It’s graduation season and I had a short conversation with a phenomenal young woman that graduated yesterday. She mentioned how excited she was for her next chapter but then also said that she would miss everything she’s leaving behind.
You see, she’s going to college out of state and this will be the first time that she’s really been on her own. I mentioned how this experience will be something that she takes with her for the rest of her life. Because of that I told her to experience all there is.
I’ve thought a lot about this short conversation over the last day. What an amazing time in a young person’s life. What an adventure… what a challenge.
I thought about how she must be feeling today… she’s no longer in high school… soon she’ll be packing up her stuff and heading off to a new and spectacular place where she’ll spend the next four years learning about all things in life. She will learn a lot about herself… she will learn a lot about the world… she will grow into an even more spectacular human being than she already is. She will create life long memories and perhaps make lifelong friends. How awesome is that?
So to you, I say go out and embrace the world. Experience all that it has to offer. Take chances and push yourself. Soak in every bit of life. Explore your mind as much as you do your soul. Be awesome. Be present. Be you. Because you…. you are simply amazing.
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