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
      
      I've Learned -
      that it's not what happens to people
      that's important. It's what they do about it. 
      Do the best you can do.
      
      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 with loving 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 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.
      
      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.
      
      I've Learned -
      that it isn't always enough to be forgiven by others.
      Sometimes you have to learn to forgive yourself.
      
      I've Learned -
      that no matter how bad your heart is broken
      the world doesn't stop for your grief.
      
      I've Learned -
      that our background and circumstances 
      may have influenced who we are, but we 
      are responsible for who we become.
      
      I've Learned -
      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.
      
      I've Learned -
      that sometimes you have to put the individual 
      ahead of their actions.
      
      I've Learned -
      that we don't have to change friends 
      if we understand that friends change.
      
      I've Learned -
      that two people can look at the exact same thing
      and see something totally different.
      
      I've Learned -
      that there are many ways of falling 
      and staying in love.
      
      I've Learned -
      that no matter the consequences, those who are 
      honest with themselves get farther in life.
      
      I've Learned -
      that your life can be changed in a matter of hours
      by people who don't even know you.
      
      I've Learned -
      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.
      
      I've Learned -
      that writing, as well as talking, 
      can ease emotional pains.
      
      I've Learned -
      that the paradigm we live in 
      is not all that is offered to us.
      
      I've Learned -
      that credentials on the wall 
      do not make you a decent human being.
      
      I've Learned -
      that the people you care most about in life 
      are taken from you too soon.
      
      I've Learned -
      that although the word "love" 
      can have many different meanings, 
      it loses value when overly used.
      
      
      I've Learned -
      that it's hard to determine where 
      to draw the line between being nice 
      and not hurting people's feelings 
      and standing up for what you believe.
      

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