LEARNING TO LOVE



a painting by Lois V. Leonard and
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The Crystals tell of learning, truth, using as
powerful tools and energies to improve our lives,
our relationships, and ourselves. Use the Earth's treasures
wisely, and they will bless you with all
that you truly need. They may be carried
or worn for protection against the unknown and
guard your personal safety and health. Magic is
practiced to improve your life and performed out
of Love, not Hate. Harmony with Nature, not
domination. A tool of Love. Visualization to see
what has yet to be and looking for
guidance regarding important decisions.



I LEARNED

I have 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 dises.

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 have 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 have 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 heros 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 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 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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