be with it

“I don’t care whether it’s pro-life or pro-choice. I don’t know a trimester from a semester. But have a position and stick with it. Be yourself.”

She says: “Shape change. Do all of the things that you need to do with it. Be active in it. Because if you’re not, the whole thing is going to come to you.”

If the barkeeper nudges you away from a red wine and toward a sparkling one to pair with it, be nudged: The bubbles clear the palate of all that fat, and being here should be optimally celebratory.

So I say to you, Class of 2023 — the future is yours, take it, grab it, run with it, be excited - be excited - every now and then come back and thank your parents.”

So I say to you, Class of 2023 — the future is yours, take it, grab it, run with it, be excited — be excited — every now and then come back and thank your parents.”