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A Note to My Daughter Heading to College for Her Senior Year: Celebrate You And Know Your Worth

Congratulations; you are almost there! You have come so far. There is so much ahead of you, yet much you have already learned and accomplished. Let me pause here and say how you have navigated your first taste of responsibility and freedom with grace. Take a bow, you are deserving.

Reflect on what you have done to get to this point and what you've learned. This will enable you to take this knowledge into your new career next year. Relax into your senior year and celebrate you.

Be brave! Leave fear behind, even as I mention a new career and all the unknowns you face; I can feel it rising. Let it go.

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