“Be not the slave of your own past. Plunge into the sublime seas, dive deep and swim far, so you shall come back with self-respect, with new power, with an advanced experience that shall explain and overlook the old.”

                   -Ralph Waldo Emerson

Sometimes I just have the need for some wise words, and when that need arises it is always a safe bet to go with our buddy Ralph.   I’ve been thinking a lot about our Seniors as their high school experience is wrapping up, and I think this is fitting.  One of the great things about a graduation, a move, a new job, etc. is that you just get to be you; you are no longer “the slave of your own past” as Emerson says.

Sure it is scary; any time you trade something you are familiar with for an experience you have never had before, our human hard-wiring makes us a little jumpy.  But because what you are going into is uncertain doesn’t make it bad, it makes it interesting.  Nothing in life is quite as refreshing as a blank canvas!

So Seniors, and anyone else who is considering making a change, “Plunge into the sublime seas” of the unknown, develop and discover who you really are, and make sure to check in when you get back!