Madison my advise to you is to wear sunscreen...
And remember compliments you receive, Forget the insults...
Don't worry about the future. Or worry, but know that worrying is as effective as trying to solve an algebra equation by chewing bubble gum. The real troubles in your life are apt to be things that never crossed your worried mind, the kind that blindside you at 4 pm on some idle Tuesday...
In 30 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...
Sometimes you're ahead, sometimes you're behind, The race is long and, in the end, it's only with yourself...
Oh, never mind. You will not understand the power and beauty of your youth until they've faded...
Now respect and enjoy your body. Use it every way you can. Don't be afraid of it or of what other people think of it. It's the greatest instrument you'll ever own...
Get to know your parents. You never know when they'll be gone for good...
Remember not to be reckless with other people's hearts, don't put up with people who are reckless with yours...
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...
Cherish whatever you do, don't congratulate yourself too much, or berate yourself either. Your choices are half chance. So are everybody else's...
Enjoy the power and beauty of your youth...
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...
Work hard to bridge the gaps in geography and lifestyle, because the older you get, the more you need the people who knew you when you were young...
You 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...
Experience one thing every day that scares you...
Really trust me on the sunscreen...
CONGRATULATIONS Ivana and Tim!!!!!