Ladies and Gentlemen of the of '97. sunscreen. If I could offer you one tip for the future, sunscreen would be it. The long benefits of sunscreen have been proved by scientists, whereas the rest of my advice has no basis more reliable than my own meandering experience... I will dispense this now.
Enjoy the power and beauty of your youth; oh nevermind; you will not understand the and beauty of your youth until they have faded. But trust me, in 20 years you'll look back at photos of yourself and recall in a way you grasp now how much possibility lay before you and how fabulous you really looked... not as fat as you Imagine.
Don't worry about the future; or worry, but know that worrying is as effective as trying to solve an algebra equation by bubblegum. The real troubles in your life are apt to be things never crossed your worried mind. The kind that blindside you at 4pm on some Tuesday.
Do one thing everyday that you.
Sing.
Don't be reckless other people's hearts, don't put up with people who are reckless with yours.
Floss.
Don't waste your on jealousy; Sometimes ahead, You're behind. The race is long, and in the end, it's with yourself.
Remember the compliments you receive, the insults; If you in doing this, tell me how.
Keep your old love letters, away your old bank statements.
Stretch.
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 wanted to do with their lives, some of the most interesting 40 olds I know still don't.
Get of calcium.
Be kind to your knees, you'll miss when they're gone.
Maybe you'll marry, maybe you won't, maybe you'll have children, maybe you won't, maybe you'll divorce at 40, maybe dance the funky chicken on your 75th wedding anniversary. Whatever you do, Congratulate yourself too much or berate yourself either. choices are half chance, so are everybody else's. Enjoy your body, Use it every way you can... Don't be afraid of it, or other people Think of it, It's the greatest instrument you'll own...
Dance... even if you nowhere to do it but in your own living room.
Read the directions, even if you follow them.
Do NOT read magazines, they will only make you feel ugly.
Brother and together we'll make it through Someday your spirit will you and guide you there I know you've been hurting, but been waiting to be there For you. And be there, just tell me now, whenever I can. free.
Get to know parents, you never know when they'll be gone for good.
Be nice to siblings; They are the best link to your past and the most likely to stick with you in the future.
Understand that friends and go, but for the precious few you should hold on. Work hard to bridge the gaps in geography and lifestyle because the you get, the more you need the people you knew when you were young.
Live in New York City once, but leave before it makes you in Northern California once, but leave before it makes you soft.
Travel.
Accept certain inalienable truths, prices will rise, politicians will Philander, you too will get old, and when you do you'll fantasize that you were young prices were reasonable, politicians were noble and children respected their elders.
your elders.
Don't expect anyone else to you. Maybe you have a trust fund, Maybe you have a wealthy spouse; but you never know when one might run out.
Don't too much with your hair, or by the time you're 40, it will look 85.
Be careful whose advice you buy, but, be patient with those who supply it. Advice is a form of nostalgia, dispensing it is a way of fishing the past from the disposal, wiping it off, painting over the ugly parts and recycling it for more than worth.
But me on the sunscreen...
(Brother and sister together make it through Someday spirit will take you and guide you there I know you've been hurting, but been waiting to be there For you. And I'll be there, tell me now, whenever I can. free.)