Expectations

For those who have never read “Melinda Makes Herself,” which I’m assuming to be quite a few people, let me explain that this is more of a writing experiment for me than anything. You’ll find opinion columns, journal-like entries, photo essays, literary critiques, sports play-by-play and just about any other stylistic deviation from straight news reporting you can find.

Small Update

Limited Internet access has left me with so much to blog about, it's a bit overwhelming. For today, I'll just add a short thought, with intentions to write much more later this week.

In defense of Linsantiy and Tebowmania

We live in a cynical world, where deriding failure is more respectable than lifting up those that make the effort.

That is why the phenomenons of "Linsanity" and "Tebowmania" are so important.

So what if they come back to earth? So what if they make a mistake? The fact that Jeremy Lin and Tim Tebow (and plenty of other athletes that work hard and don't take their fans for granted) are people in the spotlight displaying attributes we wish we all had is enough to raise them up.

Someday I hope my kids are humble, hard working, intelligent, generous, have a great sense of humor and are respectful of others. I want people that are succeeding by doing the right thing in the limelight, as examples of what can be accomplished by being a well rounded person.

We spend way too much time as a culture pointing out failure, predicting doom and celebrating outlandish mediocrity. Let's celebrate the people who work to be the best at whatever they do, and remind ourselves that it's okay to lift up those that embody qualities we all wish we had.