look like with an all brick road, and it would be…
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Yeah Yeah Yeah
This post is not about the famous indie rock band. This is the annoying thing that I say when I don’t really want to hear what you have to say. It’s an awful identity feature of mine. The thing is, I don’t even realize that I do this. It’s amazing…
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Your Parent’s Interpersonal Problems
…..are typically passed on to you, or at the very least has shaped you. Whether you know it or not – whether you like it or not – you have been conditioned to deal with their interpersonal problems. I’m not sharing this to pass on the blame to my parents.…
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A Rooted Identity
No matter who you are or where you come from, you need to root your identity in something or someone. It doesn’t matter what you’ve done. Who you are needs to be rooted in something. You might root your identity in your favorite team. You might root your identity in…
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Watch Greatness
The great theologian Tracy Morgan asked – How you going to expect to be great if you don’t study greatness? Okay, those weren’t the exact words, but close enough. We can also argue later whether he’s a theologian or not. I actually heard this line from someone else, but it…
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Where I Come From
It’s been a few weeks since I got back from the Philippines. I am processing through all the stories and the things that I got to see and experience while I was there. I got to spend time in my dad’s hometown. Well, you can’t really call it a town.…
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