Last week, I received an email from my best friend’s widow asking that I share some advice for her daughter’s 13th birthday. Mind you, what I know about 13 year old girls, dates back to when I was about that age and can be summed up in one four letter word – HELP! I’ll have a 13 year old girl in two short years so I should have been the one asking her for advice as I am scared to death! I am scared of lots of things LIKE:
- Will I relate? My parents channel through me every time I comment on clothes she wears that I don’t like.
- Repetitious filler words. LIKE how many times can you LIKE say LIKE before I LIKE tell you that I LIKE don’t LIKE your LIKE Music. Whatever!
- The inflation adjusted age of today’s 13 year old. A 13 year old today is LIKE 17 years older than when I was a kid. LIKE, really.
- Boys – the cooties story will only work for so long. I am like running out of time…
- My Super Hero status (okay, I never had that but at some point she is not only going to realize there are LOTS of things I can’t do but also I that I might become obsolete).
I could go on but the more things I list, the more scared I become. Below is the advice that I actually sent.
- Be kind to everyone. Just do the opposite of the characters from that movie Mean Girls.
- Experience life. Look for ways to stretch yourself, try new adventures, walk the less traveled path. Carefully observe things around you as you live your life. There’s lots of cool stuff that you’ll miss unless you keep your eyes open.
- Help others. Always look for ways to be helpful in your school, with your friends, in your community and in our world.
- Trust others (this applies to everyone except BOYS ages 13 – 21).
- Laugh often. There’s no better prescription for a well lived life.
- Love freely. Love God, Love others, love yourself – it’s what makes the world go around.
Did I like miss anything?
Tim Richardson is an inspirational speaker who speaks about how giving increases employee morale, lowers employee turnover, increases customer loyalty and creates higher profits for Fortune 500 companies. He is founder of the Bill Walter Melanoma Research Fund. For more information on Tim, go to www.TimRichardson.com
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