“Today is your day. You’re off to Great Places! You’re off and away!
– Dr. Seuss, “Oh the Places You’ll Go.”
June is graduation season and on Cape Cod, the area’s high schools are sending seniors out into the world just about every weekend.
This week seniors at Nauset Regional High, Dennis-Yarmouth and Sandwich High will don those neatly pressed caps and gowns, march through the hallowed halls of their school, walk across a stage, receive a document that in fancy Latin words says: “You did it!,” and head out into the great abyss that is, “the real world.”
Graduation is also a time when any last-minute gift shopper (and full disclosure, I include myself in that group) will make a split-second decision — a picture frame, a bouquet of flowers, or a copy of Dr. Seuss’ “Oh The Places You’ll Go” — for the perfect grad gift.
While the latter is truly filled with some great advice for recent grads, in today’s ever-changing world, the wise words of our beloved Dr. Seuss may not be enough.
Here’s what recent grads have said is the best advice they can give the Class of 2016:
Stay Healthy
It can be very hard when you’re on your own to stay healthy. Work piles up and deadlines and commitments become more frequent. As stress increases, time for fitness decreases. Our desire for easily made fast/processed food doesn't help. Try to schedule, at the very least, a half hour for physical activity every day. Learn how to prepare a few healthy meals. With a few inexpensive ingredients -- produce, dairy, and/or meat -- you can make hundreds of healthy, delicious, nutritional, and affordable meals. Checking in with yourself mentally is also a great way to stay healthy. With work and stress, it can be difficult to find a moment for yourself. If you can, try to schedule a small part of the day that’s just for you to relax for a few minutes. Whether it’s meditation or listening to your favorite album — it’ll do you a world of good.
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