New Beginnings

Graduate now. We are pushing you out of the tub, out of the nest, out into the world, a world which we think that you will find is at least your older brother and a place where you belong.

Sometimes the circumstances at hand force us to be braver than we actually are, and so we knock on doors and ask for assistance.

Sometimes not having any idea where we're going works out better than we could possibly have imagined.

Don't be afraid of change. If something is truly not working and you have sincerely done all you can do to make it work, chuck it and start over.

The future is not fixed, it's fluid. You can build your own building, or hut or condo, whatever.

Infuse your life with action. Don't wait for it to happen. Make it happen. Make your own future. Make your own hope. Make your own love.

Right at this moment in your life, you have nothing to lose. Everything you have acquired of value is locked inside you. If you have a dream, now is the time to pursue it, before you buy furniture.

There's a great country out there. Take it.

This is your time. Take it on. Don't be afraid to lean into the wind, love the earth in all of its natural glories and take care of each other.

Mistakes in your 20's are not irreparable; they're part of your education and probably the most valuable part.

You are going out. You will meet suffering. You will meet humiliation. You will meet sorrow. You will meet joy. You will meet success. You will be wanted. You will be unwanted. You will be loved. You will not be loved. All that is part of Jesus' fate.

Our country is not a completed work. Over the two centuries since 1776, America has gone from beginning to beginning.