My favorite commencement speech
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My favorite commencement speech
... as discovered in the Evansville (Ind.) Courier & Press:
Only one great lesson remained for University of Evansville students moments away from graduating Saturday, according to commencement speaker J. Gordon Kingsley, principal of Harlaxton College, UE's campus in Grantham, England.
That lesson, he said, is the lesson of learning to dance, which recognizes we live in our hearts as well as our heads.
"There in our hearts it is determined whether we live — live or just log earth time," he said.
The lesson of learning to dance is not about ledger sheets, laboratories, libraries or technologies. Nor is it about getting a job, making a home, becoming a citizen or creating a community, he said.
"The lesson on learning to dance is a lesson of heart and soul and spirit and dreams and hope and promise and faith — of how we look at life," Kingsley said.
"It is the lesson of learning to celebrate life, to celebrate the gift of life, to celebrate the gifts of life, to celebrate God's gifts, whoever we are, wherever we are, whatever we face. That is the lesson of learning to dance."
Only one great lesson remained for University of Evansville students moments away from graduating Saturday, according to commencement speaker J. Gordon Kingsley, principal of Harlaxton College, UE's campus in Grantham, England.
That lesson, he said, is the lesson of learning to dance, which recognizes we live in our hearts as well as our heads.
"There in our hearts it is determined whether we live — live or just log earth time," he said.
The lesson of learning to dance is not about ledger sheets, laboratories, libraries or technologies. Nor is it about getting a job, making a home, becoming a citizen or creating a community, he said.
"The lesson on learning to dance is a lesson of heart and soul and spirit and dreams and hope and promise and faith — of how we look at life," Kingsley said.
"It is the lesson of learning to celebrate life, to celebrate the gift of life, to celebrate the gifts of life, to celebrate God's gifts, whoever we are, wherever we are, whatever we face. That is the lesson of learning to dance."
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Re: My favorite commencement speech
silvercamaro wrote:... as discovered in the Evansville (Ind.) Courier & Press:
Only one great lesson remained for University of Evansville students moments away from graduating Saturday, according to commencement speaker J. Gordon Kingsley, principal of Harlaxton College, UE's campus in Grantham, England.
That lesson, he said, is the lesson of learning to dance, which recognizes we live in our hearts as well as our heads.
"There in our hearts it is determined whether we live — live or just log earth time," he said.
The lesson of learning to dance is not about ledger sheets, laboratories, libraries or technologies. Nor is it about getting a job, making a home, becoming a citizen or creating a community, he said.
"The lesson on learning to dance is a lesson of heart and soul and spirit and dreams and hope and promise and faith — of how we look at life," Kingsley said.
"It is the lesson of learning to celebrate life, to celebrate the gift of life, to celebrate the gifts of life, to celebrate God's gifts, whoever we are, wherever we are, whatever we face. That is the lesson of learning to dance."
Is clogging considered dancing? Or is it just a noisy way to scare away the snakes?
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Whatever works!ulysses5019 wrote:
Is clogging considered dancing? Or is it just a noisy way to scare away the snakes?
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Did you discover this while searching for the article about Picher, that I mentioned in the other thread?
I'm sorry I couldn't find it for you.
UE is a fine little school. My mom worked there for twenty years, in the Guidance Center. My sister is a graduate of there. And Harlaxton is an absolutely beautiful place, although my sis says it's very cold in the winter.
I'm sorry I couldn't find it for you.
UE is a fine little school. My mom worked there for twenty years, in the Guidance Center. My sister is a graduate of there. And Harlaxton is an absolutely beautiful place, although my sis says it's very cold in the winter.
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I hoped you were going to tell him to ask a clogger.silvercamaro wrote:Whatever works!ulysses5019 wrote:
Is clogging considered dancing? Or is it just a noisy way to scare away the snakes?
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At the moment of commitment, the universe conspires to assist you. - attributed to Johann Wolfgang von Goethe.
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Ritterskoop wrote:I hoped you were going to tell him to ask a clogger.silvercamaro wrote:Whatever works!ulysses5019 wrote:
Is clogging considered dancing? Or is it just a noisy way to scare away the snakes?
Well, seein' as how there's no snakes in Ireland, methinks that St. Patrick musta been a fair clogger.
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No, although I did see a Washington Post article about the town's pre-tornado slow demise. I thought perhaps one story was based on or inspired by the other.mrkelley23 wrote:Did you discover this while searching for the article about Picher, that I mentioned in the other thread?
The Evansville paper is one of several newspapers from across the country that I have bookmarked and check from time to time. I think I first bookmarked it after you referred to the paper's story about the woman who, while trying to shoot a dog, killed a neighbor.
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Dancing makes me feel free. Always has. I miss taking class.
Re: Graduation advice.....I loved this one. Came to my attention just as I was nearing HS Graduation.....
http://www.conncoll.edu/events/speeches/alda.html
Re: Graduation advice.....I loved this one. Came to my attention just as I was nearing HS Graduation.....
http://www.conncoll.edu/events/speeches/alda.html
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