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PostPosted: February 23, 2005 1:50 PM    Post subject: Inspiration... Reply with quote

A friend passed this on to me and I thought you guys would like it!!!! He took it from http://www.americanrhetoric.com/speeches/bazluhrmannsunscreen.htm where you can listen to it too!!!!


Ladies and Gentlemen of the class of '99: 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 by scientists, whereas the rest of my advice has no basis more reliable than my own meandering experience.

I will dispense this advice now.

Enjoy the power and beauty of your youth; oh never mind; 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’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 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; 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 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. 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 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.

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Get to know your parents; you’ll 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, in 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: price 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 who 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.

But trust me on the sunscreen.



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PostPosted: February 23, 2005 2:38 PM    Post subject: Reply with quote

Smile
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PostPosted: February 23, 2005 2:47 PM    Post subject: Reply with quote

Great advice...thanks. Smile I think I'll print it off.

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PostPosted: February 23, 2005 3:30 PM    Post subject: Reply with quote

I love little paragraphs of words that speak truth simply. It 's a wonderful thing.
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PostPosted: February 23, 2005 7:21 PM    Post subject: Reply with quote

Wow Thanks this one is a keeper.... Very Happy
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PostPosted: February 23, 2005 9:17 PM    Post subject: Reply with quote

Thank you for sharing this Marcel,

Copies for me and my family, I love words of wisdom and truth..


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PostPosted: February 23, 2005 11:14 PM    Post subject: Reply with quote

Marcel,

Good one! Thanks

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PostPosted: February 24, 2005 12:04 AM    Post subject: Reply with quote

Very Happy this is a keeper for sure...
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PostPosted: February 24, 2005 9:54 AM    Post subject: Reply with quote

I like this Marcel - Thanks! Smile

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PostPosted: February 24, 2005 9:04 PM    Post subject: Reply with quote

Thanks, Marcel. Truly words to live by.
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PostPosted: February 26, 2005 11:37 AM    Post subject: Reply with quote

UR WELCOME!!!! GLAD U LIKED IT!!!!!

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PostPosted: March 6, 2005 5:10 AM    Post subject: Reply with quote

Very Happy

Thanks Marcel,

Wonderful advice.

I hardly ever visit this forum but should more often.

Blessings,
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PostPosted: March 10, 2005 11:45 PM    Post subject: Reply with quote

Sunscreen is actually a song that was on a movie soundtrack, I can't remember which one. When I was in college my friend had the CD and we used to listen to that song all the time. Thank you so much for reminding me of it! I'll have to find out what CD it was on and try to get my hands on a copy!

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