Oh, the Places You'll Go

Dr. Seuss was a brilliant man. He penned one of my all time favorite books...Oh, the Places You'll Go.  It is a very appropriate book for this new chapter in my life.  This is an adorable video of a 4 year old who memorized the entire book. Love it.

So on this graduation eve, I am thinking of the future and what it might hold.  The future is unknown.  The future scares the crap out of me.  But it also excites me. I am a person who has to have a plan for today, tomorrow, and the day after tomorrow. I like to have all my ducks in a row so I can avoid unexpected things.  I have a plan for my future but there are still so many questions.  I can't predict what will happen in five years.  Where will I be? Colorado? Chicago? Married? Teaching? These unanswered questions are what scare me the most. I want to live my life though. There is too much world to see and experience for me to stay in one place my whole life.  One of my favorite parts of the Dr. Seuss classic is about waiting.

...for people just waiting.
Waiting for a train to go
or a bus to come, or a plane to go
or the mail to come, or the rain to go
or the phone to ring, or the snow to snow
or waiting around for a Yes or a No
or waiting for their hair to grow.
Everyone is just waiting.

Waiting for the fish to bite
or waiting for wind to fly a kite
or waiting around for Friday night
or waiting, perhaps, for their Uncle Jake
or a pot to boil, or a Better Break
or a sting of pearls, or a pair of pants
or a wig with curls, or Another Chance.
Everyone is just waiting.

NO!
That's not for you!

Somehow you'll escape
all that waiting and staying.
You'll find the bright places
where Boom Bands are playing.

There is way too much to see in the world to waste my time waiting on life to happen.  I know one thing for sure. I control my destiny.  I have to make life happen. Fearlessly. I want to find the bright places where Boom Bands are playing. 

You have brains in your head.

You have feet in your shoes

You can steer yourself

any direction you choose.

You're on your own. And you know what you know.

And YOU are the guy who'll decide where to go.

And will you succeed?
Yes! You will, indeed!
(98 and 3 / 4 percent guaranteed.)

KID, YOU'LL MOVE MOUNTAINS!

To the class of 2009: Here's to not waiting for life to happen. Here's to making life happen.