Comments on: Ten Years Later: My High School Reunion http://www.reschoolyourself.com/10-years-later A grown-up returns to kindergarten in pursuit of learning and happiness Tue, 06 Jan 2009 12:50:03 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: Ben Cannon http://www.reschoolyourself.com/10-years-later#comment-507 Ben Cannon Tue, 23 Sep 2008 08:41:22 +0000 http://www.reschoolyourself.com/?p=708#comment-507 "My speech focused on the unique, welcoming spirit of our class. I said that I’d miss everyone so much that I was already looking forward to our first reunion. I hoped that instead of focusing on how much money we made, or how far we’d climbed the corporate ladder, I wanted us to talk about what was really important: what obstacles we’d overcome, what we’d learned in the last 10 years, and what events had changed us forever" Melia, you're truly living the dream :) I've enjoyed our conversations on letting go of perfectionism too, I often dwell in the space of 'possibilities' and one of my lifelong struggles is to take possibility into reality. Lastly, I am becoming more and more aware of just how special our class was, and how lucky I am to be a part of it. I too always felt that though we had our 'cliques' they were all open and I could move about freely. I was humbled and amazed at how easy it was to get together again after (in some cases) a full decade apart; like you said it felt like beers with friends. I left our reunion, and now I realize our high school experience as well, with a great satisfaction for all we had achieved with one another, and a boundless appreciation for all the potential that still awaits us. What's surprised me is how deep it all goes, how many layers to our relationships and how deep into ourselves we would look. I get the sense that I am still just scratching the surface, and I like what that allows for our 20th and beyond! “My speech focused on the unique, welcoming spirit of our class. I said that I’d miss everyone so much that I was already looking forward to our first reunion. I hoped that instead of focusing on how much money we made, or how far we’d climbed the corporate ladder, I wanted us to talk about what was really important: what obstacles we’d overcome, what we’d learned in the last 10 years, and what events had changed us forever”

Melia, you’re truly living the dream :)

I’ve enjoyed our conversations on letting go of perfectionism too, I often dwell in the space of ‘possibilities’ and one of my lifelong struggles is to take possibility into reality.

Lastly, I am becoming more and more aware of just how special our class was, and how lucky I am to be a part of it. I too always felt that though we had our ‘cliques’ they were all open and I could move about freely. I was humbled and amazed at how easy it was to get together again after (in some cases) a full decade apart; like you said it felt like beers with friends.

I left our reunion, and now I realize our high school experience as well, with a great satisfaction for all we had achieved with one another, and a boundless appreciation for all the potential that still awaits us. What’s surprised me is how deep it all goes, how many layers to our relationships and how deep into ourselves we would look. I get the sense that I am still just scratching the surface, and I like what that allows for our 20th and beyond!

]]> By: Margaret http://www.reschoolyourself.com/10-years-later#comment-476 Margaret Sun, 21 Sep 2008 21:38:05 +0000 http://www.reschoolyourself.com/?p=708#comment-476 "I sometimes think that possibility is so much better than reality could ever be." ... But sometimes the opposite is true! I've reflected on this some, and I believe that we overachievers dwell a lot on possibility, the future, improvement, performance- and that we leave little time for absorbing, reveling in, glorying in what all that hard work produces. We aren't trained in that. But we do have to find our own way of honoring our efforts, both as they happen and looking back, being proud. That's where friends may be helpful... but we can't do it all!! ;o) “I sometimes think that possibility is so much better than reality could ever be.” … But sometimes the opposite is true! I’ve reflected on this some, and I believe that we overachievers dwell a lot on possibility, the future, improvement, performance- and that we leave little time for absorbing, reveling in, glorying in what all that hard work produces. We aren’t trained in that. But we do have to find our own way of honoring our efforts, both as they happen and looking back, being proud. That’s where friends may be helpful… but we can’t do it all!! ;o)

]]> By: Brian T. http://www.reschoolyourself.com/10-years-later#comment-456 Brian T. Sat, 20 Sep 2008 00:18:53 +0000 http://www.reschoolyourself.com/?p=708#comment-456 We can only imagine what utterly life-changing knowledge would have come from the speech-that-wasn't from #7 in the graduating class .... :) We can only imagine what utterly life-changing knowledge would have come from the speech-that-wasn’t from #7 in the graduating class …. :)

]]> By: Mr. Hsu http://www.reschoolyourself.com/10-years-later#comment-442 Mr. Hsu Thu, 18 Sep 2008 06:54:33 +0000 http://www.reschoolyourself.com/?p=708#comment-442 Glad to hear your reunion went so well. As I read about your weekend, I began contemplating what my reunion will be like, as it is coming up in 2 years. To find out if second impressions are the same as the first, and what kinds of effects a decade can have on our beliefs about each other. Facebook has been great in finding out the basic facets of people's lives, but to hear it and see it live from the source will be quite an experience. I went to see Garrison Keillor tonight with Shannon, and he said some things that I thought might stir some reflection. "Writer's block is caused by over-ambition." "You pay homage to the rules by breaking the rules." "Live in perpetual hope, keep moving from one thing to the next, and don't go down the narrow road." You continue to amaze me with everything you do and the way you live and strive for your own archetypal form of nirvana. Seriously. Cheers to you! :) And I like the new picture posting feature and the recommended books. Awesome. Glad to hear your reunion went so well. As I read about your weekend, I began contemplating what my reunion will be like, as it is coming up in 2 years. To find out if second impressions are the same as the first, and what kinds of effects a decade can have on our beliefs about each other. Facebook has been great in finding out the basic facets of people’s lives, but to hear it and see it live from the source will be quite an experience.

I went to see Garrison Keillor tonight with Shannon, and he said some things that I thought might stir some reflection.

“Writer’s block is caused by over-ambition.”

“You pay homage to the rules by breaking the rules.”

“Live in perpetual hope, keep moving from one thing to the next, and don’t go down the narrow road.”

You continue to amaze me with everything you do and the way you live and strive for your own archetypal form of nirvana. Seriously. Cheers to you! :)

And I like the new picture posting feature and the recommended books. Awesome.

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