Originally posted by MikeW
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Enjoy the power and beauty of your youth. Nevermind. You will not understand the power and beauty of your youth until they've 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 are 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 chewing bubblegum. 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.
But 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're your best link to your past and the people most likely to stick with you in the future.
Understand that friends come and go, but with a 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 one might run out.
Don’t 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. 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.
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My 10 year reunion is this summer. And I'm bummed. Lol. While I was in high school I never gave life, after high school, a thought. I was just focused on graduating, getting a job and making money. I didnt go to college because I didnt know what to go for. And while I still dont know what Id go for, I wish I would have.
I talk to more than "5 friends" but we have all moved on. But that's life. That's what you do because thats what you're supposed to do. You graduate, go to school, get a job, meet a girl, get married and have kids.
My only issue, with myself, is that I havent done any of that, lol. Sure I have a job and I dont live with my parents but I havent gone to school, I dont have a wife or kids, or a well-paying job, etc. And it wasnt until a few years ago that I quit worrying about those things. I used to fear my high school reunion. IDK why though. I guess because I was worried that everyone else has done better than I have. True or not, that's not what Im about. I may not have gone to college or gotten married or had kids, but I've had an exciting 10 years. I've traveled the country, both by land and air. I've been to a foreign country. I've been spontaneous. I've had love, heartache. I've partied, cheated, and lied. I've been cheated on and lied to. I've met, and lost, many great people.
Am I where, or who, I thought I'd be 10 years ago? No. Do I regret some of the choices I made or didnt make? Hell yes. But that's what life is about; making good choices and bad choices and learning from both.
Focus on what you what you want. If you want to go to school, go to school. Like Ralphie said, make sure you set money back for your old age. Nothing's worse than reaching 30 and realizing that you have $0 set back for your old age. But don't stress. Sometimes life sucks and seems like it'll never end but if you find something you can turn to in your down times, it will help life you up. Stay positive.
You are 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 chewing bubblegum. 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.
But 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're your best link to your past and the people most likely to stick with you in the future.
Understand that friends come and go, but with a 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 one might run out.
Don’t 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. 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.
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My 10 year reunion is this summer. And I'm bummed. Lol. While I was in high school I never gave life, after high school, a thought. I was just focused on graduating, getting a job and making money. I didnt go to college because I didnt know what to go for. And while I still dont know what Id go for, I wish I would have.
I talk to more than "5 friends" but we have all moved on. But that's life. That's what you do because thats what you're supposed to do. You graduate, go to school, get a job, meet a girl, get married and have kids.
My only issue, with myself, is that I havent done any of that, lol. Sure I have a job and I dont live with my parents but I havent gone to school, I dont have a wife or kids, or a well-paying job, etc. And it wasnt until a few years ago that I quit worrying about those things. I used to fear my high school reunion. IDK why though. I guess because I was worried that everyone else has done better than I have. True or not, that's not what Im about. I may not have gone to college or gotten married or had kids, but I've had an exciting 10 years. I've traveled the country, both by land and air. I've been to a foreign country. I've been spontaneous. I've had love, heartache. I've partied, cheated, and lied. I've been cheated on and lied to. I've met, and lost, many great people.
Am I where, or who, I thought I'd be 10 years ago? No. Do I regret some of the choices I made or didnt make? Hell yes. But that's what life is about; making good choices and bad choices and learning from both.
Focus on what you what you want. If you want to go to school, go to school. Like Ralphie said, make sure you set money back for your old age. Nothing's worse than reaching 30 and realizing that you have $0 set back for your old age. But don't stress. Sometimes life sucks and seems like it'll never end but if you find something you can turn to in your down times, it will help life you up. Stay positive.
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