I've 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 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 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.

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 and the 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 nd teach you to
trust people again. Families aren't just 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 hat 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 can have many
different meanings, 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.