Comments on: The single piece of advice given to a graduating senior http://michellezive.com/2009/10/15/the-single-piece-of-advice-given-to-a-graduating-senior/ Michelle Zive Mon, 02 Jan 2012 03:03:01 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Mao Duchatellier http://michellezive.com/2009/10/15/the-single-piece-of-advice-given-to-a-graduating-senior/comment-page-1/#comment-164 Mao Duchatellier Fri, 05 Mar 2010 19:25:24 +0000 http://michellezive.com/?p=131#comment-164 I really liked this webpage post, it helped a lot! Thanks! I really liked this webpage post, it helped a lot! Thanks!

]]> By: a Reed-er http://michellezive.com/2009/10/15/the-single-piece-of-advice-given-to-a-graduating-senior/comment-page-1/#comment-36 a Reed-er Wed, 30 Dec 2009 05:24:25 +0000 http://michellezive.com/?p=131#comment-36 Laugh. Laugh A LOT. Feel music when you hear it. God gave women hips for dancing. Dance. Dance a lot. Cry. Cry a lot. Sing, write, play, and raise hell. Vote. Vote a lot. Call home, call your mom, dads, sister, and your brother. Call your brother. A lot. Be proud and humble of who you are. Give your heart to others. Give a lot of heart. Think of the ocean. Think of the ocean. a lot. Like the ocean, some forces are not meant to be fought, but rather to trust the flow. Flow. A lot. Live, learn, and love. Love a lot. Laugh. Laugh A LOT. Feel music when you hear it. God gave women hips for dancing. Dance. Dance a lot. Cry. Cry a lot. Sing, write, play, and raise hell. Vote. Vote a lot. Call home, call your mom, dads, sister, and your brother. Call your brother. A lot. Be proud and humble of who you are. Give your heart to others. Give a lot of heart. Think of the ocean. Think of the ocean. a lot. Like the ocean, some forces are not meant to be fought, but rather to trust the flow. Flow. A lot. Live, learn, and love. Love a lot.

]]> By: Kristi http://michellezive.com/2009/10/15/the-single-piece-of-advice-given-to-a-graduating-senior/comment-page-1/#comment-17 Kristi Tue, 03 Nov 2009 03:05:17 +0000 http://michellezive.com/?p=131#comment-17 My daughter asked me the same thing for a similar English class. I also felt like brushing her off because I felt that I was not qualified to give her advise that she should take with her for her life long journey. But with continuous pressure from her.......I told her to "treasure her friendships, especially her girl friends. Be true to yourself and show them the kind of a loving, caring, giving person you are and when you least expect it they will be there for you". Without my true friends life would not be half of what it is today. My daughter asked me the same thing for a similar English class. I also felt like brushing her off because I felt that I was not qualified to give her advise that she should take with her for her life long journey. But with continuous pressure from her…….I told her to “treasure her friendships, especially her girl friends. Be true to yourself and show them the kind of a loving, caring, giving person you are and when you least expect it they will be there for you”. Without my true friends life would not be half of what it is today.

]]> By: Nina http://michellezive.com/2009/10/15/the-single-piece-of-advice-given-to-a-graduating-senior/comment-page-1/#comment-9 Nina Tue, 20 Oct 2009 05:50:34 +0000 http://michellezive.com/?p=131#comment-9 I am glad you are doing all this first so I have a role model! I wouldn't know what to say. I am glad you are doing all this first so I have a role model! I wouldn’t know what to say.

]]> By: Val http://michellezive.com/2009/10/15/the-single-piece-of-advice-given-to-a-graduating-senior/comment-page-1/#comment-8 Val Thu, 15 Oct 2009 18:29:40 +0000 http://michellezive.com/?p=131#comment-8 You just want to say the perfect right thing don't you? As if one sentence or sentiment can really do the job and cover every awkward, sad, embarrassing, dangerous, happy, joy-filled or back-stabbed moment?!! I remember my junior year at UC Santa Cruz. I'm thousands of miles away from home at a party in a room full of total strangers and some guy is pressing me to share his bong. I had never set eyes on such a contraption in my life but it wasn't embarrassment that prevented me for "sharing" it was my conviction that even with an ocean between us my MOTHER WOULD KNOW!! Every word of caution, every threat if I did bad, every word of advice circled my brain and basically offered me my mother's protection all those miles away. I think it's all the words we say to them over the years that they carry with them and that's why you probably struggled with it, you've said it all already!! You just want to say the perfect right thing don’t you? As if one sentence or sentiment can really do the job and cover every awkward, sad, embarrassing, dangerous, happy, joy-filled or back-stabbed moment?!!

I remember my junior year at UC Santa Cruz. I’m thousands of miles away from home at a party in a room full of total strangers and some guy is pressing me to share his bong. I had never set eyes on such a contraption in my life but it wasn’t embarrassment that prevented me for “sharing” it was my conviction that even with an ocean between us my MOTHER WOULD KNOW!! Every word of caution, every threat if I did bad, every word of advice circled my brain and basically offered me my mother’s protection all those miles away. I think it’s all the words we say to them over the years that they carry with them and that’s why you probably struggled with it, you’ve said it all already!!

]]> By: Kim Curran http://michellezive.com/2009/10/15/the-single-piece-of-advice-given-to-a-graduating-senior/comment-page-1/#comment-7 Kim Curran Thu, 15 Oct 2009 17:42:11 +0000 http://michellezive.com/?p=131#comment-7 on my final visit with my mother, in the hospital just before she died, she told me to be happy. It is a choice, choose to be happy. on my final visit with my mother, in the hospital just before she died, she told me to be happy. It is a choice, choose to be happy.

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