To our graduates. Congratulations! You did it! For the past decade you have committed yourself to the values of integrity, industriousness, personal growth, and compassion - now the real work begins. Drawing inspiration from former first lady and author Michelle Obama, I encourage you to invite one another in. To more fully embrace the ways in which we are the same. “It’s not about being perfect. It’s not about where you get yourself in the end. There’s power in allowing yourself to be known and heard, in owning your unique story, in using your authentic voice. And there’s grace in being willing to know and hear others.” You have a voice - it matters - you have agency, you have power - and we look forward to the stories each of you will write with it.
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