I cannot help but feel a bit sad and melancholy today as I think of the senior class here at Saint Ben's and Saint John's and the fact that they are graduating. So many of them I have gotten to know through yoga classes, committees, student groups, etc. - and each one of them will embark on new and exciting adventures... Rain has a way of making me stop and reflect. I look outside my window and admire the buds on the trees turning green and I think of how refreshing and cleansing the element of water is... I am reminder of how water also reflects new beginning, new life. In the same way, these new graduates will experience a new start to their lives as they leave the community here and find new directions and new adventures. How exciting! So, despite the rain puddles outside right now...there is a sense of renewal around campus. I wish each one of the graduates all the best. I hope they will take with them the ability to pause, reflect and listen - to the sound of the rain drops, the sound of their breath, and the sound of their hearts.... Life will only get more complicated and time will slip away.
CSB/SJU Graduates - Savor the spring showers today - breathe deeply and embrace your new beginning!
Peace and Namaste ~ Jessie
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