Do you remember your high school graduation? Or college? Or receiving your Masters Degree or your Doctorate or any one of the many varieties of certificates of completion? Along with the memory of all the work and hours of study come memories of favorite teachers who provided support and motivation, best friends who understood the challenges and the achievements, extracurricular activities that contributed to the fun of those years and helped us develop our talents and strengths. And at each milestone, there were celebrations created to bring together family members and friends and to commemorate the accomplishments and look forward together to the spacious future.
This is the year when my granddaughter graduates from high school. I love the other word for graduation, the one we use less often - commencement. "Graduation" suggests a moving upward and a completion of studies and it's a very fine word for the occasion. "Commencement," on the other hand, sounds auspicious. It's full of the unknown. It is a beginning, a stepping into dreams, creating what has never been before for each one of us who stands at this place, in this moment. It's impossible to imagine where the road will take us but we begin anyway. Just like those who have gone before her, I know my granddaughter is ready to take on the world that waits for her!
This is the year when my granddaughter graduates from high school. I love the other word for graduation, the one we use less often - commencement. "Graduation" suggests a moving upward and a completion of studies and it's a very fine word for the occasion. "Commencement," on the other hand, sounds auspicious. It's full of the unknown. It is a beginning, a stepping into dreams, creating what has never been before for each one of us who stands at this place, in this moment. It's impossible to imagine where the road will take us but we begin anyway. Just like those who have gone before her, I know my granddaughter is ready to take on the world that waits for her!
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