Graduation is the first step to the real world
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GRADUATION is all about perspective. During this graduation season many teachers and students find themselves reflecting. This is good as it means one has time to slow down and take stock of daily life.
Unfortunately high school graduates overwhelmingly hear, “These are the best years of your life!” But this isn’t true. Rather, we should be telling the soon-to-be graduates to stock up for the next station of life. Instead of sitting back and waiting for life to “happen,” look around and collect experiences, conversations and necessary tools to aid you for what truly follows high school graduation: life.
Here are eight considerations for those expecting life to unfold for them after graduation.
1. Stop caring about what other people think. The only way to be happy in life is to be happy inside your own skin. Avoid thinking high school is the only best moments in life.
2. Learn to cook. It is important. You can learn to cook your favorite meal for the difficult times when you will need a comfort meal to get through the rough patch life brings your way.
3. Create relationships with your teachers. Beyond asking for letters of recommendation, ask them why they are in their profession. You will find out they enjoy offering a hand to help the next group join the larger community.
4. Go on a trip. You live in a big world and should see it. You and a group of your best friends should travel to some location to see what else is out there. This will help you to have open eyes to view life as a journey.
5. Reconnect with your school friends. Once you graduate people will go their own way. Find a way to stay connected to those who are important to you.
6. Ask questions. Take advantage of the fact that most people view high school grads as just beginning the journey. Free questions will not always be offered in life so find out, as much as you can while the door of asking anything is open.
7. Know what is important to you. Write down on a piece of paper something that is essential to you and will be important to you as live life. From time to time, take out this piece of paper and read it. It will keep you grounded.
8. Call your parents. They will always be your lifeline no matter how old you are or what is happening in life.
As you experience graduation, remember it is a big experience but it is only one of many beautiful moments you will experience in life.
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