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 rest of my has no basis more reliable than my own meandering experience... I will this advice now.
Enjoy the power and beauty of your youth; oh nevermind; you not understand the power and beauty of your youth until they have faded. But trust me, in 20 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 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 an algebra equation by chewing bubblegum. The troubles in your life are apt to be things that never crossed your worried mind. The that blindside you at 4pm on some idle Tuesday.
Do one thing everyday scares you.
Sing.
Don't be reckless with 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 Succeed in doing this, me how.
Keep your old love letters, throw your old bank statements.
Stretch.
Don't feel guilty if you don't know what you want to do with 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 your knees, miss them when they're gone.
you'll marry, maybe you won't, maybe you'll have children, maybe you won't, maybe you'll divorce at 40, maybe you'll dance the funky chicken on your 75th wedding anniversary. Whatever you do, don't Congratulate too much or berate yourself either. choices are half chance, so are everybody else's. Enjoy your body, Use it every way you can... be afraid of it, or what other people Think of it, It's the instrument you'll ever own...
Dance... even if you nowhere to do it but in your own living room.
Read the directions, even if you don't them.
Do NOT read beauty magazines, they will only make you ugly.
Brother and sister together we'll make it Someday your spirit will 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.
Get to know your parents, you never know when they'll be 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 come and go, but for the precious few you hold on. Work hard to bridge the gaps in geography and lifestyle the older you get, the more you need the people you knew when 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 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 were noble and children respected their elders.
Respect elders.
expect anyone else to support you. Maybe you have a trust fund, Maybe you have a wealthy spouse; but you know when either 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. 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 it's worth.
But me on the sunscreen...
(Brother and sister 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 be there, just tell me now, whenever I can. free.)