Hi Jamie,

I don’t have magic words of wisdom to fix it all, but thoughts to consider.

The culture has done a number on us with the concept of Youth and “What that means”, and “The best times of your life”, the “lifelong friends”, Etc. When you watch movies about high school, they’re all the same: I don’t fit in, but now I’m the hero. Movies about college: One big frat party with wild adventures.

Expectations: We have also had a mass brainwashing about Change, and How it will be Easy AND Great.

Change Itself: In a couple years, your life will probably change whether you want it to or not. School will end, the business might close or move, your friends will move away, one of the things you go after will likely manifest, you will probably meet someone, etc.

Rejection: The people making the decisions. They don’t know you. And, you can’t do their job for them, you know what I mean? They were wrong. For every No, put in two more applications somewhere else. You could have 100 Nos, but it only takes 1 Yes.