What I Have Learned
Never stop learning
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 you can do something in an instant that
will give you heartache for life.
I've learned - that it's taking me a long time to
become the person I want to be.
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 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 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 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 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 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 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