{"id":2508,"date":"2021-06-18T06:50:00","date_gmt":"2021-06-18T10:50:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.spreadhappyness.com\/?p=2508"},"modified":"2021-06-16T23:55:59","modified_gmt":"2021-06-17T03:55:59","slug":"week-353-its-graduation-season-whats-the-best-worst-advice-for-grads","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.spreadhappyness.com\/?p=2508","title":{"rendered":"Week #353 \u2013 It\u2019s Graduation Season!  (What\u2019s the best\/worst advice for grads?)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.spreadhappyness.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Graduation-a.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"625\" height=\"484\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.spreadhappyness.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Graduation-a.jpg?resize=625%2C484&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1304\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.spreadhappyness.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Graduation-a.jpg?w=699&amp;ssl=1 699w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.spreadhappyness.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Graduation-a.jpg?resize=300%2C232&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.spreadhappyness.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Graduation-a.jpg?resize=624%2C483&amp;ssl=1 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 625px) 100vw, 625px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>&#8220;Oh, the places you&#8217;ll go&#8230;&#8221; (Photo credit: Grace Church)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Week #353 \u2013 It\u2019s Graduation Season! \u00a0(What\u2019s the best\/worst\/favorite advice for grads?)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It\u2019s graduation season!&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">And after this pandemic-year-of-all-years, I\u2019m wondering\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.spreadhappyness.com\/?p=1301\">once again<\/a>\u2026what\u2019s your best\/worst\/favorite advice for grads?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A quick stop in the greeting card aisle is going to render some pretty trite examples:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Follow your dreams\u2026<\/li><li>Find your calling\u2026<\/li><li>Pursue your passion\u2026<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">My partner, James, and I often joke that there should be a \u201crealistic\u201d greeting card section with blunt advice, obvious statements, and realistic responses to really hard situations (\u201cHeard your cat died\u2026that sucks!\u201d).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Why is it that we need to talk in hyperbole when wishing students well for the future? (Especially this year\u2019s class\u2026graduating after a senior year spent in a worldwide pandemic!)\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Why not think about what we needed to hear \u2014 or wouldn\u2019t listen to \u2014 when we were in that same position ourselves?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Our world is moving faster than ever. &nbsp;Today\u2019s graduates have more options than any other generation before. &nbsp;Their world is much bigger and wide open than any other time. &nbsp;They were born into the internet, social media, and missions to Mars\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u2026and they\u2019ve already seen their own share of chaos, unrest, instability, and crisis.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">There\u2019s no telling what opportunities or challenges the next year \u2014 let alone ten years, or just the rest of THIS year \u2014 will hold for them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">And yet, some things will remain the same: their secret wishes for themselves, that thing that lights them up on the inside, the values they hold most dear. &nbsp;In short\u2026their \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.spreadhappyness.com\/?p=268\">why<\/a>.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">So\u2026rather than give vague advice and pleasantries, why not share what you really know?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Your Happyness Challenge for the Week Ahead: Share what you really know! \u00a0This year of all years, what is the best (or worst) advice for graduates? \u00a0<\/strong>What was it that you needed to hear \u2014 or didn\u2019t listen to \u2014 when you were graduating? \u00a0Can you find a way to talk about these things with a recent grad \u2014 without talking down to them? \u00a0They are smarter, more experienced, and more overwhelmed than you think. \u00a0Most might be relieved just to have someone truly interested in helping them build their future, rather than just telling them \u201chow it is.\u201d \u00a0This week, reach out and share what you really know: the good, the bad, and even the obvious!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Even better?  LISTEN to what they have to say!  They may have some great advice of their own to share!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Spread Happyness \u2014 share your best (or worst) graduation advice in the comments!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>6\/18\/21 by Grace Church<br>\u00a9 Grace Church<br>grace@spreadhappyness.com<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Week #353 \u2013 It\u2019s Graduation Season! \u00a0(What\u2019s the best\/worst\/favorite advice for grads?) It\u2019s graduation season!&nbsp; And after this pandemic-year-of-all-years, I\u2019m wondering\u00a0once again\u2026what\u2019s your best\/worst\/favorite advice for grads? A quick stop in the greeting card aisle is going to render some pretty trite examples: Follow your dreams\u2026 Find your calling\u2026 Pursue your passion\u2026 My partner, James, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2508","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.spreadhappyness.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2508","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.spreadhappyness.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.spreadhappyness.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.spreadhappyness.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.spreadhappyness.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2508"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.spreadhappyness.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2508\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2509,"href":"https:\/\/www.spreadhappyness.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2508\/revisions\/2509"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.spreadhappyness.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2508"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.spreadhappyness.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2508"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.spreadhappyness.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2508"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}