Stop being afraid! Take risks! Run track, keep swimming, kiss the damn boy, get your nose out of that book, recognize that you are one HOT babe, let yourself be. As in be your wonderful self.

 Love yourself. It will be help you learn how to love others and let others love you.

 In the end, you wont care that you never had a date in high school. You wont care that your first kiss sucked. When you're 20, he'll find you and the way he kisses you will make up for the time alone. When he stops kissing you you'll know that you don't need him. Move on.

 Don't let people tell you that you're ugly. They're kicking themselves now.

 Develop the roll of film you know has pictures of your old cat on it. You may be too terribly sad to see them now, but you'll long for them later.

 Thank you for cursing at that stupid boy who broke your heart.

 Stop thinking you can't.

 Just ask her out already. You're never going to know how she really feels any other way. Don't forever wonder.