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Celebrating Your Inner Teenager:
Lessons For Women From Women To Be…Part 1

Tami Walsh - Teen Coach

What if everything you ever needed to know about life and living you could learn from a teenage girl? Sound unlikely? Then read on…

We can all remember being a teen girl, right? (and for those of you who care not to, I can't say I blame you!) My teen years were characterized by hours of lip-synching to my favorite Donna Summer songs in the bathroom mirror, feelings of insecurity and self-obsession about my freckles and flat chest, feeble attempts at getting guys' attention, and weekly detention for being unable to keep my mouth shut in classes I hated. I remember hanging with my girlfriends and laughing so hard 'til soda came out of our noses, writing in my journal about "he/said, she/said" high school drama, and daydreaming of coming to Hollywood and becoming a bigger star than, yes, my pop idol, Heather Locklear...(she was still glam even in her TJ Hooker police get up)

Sure, there are aspects of being a teen girl that none of us would ever want to relive…zits, our first period, catty girls, and the lip-synching we did in the bathroom mirrors, BUT, as a life coach for teen girls, I am inspired daily to rediscover ways to live my life with the carefree attitude I used to when I was 17. Think about it, can you remember the unadulterated fun you used to have in your teen years? Are you having that now? Are you laughing 'til your sides hurt, wearing an outfit just to look hot, cruising on Friday nights just for the hell of it, and always, (and I mean ALWAYS) having something fun to look forward to?

In the fast paced lives we successful, high achieving, accomplished women live, I believe we have started taking life, our endless responsibilities, and ourselves too seriously. Maybe it's time to put "reparenting our inner child" on hiatus, and start living our lives today the way we used to as teens: fearlessly, somewhat irreverently, and a bit more wildly like we do now!

Take this "Celebrating Your Inner Teenager Quiz"
See how many questions you can answer YES to!

1) Do you laugh out loud at least 10 times a day?
2) Do you blast music you love out loud often? (Yes, even if it annoys other people!)
3) Do you daydream about great possibilities for your future regularly?
4) Do you say "I love you" to every girlfriend you talk to at the end of each phone call?
5) Do you make spontaneous plans, regularly?
6) Do you laugh at yourself daily?
7) Do you watch mindless TV shows for hours on end?

6-7 Yes's: You probably still have your Cherokee shoes too and are out dying your hair pink! Good for you!
4-5 Yes's: You are celebrating your inner teenager and lovin' life more than you're stressin' out
3-2 Yes's: Time to wear some sky blue eye shadow and lighten up a bit, don't you think?
1-0 Yes's: Honey, we have to dig up your high school yearbook, dust off your favorite 80's cassette tapes, and go out dancing!! You need to PLAY!!

Remember, your teenage years did have some positive aspects right? And though you may not have the constant reminders that you're still a teen: the freckles, feathered hair, or flat chest, you still possess that fearless, playful, YOU inside!

Celebrating Your Inner Teenager Tip: This week, dig up something from your teenage years…call an old friend an reminisce, look at some classic photos from your prom, dig up your favorite Journey album and blast it while singing out loud off key…. and rediscover the joy to live your life with the same silliness and irreverence you used to!

©2004 Teen Wisdom Publications