"When I finished school I was
completely lost...and I really had no ambition or know what I wanted to
do." I understand what she went though. I really admire people who know
what they want to do and the exact job they want but I still cannot figure out
what to do for my career! I would love to have a job that has to do with art
but the only thing that seems to be an option is an art teacher and that seems
so ordinary. I do feel like I know who I am and "found myself" like
some people say but when Ellen DeGeneres stated "by the time I was
your age I really thought I knew who I was" now I do know exactly what I
want for myself and understand that if something doesn’t fit in my life or doesn’t
make me happy, I wont keep that around. "Live your life with
integrity and not to give into peer pressure to try to be something that you
are not, to live your life as an honest and compassionate person, to contribute
in some way... follow your passion and never follow someone else’s path." I
don’t like when girls or guys change them self to be accepted, I believe you
have to know what you want and how you want to live life and if the people
around you are blocking you from living to your fullest, you might have to
think twice about the people you are hanging out with. Lately I understand that
completely, a few friends that I have been a little iffy about this year held
me back from who I really wanted to be seen and known as so slowly I've been
weeding out the bad ones to leave the ones I want. Yes we have had good times
and laughs but the "weeds" just take away from you and leave nothing
to make you feel good about yourself. "I finally decided that I was
living with so much shame and so much fear that I just couldn't live that way
anymore... (I wanted) to free myself from this heaviness that I was carrying
around." the heaviness can always be lifted if you know exactly what you
want in life. If you want to be happy and joyful, don’t let others bring you
down because they don’t have a found propose in life yet. I also agree
that "the most devastating things can teach you the most"
because after you experience a fall in your life, you know exactly what to do
to get right back up and back onto your feet. If that ever occurs again it is
that much easier to get back up. “Don’t be afraid to fail... though you
should not fear failure, you should do your very best to avoid It." if you
don’t try than you never know what could have been. It is better to try and
fail than you forever wonder what could have happened.
Commencement speech: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0JccudODwwY
second non-fiction: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KmDYXaaT9sA&feature=related
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