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 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 shouldn't compare
yourself to the best others can do
I've learned -
that you can do something
in an instant
that will give you headache for life..... or joy.
I've learned -
that no matter how thin
you slice it,
there are always two sides.
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 -
love begins when a person
feels another
person's need to be as important as his own.
I've learned -
what your value is what
you think about and
what you think about is what you become.
I've learned -
that you can keep going
long
even 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 and takes time.
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 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.
It 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 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 two people can look
at the exact same thing
and see something totally different.
I've learned -
that credentials on the
wall
do not make you a decent human being.
I've learned -
that although the word
I-love-u
can have many different meanings,
it loses value when overly used.
I've learned -
love is not for me to
keep,
but to pass on to the next person I see.
I've learned -
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