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 what does not kill you, will only make you stronger.
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 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 regardless of how hot and steamy
a relationship is at first, the passion fades and there had better be something
else to take its place.
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.
Ive 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 I 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.
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 sometimes when my friends fight,
I'm forced to choose sides even when I don't want to.
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 you shouldn't be so eager to
find out a secret. It could change your life forever.
I've learned that two people can look at the exact
same thing and see something totally different.
I've learned that no matter how you try to protect
your children, they will eventually get hurt and you will hurt in the
process.
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 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.
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 meaning, it loses value when overly used.
I've learned that no matter how fast or how far you go, you can't outrun God.
I've learned that even if you do the right thing for the wrong reason, it's still the wrong thing to do.
I've learned that death is not the greatest loss in life. The greatest loss in life is what dies inside us as we live.
I've learned that love is not for me to keep, but to pass on to the next person I see.
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.
And with every good-bye .... you learn.
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