Ladies and of the class of '99 sunscreen
If I could offer you only one tip for the future, sunscreen be it The long-term benefits of sunscreen have been by scientists Whereas the rest of my has no basis more reliable Than my own meandering experience, I will dispense this now
Enjoy the power and of your youth, oh, never mind You will not the power and beauty of your youth Until they've faded but trust me, in 20 years, look back At photos of yourself and recall in a way you can't now How much possibility lay before you and how you really looked You are not as fat as you
worry about the future Or that worrying is as effective as trying to solve an algebra equation by chewing bubble gum The troubles in your life are apt to be things that never crossed your worried mind The kind that blindsides you at 4 p.m. on some idle Do one thing every day scares you
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Don't be reckless with people's hearts Don't put up with people who are reckless yours
Don't waste your time on Sometimes you're ahead, sometimes you're The race is long and in the end, it's with yourself Remember compliments you receive, forget the insults, if you in doing this, tell me how Keep your old love letters, away your old bank statements
Don't feel guilty if you don't what you want to do with your life. The most interesting people I know didn't know at 22 what they to do with their lives Some of the most 40-year-olds I know still don't Get of calcium Be kind to your You'll miss them when gone
Maybe you'll marry, you won't Maybe you'll have children, maybe you Maybe you'll at 40, maybe you'll dance the 'Funky Chicken' On your wedding anniversary Whatever you do, don't congratulate too much Or berate yourself Your are half chance, so are everybody else's
Enjoy body, use it every way you can Don't be afraid of it or other people think of it It's the greatest you'll ever own Dance, even if you have to do it but your own living room the directions even if you don't follow them Do not read beauty magazines, they will make you feel ugly
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Get to know your parents, you never know they'll be gone for good Be nice to your siblings, they're your link to your past And the people most likely to stick with you in the
Understand that friends and go But a few, who should hold on
Work to bridge the gaps in geography and lifestyle For as the older you get, the you need the people you knew when you were young in New York City once but leave before it makes you hard Live in northern California once but leave it makes you soft
Accept inalienable truths Prices will rise, politicians philander, you, too, will get old And when you do, you'll that when you were young were reasonable, politicians were noble And children respected their
Respect elders
Don't expect else to support you Maybe you have a fund, maybe you'll have a wealthy spouse But you never know when one might run out
Don't too much with your hair Or by the you're 40 it will look 85
Be careful advice you buy but be patient with those who supply it is a form of nostalgia, dispensing it is a way of fishing the past From the disposal, wiping it off, painting over the parts And recycling it for than it's worth
But me on the sunscreen
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