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 you can do something
in an instant that will give you a
heartache for life.
I've learned that no matter how thin you
slice it, there are always two sides.
I've learned that regardless of your
relationship with your loved one, you
miss them terribly after they die.
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 I can't visit a
bookstore without buying something.
I've learned that either you control
your attitude or it controls you.
I've learned that sometimes I just need
to be held.
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 when the light turns
green, you had better look both ways
before proceeding.
I've learned that you can love someone
and still not like him very much.
I've learned that when I'm given a
choice of 31 flavors of ice cream, I
still choose chocolate.
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 good quality underwear
is worth the extra cost.
I've learned that I'm getting more and
more like my grandma, and I'm kinda
happy about it.
I've learned that a Sunday, following
Saturday night of drinking more than
twelve mixed shots of hard liquor, is
best spent in bed.
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 no matter how much I
care, some people just don't care back.
I've learned that no matter how old I
am, I want my grandma when I'm hurting.
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 I wish I could have
told my grandparents that I love them
one more time before they died.
I've learned that commercials for
feminine products always come on when
you're sitting in a room with men.
I've learned that you should never trust
to leave your children with anyone who
has teenagers in the house.
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 boys only rub your
back to find out if you're wearing a
bra.
I've learned that my daughter doesn't
like me to fold her underwear.
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 it takes years to
build up trust, and only seconds to
destroy it.
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 chocolate is not the
answer to every problem.
I've learned that the clothes I like
best are the ones with the most holes in
them.
I've learned that it's no fun putting on
a wet swimsuit.
I've learned that it's not what you have
in your life but whom you have in your
life that counts.
I've learned that two people can look at
the exact same thing and see something
totally different.
I've learned that peeing in the woods
with a couple of friends can be an
amazing bonding experience.
I've learned that a good friend is
better than a therapist.
I've learned that sandwiches cut
diagonally taste better.
I've learned that sex is so much better
with someone you actually know.
I've learned that you're never too old
for slumber parties.
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 competing with a
friend over a man is a fun game unless
one of you actually wins.
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 foreplay is not a
necessity.
I've learned that no matter the
consequences, those who are honest with
themselves, get farther in life.
I've learned that milk just tastes
better out of the carton.
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 smaller fruit and
veggies taste better.
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 kissing a man with
facial hair can tickle immensely.
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 good friendship is
much better than good sex, though not as
gratifying at times.
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 eating ice-cream in
bed can be highly pleasurable.
I've learned that making love has more
to do with the mind than with the body.
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.
© Jackie L Williams 1997-1998-1999
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