Advice for Young Adults

Working at the high school on Friday, the speaker came on REAL loud playing the graduation procession song. I thought about things I’ve learned in the past 23 years and here they are:

1. There isn’t anyone that you’ll meet who is worth more than you.
2. There isn’t anyone that you’ll meet who is worth less than you.
3. Kids get head lice. It’s fine. Drive to Walgreens and tackle it.
4. You can eat dandelions, dandelion greens, and ground ivy (also known as creeping charlie).
5. Don’t say creeping charlie anymore. I’m pretty sure its an unkind reference.
6. Terrible things happen everyday. Keep trying to help others.
7. It’s okay to have friendships with people who don’t think exactly the same as you. When you know your values, you will not feel threatened by different ideas. Just keep your boundaries.
8. Understand what “boundaries” are. Run a search for “setting boundaries” and/or “healthy boundaries” and keep reading until you feel peaceful.
9. You will grow to look worse, but inside you will feel exponetially more beautiful.
10. You will stop letting disapproving looks decide what you wear and how much you shave.
11. Life will get sweeter even as your body aches.
12. Make time for your neighbors. Cut up apples, cheese, crackers, carrots and share your smiles and laughter.
13. Don’t drink too much alcohol. The barfs and the headaches…ooofff…take it easy and keep it to one or two drinks.
14. Believe in more than just yourself. There’s more, so much more!
15. Have a cat or a dog. They are so f*&king hilarious 🙂
16. Feel your emotions, but don’t drown in them.
17. Listen to the wind in the trees.
18. Control only yourself. If your not sure what this means: run a search for “Power and Control Wheel”
19. Fight for and together with people who are more vulnerable that yourself (children, older adults, people with cognitive disabilities…look and you’ll see what you should do).
20. Keep learning.
21. Always say to yourself, “Well, I don’t know everything.”
22. Tell the people you love that you love them.
23. Drink lots of water.

With Love,

Terra Rose