When senior year began in August 2013, I never knew how much I would have to say goodbye to. I would have to say goodbye to my teachers, the faculty, the school, my underclassmen peers, my classmates, my sense of normalcy, and the list goes on. It wasn't until just two weeks I had to do most of those things. I remember thinking during every class that last week, "this is the last time I will be in here". It was hard, but I knew better things were coming my way. I think the hardest part was saying goodbye to all of my favorite teachers who had been through so much with me, and had encouraged me all the way through high school. During my last English class, our last assignment was to write a commencement speech. We had to use stories from our life or from around the school, and leave a message. This was by far my favorite assignment. There were no rules - you could do nothing wrong. When I submitted this last assignment and I heard back from my teacher, he commended me for writing on the topic of when I was not accepted into National Honor Society. He is the head supervisor of the NHS and told me exactly why I didn't get in and that he changed the rules right after because of what I was put through. I thought it was pretty cool that because of me, others were allowed into NHS, because of me these rules were changed!
After having my graduation ceremony, it really hit me that this was the end of my high school career. Yes, I may see some of my peers again, but for the most part, I'm not going to see them for a very long time. It is time for me to start moving on to the next big thing in my future. Just this weekend at my bible study we were talking about change. The pastor told our group that change was going to happen and whether we liked it or not, we would have to accept it. He asked the group how many didn't like change, and I was genuinely surprised how many people raised their hands. Out of a group of twelve people, only three of us did not raise our hands, saying how even when we didn't like the change, we're okay with it - we just accept it and move on. I think it was a perfect lesson after my graduation - things are going to change so we just need to accept it and move on with our lives.
When thinking about my future, I know that I still have major obstacles I have to make my way over, even if I have to stumble and just fall over them. I know I still need to work on forgiveness...... I don't want to, but I know it's the only way I can move on with my life.
Today's verse: "The righteous man walks in his integrity; His children are blessed after him." -Proverbs 20:7
Today's song: "Forgiveness" by Matthew West
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