Weddings, graduations... summer is the season for these major life milestones. I've been thinking about these - having experienced a large family wedding (my niece) and a smaller scale graduation (my daughter Adriana is now officially a kindergarten graduate). New titles and credentials (Mrs., first grader, B.S,...) attached to our names make us different somehow, don't they? They give us new ways of defining ourselves, of explaining our ambitions and our selves to people who don't know us well... and even those who do. It's interesting, isn't it... these are wholly external additions to our lives, yet they are treated as if we have changed from the inside out.
And maybe we have. Maturity gained through education and growing up; love that transforms and shines through you brilliantly on your wedding day... these are transforming and in that sense, the outside world is right to recognize that these make us different. It's all part of creating your life. Just remember who you are fundamentally, and that no matter what external monikers you adopt, your essence is still the most unique and precious thing you bring to this world.
Happy Summer.
Photo: Adriana (in green dress) in line after receiving her kindergarten diploma from Julia Brown Montessori School in Olney.
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