Today is your opportunity to build the tomorrow you want

To everyone who is assembled here today to celebrate the Class of 2022, welcome! Congratulations, moms and dads, spouses and children, family and friends—cheerleaders and champions all. And a special congratulations to all of you who are joining us online. I met with four seniors last week—all international students—and we talked about travel restrictions that kept some of their families from attending in person today. So, to all of you watching this around the world, a special welcome. In fact, let’s all wave to them. The motto of this University is Veritas. So let me begin by telling you something true. The view from up here is amazing. I can’t believe it has been three years since we have been able to gather like this. Being here—being together again at long last—is moving beyond words. But, to our graduates, you did not get here alone. No one accomplishes anything on their own. Please rise, face your family and friends and all those who have helped you reach this special moment, and give them your thanks. Excellent work. Now that you are settled in your seats, I can share another truth with you. Something very inconvenient happens when you combine a nation’s worth of graduations with a global supply chain shortage. There are not enough folding chairs to go around. I am not kidding—half of you almost had to sit on blankets today. I won’t tell you which half. Fortunately, the people who make Harvard run—our amazing staff—are creative, resilient, and resourceful. So now y...

Happy Monday, Babes! That means back to the work grind, this quote really stood out to me and I wanted to share it with you guys. Here is a little motivational quote to remind you of what you are doing today is the opportunity to build the tomorrow you want -even if it’s not where you want to be at right now, stay focus. Stay focus and take each day as an opportunity to work for building your dreams and goals & realize that set backs are always meant for come-backs. Take each day and moment day-by-day, remember to always live in the present and work for your future. Breathe in & breathe out, enjoy today & each day after that! As Always, YourBasicBabe!