Motivation Day: The Beauty of your youth

Enjoy the power and beauty of your youth;

Oh never mind;

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 chewing bubble gum. 

The real troubles in your life are apt to be things that never crossed your worried mind.

Do one thing every day that scares you.

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

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.

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.

Maybe you'll marry, maybe you won't, maybe you'll have children, maybe you won't

whatever 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 go 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.

Accept certain inalienable truths

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.

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.