Ladies and of the class of '97. sunscreen. If I could offer you only one tip for the future, sunscreen be it. The long term benefits of sunscreen have been proved by scientists, whereas the rest of my advice has no basis more reliable than my own experience... I will dispense 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 years you'll 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 real troubles in your life are apt to be 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 other people's hearts, don't put up people who are reckless with 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, forget the If you Succeed in this, tell me how.
Keep your old love letters, throw away your old statements.
Stretch.
Don't feel guilty if you don't what you want to do with your Life. The most interesting people I 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 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 you'll dance the funky chicken on your 75th anniversary. you do, don't Congratulate yourself too much or berate yourself 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 other people Think of it, It's the greatest instrument ever own...
Dance... even if you nowhere to do it but in your own living room.
Read the directions, if you don't follow them.
Do NOT read magazines, they will only make you feel ugly.
Brother and sister we'll 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, just me now, whenever I can. free.
Get to know your parents, you know when they'll be gone for good.
Be nice to your They are the best link to your 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 the older you get, the more you need the people you knew when you were young.
Live in New York City once, but leave it makes you hard; Live in Northern California once, but leave before it 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 when either one might run out.
Don't mess too with your hair, or by the time you're 40, it will look 85.
Be careful whose advice you buy, but, be patient with 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 Someday your spirit will you and guide you there I know you've been hurting, but been waiting to be there For you. And I'll be there, just tell me now, I can. free.)