A group of seniors once asked me why our graduation is called "Commencement Exercises" and I told them it is because the rest of their life is getting ready to commence and they need to get in shape for it.
My senior class of 2011 and I are sharing a moment. Today is the first day of the final semester of high school for us. Although my future is almost as uncertain as theirs, I don't have to worry about those major life decisions that they are facing in the years ahead (careers, marriage, children, where to live, how to afford the things that we THINK will fulfill us and entertain us, etc). The difference is, at 18, they aren't geared to look too far down the line yet. They generally live in this moment and for the most part they know they don't have to have it all figured out - unlike those of us in our 50s. So for now, I'm going to be 18 again (without the tight bod of course!) and revel in today, excited about my impending graduation, and not look too far down the road of unanswered questions.
Loving the blog. I have a few days planned for your future... let the good times commence.
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