Natural Graduations

A significant part of your responsibility as a human committed to thriving is knowing when it is time to move on to the next step and then taking action based on that knowledge.

Graduating from high school, medical school, or completing a designated curriculum is more straightforward, as the path has been set for us. However, the timing of natural graduations is nuanced, as we are the only ones who can sense when a personal season is coming to a close.

The ideal timing for a completion tends to be right in the space where things are still good, like a ripe fruit, yet we know it will start to decompose shortly, like a fruit left on the vine for too long. Our job is to lovingly harvest and enjoy the fruit, trusting in the natural process so we can be complete and begin again.

An essential part of graduating from one curriculum and moving on to the next is honoring the one you are completing so you are clear, grateful, and available for what is next. Our work is not just to end things and move on but to end them well.

Where is it time to have the discipline to trust your internal timing and complete this phase of your education?