Thousands of bright-eyed, hopeful, big dreamers are taking part in graduation this month. They will transition from thirteen years of school surrounded by friends, some they’ve known since toddler-hood. They’ll make plans…plans that will set the course for the next big phase of their lives. They’ll make decisions that will direct their paths.
As I sat at two graduation ceremonies this week for two different schools in support of my daughter’s graduating friends, listening to speeches, I wondered what I’d say if I had to share words of wisdom to these kids-turning-adults who are tingling with excitement about what they’ve accomplished and what their collective futures hold.