June 2, 2026
Good morning!
It’s Tuesday. Yesterday, after our vigorous dance by the waterfront, we loaded into the bleachers and cheered and felt deep feelings as my youngest nephew walked across the stage and received his high school diploma.
I watched as others cheered and felt deep feelings as their dear humans stepped across yet another threshold towards adulthood.
And I watched as the newly fledged took their first few awkward, eager, nervous steps as graduates. All of us feeling the feelings, thinking about the future, hoping.
“The world is all gates, all opportunities, strings of tension waiting to be struck.”
—Ralph Waldo Emerson
Onwards we go,
Clara
Here's to never losing the anticipation, eagerness, and desire to learn new things, take on new challenges, and walk through gates.
I saw the most emotionally wonderful graduation opening on IG and had to share the idea. They had a very large box about 8’ tall set in front of a curtain.. the box said “ Time Machine” then coming from the left side holding hands was the kindergarten class that walked into /behind the machine and coming out the right hand side was the graduating seniors in cap and gown holding hands headed across the stage.i get teary just thinking about it. I took a screen shot but can’t seem to add it to this note. Anyway it was ingenious, inspiring heartwarming, and the most perfect graduation idea I’ve ever seen!