Ladies and Gentlemen of the of '97. sunscreen. If I offer you only one tip for the future, sunscreen would be it. The long term benefits of sunscreen have been proved by scientists, whereas the of my advice has no basis more reliable than my own meandering experience... I will dispense advice now.
Enjoy the power and beauty of your youth; oh you will not understand the power 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 can't grasp now how much possibility lay before you and how you really looked... not as fat as you Imagine.
Don't worry about the future; or worry, but know that worrying is as as trying to solve an algebra equation by chewing bubblegum. The real troubles in your life are apt to be things that never your worried mind. The kind blindside you at 4pm on some idle Tuesday.
Do one thing everyday scares you.
Sing.
Don't be reckless with other people's hearts, don't put up with who are reckless with yours.
Floss.
Don't waste your on jealousy; you're ahead, Sometimes behind. The race is long, and in the end, it's only yourself.
Remember the you receive, forget the insults; If you in doing this, tell me how.
your old love letters, throw away your old bank statements.
Stretch.
Don't feel guilty if you don't know you want to do with your Life. The most interesting people I know didn't know at 22 what they wanted to do their lives, some of the most interesting 40 year olds I know still don't.
Get of calcium.
Be kind to knees, you'll miss them when they're gone.
Maybe you'll marry, maybe you won't, maybe you'll children, maybe you won't, maybe you'll divorce at 40, maybe you'll dance the funky chicken on your 75th wedding anniversary. you do, don't Congratulate yourself too much or berate yourself either. Your are half chance, so are everybody else's. Enjoy your body, Use it every way you can... Don't be afraid of it, or what other Think of it, It's the instrument you'll ever own...
Dance... if you have nowhere to do it but in your own living room.
Read the directions, if you don't follow them.
Do NOT read beauty magazines, they will only make you ugly.
and sister together we'll make it through Someday your spirit will you and guide you there I know you've been hurting, but I've waiting to be there For you. And I'll be there, just me now, whenever I can. free.
Get to know your parents, you never know they'll be gone for good.
Be nice to siblings; They are the best link to past and the people most likely to stick with you in the future.
Understand that friends come and go, but for the precious few you hold on. Work hard to bridge the gaps in geography and lifestyle because the older you get, the more you the people you knew when you were young.
in New York City once, but leave before it makes you hard; Live in 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 when you were young prices were reasonable, politicians noble and children respected their elders.
your elders.
Don't expect anyone to support you. Maybe you have a trust fund, Maybe you have a wealthy but you never know when either one might run out.
Don't mess too much with your hair, or by the time you're 40, it look 85.
Be careful whose advice you buy, but, be patient with those who supply it. Advice is a form of nostalgia, 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 it's worth.
But me on the sunscreen...
(Brother and together we'll make it through Someday spirit will take you and guide you there I know you've been hurting, but I've been waiting to be For you. And I'll be there, just me now, whenever I can. free.)