Ladies and of the class of '97. sunscreen. If I offer you only one tip for the future, sunscreen would be it. The long term 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 this advice now.
Enjoy the power and of your youth; oh nevermind; 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 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 equation by chewing bubblegum. The real troubles in life are apt to be things that never crossed your worried mind. The that blindside you at 4pm on some idle Tuesday.
Do one everyday that scares you.
Sing.
Don't be reckless with other people's hearts, don't put up with who are reckless with yours.
Floss.
waste your time on jealousy; Sometimes ahead, Sometimes behind. The race is long, and in the end, it's with yourself.
the compliments you receive, forget the insults; If you Succeed in this, tell me how.
your old love letters, throw away your old bank statements.
Stretch.
Don't feel guilty if you know 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 year olds I know 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, you'll divorce at 40, maybe you'll dance the funky chicken on your 75th wedding anniversary. Whatever you do, don't Congratulate yourself too or berate yourself either. Your are half chance, so are everybody else's. your body, Use it every way you can... Don't be afraid of it, or what other people Think of it, It's the instrument you'll ever own...
Dance... even if you have nowhere to do it but in your own room.
the directions, even if you don't follow them.
Do NOT read beauty magazines, will only make you feel ugly.
Brother and sister together we'll make it Someday your spirit will take you and guide you I you've been hurting, but I've been waiting to be there For you. And I'll be there, just me now, whenever I can. free.
Get to your 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 people most 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 older you get, the more you need the people you knew you were young.
Live in New York City once, but before it makes you hard; Live in Northern California once, but 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 to support you. Maybe you have a trust fund, Maybe you have a wealthy spouse; but you never know when either one run out.
Don't mess too much 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 than it's worth.
But me on the sunscreen...
(Brother and sister we'll make it through Someday your spirit take 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.)