I almost applied to St. Mary’s College in Maryland. The only reason I didn’t was because I was terrified of being isolated out there in Maryland on the banks of the St. Mary’s River. It turns out this is a good thing because I felt pretty isolated being an hour outside of DC, even with a train station within walking distance. It was so beautiful though right there on the river. I didn’t apply and I didn’t go there but if I had, Frank of Postsecret would have been my commencement speaker. He wrote an amazing commencement speech that really gave great advice while at the same time incorporating why he was the person who got chosen, really because of his amazing postcard art project. Part of his speech came from asking the St. Mary’s Class of ‘09 for a one sentence commencement speech. He incorporated some into his speech and they were great. He posed the same question on his website and the comments that people posted were equally as inspiring. As a recent grad, I’ll take all the advice I can get at this point and a little inspiration helps too. Here’s the link: http://postsecret.blogspot.com/2009/05/sunday-secrets_17.html#comments.
And my one sentence graduation speech? The words I am trying to live by every day, even on those tough days: “Wake up every morning ready to fill that day with your hopes, your dreams, and your ambition and let nothing stand in the way of the life you imagine.”
