I have learned.....
I've learned -
that you cannot
make someone love you.
All you can do is
be
someone who can be loved.
The rest is up to
them.
I've learned -
that no matter how much
I care,
some people just don't care
back.
I've learned -
that it takes years to
build up trust,
and only seconds to destroy
it.
I've learned -
that it's not what you
have in your life
but who you have in your life
that counts.
I've learned -
that you can get
by on charm
for about fifteen minutes.
After
that, you'd better know something.
I've learned
-
that you shouldn't compare
yourself to the
best others can do
but to the best you can
do.
I've learned -
that it's not what
happens to people
that's important. It's what they
do about it.
I've learned -
that you can do
something in an instant
that will give you
heartache for life.
I've learned -
that no
matter how thin you slice it,
there are always two
sides.
I've learned -
that it's taking me a
long time
to become the person I want to
be.
I've learned -
that it's a lot
easier
to react than it is to think.
I've
learned -
that you should always leave
loved
ones withloving words.
It may be the last time you
see them.
I've learned -
that you can keep
going
long after you think you can't.
I've
learned -
that we are responsible for what we
do,
no matter how we feel.
I've learned
-
that either you control your attitude
or it
controls you.
I've learned -
that heroes are
the people
who do what has to be done
when it
needs to be done,
regardless of the
consequences.
I've learned -
that learning
to forgive takes practice.
I've learned
-
that there are people who love you
dearly,
but just don't know how to show
it.
I've learned -
that money is a lousy way
of keeping score.
I've learned -
that my
best friend and I can do anything
or nothing and
have the best time.
I've learned -
that
sometimes the people you expect
to kick you when
you're down
will be the ones to help you get back
up.
I've learned -
that sometimes when I'm
angry
that I may have the right to be angry
but
that doesn't give me
the right to be
cruel.
I've learned -
that true friendship
continues to grow,
even over the longest
distance.
Same goes for true love.
I've
learned -
that just because someone doesn't love
you
the way you want them to doesn't mean
they
don't love you with all they have.
I've learned
-
that maturity has more to do with
what types
of experiences you've had
and what you've learned
from them
and less to do with how
many
birthdays you've celebrated.
P>I've
learned -
that you should never tell a
child
their dreams are unlikely or
outlandish.
Few things are more humiliating,
and
what a tragedy it would be
if they believed
it.
I've learned -
that your family won't
always
be there for you. It may seem funny,
but
people you aren't related to
can take care of you
and love you
and teach you to trust people
again.
Families aren't biological.
I've
learned -
that no matter how good a friend
is,
they're going to hurt you
every once in a
while
and you must forgive them for
that.
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that it isn't always
enough
to be forgiven by others.
Sometimes you
have to learn
to forgive yourself.
that no matter how bad
your heart is
broken
the world doesn't stop for your
grief.
that our background
and circumstances
may have influenced who we
are,
but we are responsible for who we
become.
that just because two
people argue,
it doesn't mean they don't love each
other
And just because they don't argue,
it
doesn't mean they do.
that
sometimes you have to put
the individual ahead of
their actions.
that we don't
have to change friends
if we understand that
friends change.
that you
shouldn't be so
eager to find out a secret.
It
could change your life forever.
that two people can look
at the exact same
thing
and see something totally
different.
that no matter how
you try to protect
your children, they will
eventually get hurt
and you will hurt in the
process.
that no matter the
consequences,
those who are honest with
themselves
get farther in life.
that no matter how many friends you have,
if
you are their pillar you will feel lonely
and lost
at the times you need them most.
that your life can be changed
in a matter of
hours
by people who don't even know you.
that even when you think
you have no more to
give,
when a friend cries out to you,
you will
find the strength to help.
that writing, as well as talking,
can ease
emotional pains.
that the
paradigm we live in
is not all that is offered to
us.
that credentials on the
wall
do not make you a decent human
being.
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