A final post….
My favorite quote from Leaves of Grass (or at least one of them… :))
“Not I, not any one else can travel that road for you,
You must travel it for yourself.”
As we dive further and further into Whitman’s poetry (and conclude in our study of his poetry) I am constantly finding myself referring back to a poem that we read pretty early into the study. The poem is Song of Myself #46 and the line above really stood out to me.
I know that personally I sometimes struggle with my self-confidence and being able to not necessarily be independent but to be ok with who I am as a person. So, Whitman’s words in Song of Myself #46 really spoke out to me. The poem focuses heavily on the aspect of everyone travelling their own journey and living their own lives.
However…
While we are all travelling our own roads and living our own lives, I also believe that we are all connected and it is necessary to form relationships with the people we encounter on our journeys.
So, for my FINAL (*tear*) blog post I wanted to show some of my favorite memories that I’ve made this year with some of the people that have helped me along my journey :)
Keep in mind that these are only some of my most favorite memories and my most favorite people. I am so blessed to have the people in my life helping me and keeping me going through the hard times. Recently it was my 18th birthday and typically I don’t really celebrate my birthday with anything special, but my friends had something else in mind. Thinking I was going to dinner with my friends Abby and Rachel, I walked into Mura and burst into tears when I saw all my besties sitting around the table yelling “Surprise!!!”. I truly have the best people that care about me and love me as I am and as senior year is coming to a close I hope to do something to show them just how much I appreciate them and need them as I travel on my road.
