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    ღEveryone's Freeღ <br />
    Ladies and Gentlemen <br />
    Wear sunscreen<br />
    <br />
    If I could offer you only one tip for the future, sunscreen would be it <br />
    The long-term benefits of sunscreen have been proved by scientists <br />
    Whereas the rest of my advice has no basis more reliable <br />
    Than my own meandering experience, I will dispense this advice now: <br />
    <br />
    Enjoy the power and beauty of your youth, oh, never mind <br />
    You will not understand the power and beauty of your youth <br />
    Until they've faded but trust me, in 20 years, you'll look back <br />
    At photos of yourself and recall in a way you can't grasp now <br />
    How much possibility lay before you and how fabulous you really looked <br />
    You are not as fat as you imagine <br />
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    Don't worry about the future     <br />
    Or know that worrying is as effective as trying to solve an algebra equation by chewing bubble gum <br />
    The real troubles in your life are apt to be things that never crossed your worried mind <br />
    The kind that blindsides you at 4 p.m. on some idle Tuesday <br />
    Do one thing every day that scares you     <br />
    <br />
    ღSingღ<br />
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    Don't be reckless with other people's hearts <br />
    Don't put up with people who are reckless with yours <br />
    <br />
    ღFlossღ <br />
    <br />
    Don't waste your time on jealousy <br />
    Sometimes you're ahead, sometimes you're behind <br />
    The race is long and in the end, it's only with yourself     <br />
    Remember compliments you receive, forget the insults, <br />
    If you succeed in doing this, tell me how     <br />
    Keep your old love letters, throw away your old bank statements <br />
    <br />
    ღStretchღ <br />
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    Don't feel guilty if you don't know what you want to do with your life.     <br />
    The most interesting people I know didn't know at 22 what they wanted to do with their lives <br />
    Some of the most interesting 40-year-olds I know still don't <br />
    Get plenty of calcium <br />
    Be kind to your knees <br />
    You'll miss them when they're gone <br />
    <br />
    Maybe you'll marry, maybe you won't <br />
    Maybe you'll have children, maybe you won't <br />
    Maybe you'll divorce at 40, maybe you'll dance the 'Funky Chicken' <br />
    On your 75th wedding anniversary <br />
    Whatever you do, don't congratulate yourself too much <br />
    Or berate yourself either <br />
    Your choices are half chance, so are everybody else's <br />
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    Enjoy your body, use it every way you can <br />
    Don't be afraid of it or what other people think of it <br />
    It's the greatest instrument you'll ever own <br />
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    ღDanceღ<br />
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    Even if you have nowhere to do it but your own living room <br />
    Read the directions even if you don't follow them     <br />
    Do not read beauty magazines, they will only make you feel ugly <br />
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    Get to know your parents,     you never know when they'll be gone for good <br />
    Be nice to your siblings, they're your best link to your past <br />
    And the people most likely to stick with you in the future <br />
    <br />
    Understand that friends come and go <br />
    But a precious few, we should hold on <br />
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    Work hard to bridge the gaps in geography and lifestyle <br />
    For as the older you get, the more you need the people you knew when you were young <br />
    Live in New York City once but leave before it makes you hard <br />
    Live in northern California once but leave before it makes you soft <br />
    <br />
    ღTravelღ <br />
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    Accept certain inalienable truths, <br />
    Prices will rise, politicians will Philander, you too will get old, <br />
    And when you do you'll fantasize that when you were young <br />
    Prices were reasonable, politicians were noble and children respected their elders.<br />
    <br />
    ღRespect your eldersღ<br />
    <br />
    Don't expect anyone else to support you.<br />
    Maybe you have a trust fund, <br />
    Maybe you have a wealthy spouse; <br />
    But you never know when either one might run out.<br />
    <br />
    Don't mess too much with your hair, <br />
    or by the time you're 40, it will look 85.<br />
    <br />
    Be careful whose advice you buy, <br />
    But be patient with those who supply it. <br />
    Advice is a form of nostalgia, <br />
    Dispensing it is a way of fishing the past from the disposal, <br />
    Wiping it off, painting over the ugly parts <br />
    And recycling it for more than it's worth.<br />
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    But trust me on the sunscreen... <br />
    <br />
    Brother and sister together we'll make it through<br />
    Someday your spirit will take you and guide you there<br />
    I know you've been hurting, but I've been waiting to be there<br />
    For you. And I'll be there, just tell me now, whenever I can.<br />
    Everybody's free.
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