Ladies and Gentlemen of the of '97. sunscreen. If I offer you only one tip for the future, sunscreen would be it. The long term benefits of sunscreen have been proved by scientists, whereas the rest of my advice has no basis reliable than my own meandering 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 look back at photos of yourself and recall in a way you can't grasp now how much 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 equation by chewing bubblegum. The real troubles in your life are apt to be things that never your 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 hearts, don't put up with people who are reckless with yours.
Floss.
Don't waste your time on you're ahead, Sometimes behind. The is long, and in the end, it's only with yourself.
Remember the you receive, forget the insults; If you Succeed in this, tell me how.
Keep your old love letters, throw away old bank statements.
Stretch.
Don't feel guilty if you don't know what you want to do 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 knees, you'll miss them when they're 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 too much or berate yourself either. Your choices are half chance, so are 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 instrument you'll own...
Dance... even if you have to do it but in your own living room.
Read the directions, even if you follow them.
Do NOT read beauty magazines, they only make you feel ugly.
Brother and sister together we'll make it Someday your will take you and guide you there I know you've 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 know when they'll be gone for good.
Be nice to siblings; They are the best link to your past and the people most to stick with you in the future.
Understand that friends come and go, but for the 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.
in New York City once, but leave before 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 when you do you'll fantasize that when you were young prices were reasonable, politicians were noble and children their elders.
Respect elders.
Don't anyone else to support you. Maybe you have a trust fund, Maybe you have a spouse; but you never know when either one might 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 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 take you and you there I know you've been hurting, but I've waiting to be there For you. And I'll be there, just tell me now, I can. free.)