The other day as I flipped through the channels I came across a blast from the past. The Little Mermaid. Of course I paused on the channel and enjoyed the remainder of the movie. As I watched, I began to subconsciously make connections between Ariel’s life and my own. Now, it’s a bit of a stretch, but I began to think about how we are now getting ready to enter a new world as we leave high school. Much like Ariel had to shed her fins and sea water for some legs dry land, we too must venture outside of the bubble and onto college. The prospect is both frightening and thrilling. Suddenly we are going to be in a strange new place struggling to find our voices again. Though the thought can be overwhelming, I find myself embracing the idea of moving on to a new life outside of small town Chagrin Falls. I am genuinely excited to take on this new challenge in my life. So just like Ariel pulling herself up over that rock, we too must get ready to pull ourselves out of Chagrin Falls High School and into a new life.
Hayden, I completely understand the desire to parallel one’s life to a Disney princess! I mean, who wouldn’t? I also completely agree with the desire to be part of a different world. The majority of us have been in Chagrin for all eighteen years of our lives, so the prospect of doing something new and venturing out on our own sounds very promising. I will admit, however, that the idea does seem a bit scary; leaving our home, families, and lives, but hopefully like Ariel, we will learn to prosper and live successfully in a whole new world.
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