Ladies and of the class of '97. sunscreen. If I could offer you one tip for the future, sunscreen would be it. The long term benefits of sunscreen been proved by scientists, whereas the rest of my advice has no basis more reliable than my own meandering experience... I dispense this advice now.
Enjoy the power and beauty of your oh nevermind; you will 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 the future; or worry, but know that worrying is as effective as trying to solve an algebra equation by chewing bubblegum. The real troubles in your life are apt to be things that never crossed your mind. The kind blindside you at 4pm on some idle Tuesday.
Do one thing everyday that you.
Sing.
Don't be reckless with other people's hearts, don't put up with people who are reckless yours.
Floss.
Don't waste time on jealousy; Sometimes ahead, You're behind. The race is long, and in the end, it's only yourself.
Remember the compliments you receive, the insults; If you Succeed in doing this, 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 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 still don't.
Get of calcium.
Be kind to your knees, you'll miss them when 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 you'll the funky chicken on your 75th wedding anniversary. Whatever you do, don't Congratulate yourself too much or berate either. Your choices are half chance, so are else's. Enjoy your body, Use it every way you can... Don't be afraid of it, or what people Think of it, the greatest instrument you'll ever own...
Dance... even if you have to do it but in your own living room.
Read the directions, even if you don't them.
Do NOT read beauty magazines, will only make you feel ugly.
Brother and sister together we'll make it Someday your spirit take you and guide you there I know you've been hurting, but I've been 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 your They are the best link to your past and the most likely to stick with you in the future.
Understand that friends come and go, but for the precious few you should on. Work to bridge the gaps in geography and lifestyle because the older you get, the more you need the people you knew when you were young.
Live in New York City once, but leave before it 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 you do you'll fantasize that when 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.
mess too much with your hair, or by the time you're 40, it will look 85.
Be careful whose advice you buy, but, be 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 it's worth.
But me on the sunscreen...
(Brother and sister together make it through your spirit will take you and guide you there I know you've been hurting, but I've been waiting to be For you. And be there, just tell me now, whenever I can. free.)