The Journey Begins..

(Musings of a Homemaker By Mary Anne Tuck – Houghton Lake Resorter newspaper – 1964)

Summer begins.
The school year ends.
Sheltered and familiar halls of learning
will be left behind.

It’s time to venture into an unknown future.

For some, the promised journey is exciting.
Others are hesitant to take the next step
into an unfamiliar and very large world.

Emotions are deep.

All paths lead to life.

Many have traveled
along this road; hopefully long, sometimes narrow.

It’s always a winding avenue.

Complete with side trips,
choices may lead to
higher education,
marriage
or family.

One decision will lead
to service of country.

All will hopefully lead to success.

Each traveler uses their personal key
to open the door to the future.

Ahead lie many unexpected opportunities.
While one may lead to exciting outcomes,
another may lead to a detour or temporary failure.

The insight needed
to understand complicated directions
can help to find
individual happiness.

Life’s journey
takes us
through trial and error.

Remember the promise to beloved schoolmates?
“Our class will be different.
We’ll keep in touch and we won’t forget.”

Friendships of high-school and college days
are never forgotten.
Names may slip from mind,
faces may fade,
but memories of the times spent with friends and comrades
will remain for years.

It matters not
which path is chosen.
There will always be
fond recollections
of the time of graduation.

Let The Journey Begin…

One step
and then another.

copyright©2020

Photographs By Mary Anne Whitchurch Tuck

http://www.thatremindsme.chat (Memories & Observations)

By maryannetuck

The future is right ahead of me and new projects seem to beckon... Friends and memories of times past remain with me today. I love to share my stories along with comments and opinions (of course) of today's challenges. Photography is my hobby and opportunities to capture the scenes before me are mine for the taking. Born and raised in Michigan, the peaceful woods and wildlife trails have always attracted me. Graduating from high school in the early fifties, college was of no interest to me. I have learned one important fact about life; whover decided when a person becomes "old"...didn't know what they were talking about...My theory is; you're as old as you think you are....(I'm thinking about it..haven't decided yet.)

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Summer begins.The school year ends. Sheltered and familiar halls of learningwill be left behind.

It’s time to venture into an unknown future.

For some, the promised journey is exciting.Others are hesitant to take the next stepinto an unfamiliar and very large world.

Emotions are deep.

All paths lead to life.

Many have traveled along this road; hopefully long, sometimes narrow.

It’s always a winding avenue. Complete with side trips,choices may lead to higher education, marriage or family. One decision will lead to service of country.

All will hopefully lead to success.

Each traveler uses their personal key to open the door to the future.

Ahead lie many unexpected opportunities. While one may lead to exciting outcomes, another may lead to a detour or temporary failure. The insight needed to understand complicated directions can help to find individual happiness. Life’s journey takes us through trial and error.

It matters notwhich path is chosen. There will always be fond recollections of the time of graduation.