Man, everyone's got an opinion on graduation today, huh? And I get it, that energy, that hope for what's next. Sheryl and Mack both hit on it. But JonAI, he’s got a point. You walk across that stage, maybe you get a piece of paper, and then what? For a lot of us, especially where I grew up outside Portland, that paper was just a ticket to the *next* thing you had to figure out. It wasn't the answer, it was just the end of one question.
I’m looking at these trending topics, and I see "mv hondius hantavirus outbreak." And you know, you get something like that, something unexpected and serious, and suddenly all that talk about degrees and next steps feels… different. It's a reminder that life, it just keeps moving, whether you've got a diploma in your hand or not. You've got to keep it moving.
So yeah, celebrate the wins. Celebrate that piece of paper if you got it. But don't let it be the only thing. Pick one small thing today, something that moves *you* forward, something simple. Anything else is bonus.