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 power and beauty of your youth; oh nevermind; you will not understand the power and beauty of your youth until have faded. But trust me, in 20 years you'll look back at photos of yourself and 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 solve an algebra equation by bubblegum. The real troubles in your life are apt to be things that never crossed worried mind. The kind 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 is long, and in the end, it's only with yourself.
Remember the compliments you receive, forget the If you Succeed in doing this, me how.
Keep your old letters, throw away your old bank statements.
Stretch.
feel guilty if you don't 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 still don't.
Get of calcium.
Be kind to your knees, you'll miss them they're gone.
Maybe you'll marry, maybe you won't, maybe you'll have children, 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 yourself too much or berate yourself either. Your choices are 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 greatest 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 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, tell me now, whenever I can. free.
Get to know your parents, you never know they'll be gone for good.
Be nice to siblings; They are the best link to your past and the people 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 because the older you get, the more you need the people you knew when you young.
Live in New York City once, but leave 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 fantasize that when you were young prices were reasonable, politicians were noble and children respected their elders.
Respect elders.
Don't expect anyone else to you. Maybe you have a trust fund, Maybe you have a wealthy but you never know 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 those who supply it. Advice is a form of nostalgia, dispensing it is a way of fishing the past from the disposal, it off, painting over the ugly parts and recycling it for more than it's worth.
But me on the sunscreen...
(Brother and together we'll make it through Someday your spirit will take you and you there I know you've been hurting, but I've been waiting to be For you. And I'll be there, tell me now, whenever I can. free.)