Change and Constants

It is graduation season and this particular year, graduation holds special significance, as I am graduating from Grove City College. As I sat in my dorm during finals, trying to put off the inevitable studying, a great many thoughts littered my mind. I got around to thinking about what was about to change in my life and what would stay the same as I started this new chapter. Things rarely stay the same for a great number of years (except the Pittsburgh Pirates 17 straight losing seasons), but that change is not always bad (I'm reminded of the Penguins turn-around between the 2005-06 season and their 06-07 season).

Regardless of the change that I was about to face, I knew that there would be many constants in my life. For instance, the Penguins will be one of the great teams in the NHL...as long as they are able to keep Sidney Crosby. The Pirates will be one of the worst teams in the MLB...unless there is a change in ownership. The Steelers will be a great NFL franchise...unless players like Ben Roethlisberger continue to make poor life choices. Part of the appeal of the Pittsburgh sports scene are the constants that continue year after year. Each game has a life of its own, but the season has a strong history.

While constants are certainly nice, a little change never hurts anyone. I am eager to embrace the chance that is about to engulf my life and to take-on life as it comes. Sometimes its nice to just sit back and let life come to you and other times, as Coach Bombay says, "you have to make the first move." Will you make the first move or suffer a fate like the Pirates at that dead-end job? Each person controls their own destiny and there has never been a better time to seize the day.