Ladies and Gentlemen of the 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 will dispense this now.
Enjoy the power and beauty of your youth; oh nevermind; you will not the power and beauty of your youth until they have faded. But trust me, in 20 years 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 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 worried mind. The kind that blindside you at 4pm on idle Tuesday.
Do one thing everyday scares 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, Sometimes behind. The race is long, and in the end, it's only 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 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 interesting 40 year olds I know still don't.
Get of calcium.
Be kind to your knees, you'll them when they're gone.
Maybe you'll marry, maybe you won't, maybe you'll have children, maybe you won't, maybe you'll at 40, maybe you'll dance the funky chicken on your 75th wedding anniversary. Whatever you do, don't Congratulate yourself too or berate yourself either. choices are half 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 instrument you'll ever own...
Dance... if you have nowhere to do it but in your own living room.
the directions, even if you don't follow them.
Do NOT beauty magazines, they will only make you feel ugly.
Brother and sister together make it through Someday spirit will take you and guide you there I know you've 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 your parents, you never know when they'll be gone for good.
Be nice to your They are the link to your past and the people most likely to stick with you in the future.
Understand friends come 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 City once, but leave it makes you hard; Live in Northern California once, but leave before it you soft.
Travel.
Accept certain inalienable truths, 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 noble and children respected their elders.
Respect 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 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, 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 I've been to be there For you. And I'll be there, just me now, whenever I can. free.)