I'VE LEARNED THAT...

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 15 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 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. (Amen to that!)

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 I'm getting more and more like
my grandma, and I'm kinda happy about it.

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 her
dreams are unlikely or outlandish. Few things are
more humiliating, and what a tragedy it would be if
she 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
someone 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 if you don't want to forget
something, stick it in your underwear drawer.

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 the clothes I like best are the
ones with the most holes in them.

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 many things can be powered by
the mind, the trick is self-control.

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.

Author: Unknown