Thoughts from Graduation
Last week, I sat in a large auditorium at Utah Valley University, looking on as my school's class of 2016 officially ended their high school careers in their graduation ceremony. I felt sad that they were leaving, but also very much excited for them as I realized that they would have the chance to go out into the world and take real control of their lives. I don't know what every member of the class of 2016 is planning on doing, but I know they have the potential to create incredible things. And so as I thought about the sad/exciting thing that is graduation, I couldn't help but wonder: is graduation an end or a beginning ? Conclusion: it's both. When the students walked out of the building with their diplomas in hand, their high school experience would be finished. Over. Done with. But so much is going to be starting so soon for them! College! Living on their own! A new path in life! Isn't that sweet? And so I kept thinking about endings, and beginnings,...