I've learned.....
Author: Ruth Bourdon, a very wise
person
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I've learned-
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that you cannot make someone love you. All you can
do is be someone who can be loved.
The rest is up to them. |
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I've learned-
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that no matter how much I care, some people just
don't care back. |
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I've learned-
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that it takes years to build up trust, and only
seconds to destroy it. |
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I've learned-
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that it's not what you have in your life but who
you have in your life that counts. |
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I've learned-
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that you can get by on charm for about fifteen
minutes. After that, you'd better know something. |
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I've learned-
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that you shouldn't compare yourself to the best
others can do. |
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I've learned-
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that you can do something in an instant that will
give you heartache for life. |
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I've learned-
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that it's taking me a long time to become the
person I want to be. |
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I've learned-
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that you should always leave loved ones with loving
words. It may be the
last time you see them. |
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I've learned-
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that we are responsible for what we do, no matter
how we feel. |
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I've learned-
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that either you control your attitude or it
controls you. |
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I've learned-
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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. |
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I've learned-
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that heroes are the people who do what has to be
done when it needs to be
done, regardless of the consequences. |
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I've learned-
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that money is a lousy way of keeping score. |
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I've learned-
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that my best friend and I can do anything or
nothing and have the best
time. |
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I've learned-
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that sometimes the people you expect to kick you
when you're down will be
the ones to help you get back up. |
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I've learned-
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that sometimes when I'm angry I have the right to
be angry, but that doesn't
give me the right to be cruel. |
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I've learned-
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that true friendship continues to grow, even over
the longest distance.
Same goes for true love. |
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I've learned-
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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. |
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I've learned-
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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. |
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I've learned-
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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. |
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I've learned-
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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. |
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I've learned-
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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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I've learned-
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that it isn't always enough to be forgiven by
others. Sometimes you are to
learn to forgive yourself. |
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I've learned-
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that no matter how bad your heart is broken, the
world doesn't stop for your grief. |
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I've learned-
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that our background and circumstances may have
influenced who we are, but we
are responsible for who we become. |
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I've learned-
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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. |
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I've learned-
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that we don't have to change friends if we
understand that friends change. |
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I've learned-
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that you shouldn't be so eager to find out a
secret. It could change your life forever. |
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I've learned-
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that two people can look at the exact same thing
and see something totally different. |
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I've learned-
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that no matter how you try to protect your
children, they will eventually get
hurt and you will hurt in the process. |
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I've learned-
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that your life can be changed in a matter of hours
by people who don't even know you. |
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I've learned-
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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. |
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I've learned-
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that credentials on the wall do not make you a
decent human being. |
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I've learned-
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that the people you care about most in life are
taken from you too soon. |
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I've learned-
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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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