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    Tuesday, 29 January 2008

    know that worrying is aseffective as trying to solve an algebra equation by chewingbubblegum.

    Wear sunscreen
    If I could offer you only one tip for the future, sunscreen would be it.
    The long term benefits of sunscreen have been proved byscientists whereas the rest of my advice has no basis more reliablethan my own meandering experience…I will 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 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 possibility lay before
    you and how fabulous you really looked….You’re 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 chewingbubblegum.

    The real troubles in your life are apt to be things that
    never crossed your worried mind; the kind that blindside you at 4pm
    on some idle Tuesday.Do one thing everyday that scares you

    Sing

    Don’t be reckless with other people’s hearts, don’t put up with
    people who are reckless with yours.

    Floss

    Don’t waste your time on jealousy; sometimes you’re ahead, sometimes
    you’re behind…the race is long, and in the end, it’s only with
    yourself.Remember the compliments you receive, forget the insults; if you
    succeed in doing this, tell me how.

    Keep your old love letters, throw away your old bank statements.

    Stretch

    Don’t 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 know still don’t.

    Get plenty of calcium.

    Be kind to your 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 you’ll divorce at 40, maybe you’ll dance the funky
    chicken on your 75th wedding anniversary…what ever you do, don’t
    congratulate yourself too much or berate yourself either – your
    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 what other people
    think of it, it’s the greatest instrument you’ll ever own.

    .Dance…even if you have nowhere to do it but in your own living room.
    Read the directions, even if you don’t follow them.

    Do NOT read beauty magazines, they will only make you feel ugly.

    Get to know your parents, you never know when they’ll be gone for
    good.Be nice to your siblings; they are the best link to your past and the
    people most likely to stick with you in the future.
    Understand that 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 need the people you
    knew when you were young.

    Live in New York City once, but leave before it makes you hard;
    live in Northern California once, but leave before 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 noble and children respected their elders.

    Respect your elders.Don’t expect anyone else to support you.
    Maybe you have a trust fund, maybe you have a wealthy spouse;
    but you never know when either onemight run out.

    Don’t mess too much with your hair, or by the time you're 40, it willlook 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 offishing the past from the disposal, wiping it off, painting over theugly parts and recycling it for more thanit’s worth.

    But trust me on the sunscreen

    2 comments:

    Rammi said...

    That was actually really touching.

    Sparkly_ruth said...

    Baz Luhrman was a genius - I'm pretty sure I bought that single on cassette!!!