Ladies and Gentlemen of the of '97. sunscreen. If I could offer you only one tip for the future, would be it. The long term benefits of sunscreen have been 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 and beauty 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 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 to solve an algebra equation by chewing bubblegum. The real troubles in your life are apt to be things never crossed your worried mind. The kind that blindside you at 4pm on some Tuesday.
Do one thing everyday scares you.
Sing.
Don't be reckless with other 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, only with yourself.
Remember the compliments you receive, the insults; If you Succeed in this, tell me how.
Keep old love letters, throw away your old bank statements.
Stretch.
Don't feel guilty if you don't know what you 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 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 divorce at 40, maybe you'll dance the funky chicken on your 75th wedding anniversary. Whatever you do, don't Congratulate yourself too much or yourself either. Your choices are chance, so are everybody 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 you'll ever own...
Dance... if you have nowhere to do it but in your own living room.
Read the directions, even if you don't them.
Do NOT read magazines, they 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 be there, just tell 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 and the people most likely 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 the people you knew when you were young.
Live in New York once, but leave before it makes you hard; Live in Northern California once, but leave 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 were and children respected their elders.
your elders.
Don't anyone else to support you. Maybe you a trust fund, Maybe you have a wealthy spouse; but you never know when either one might run out.
Don't mess too much with your hair, or by the time 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, 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 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.)