I HAVE LEARNED

I have 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 have learned-
that no matter how much I care,
some people just don't care back.

I have learned-
that it takes years to build up trust,
and only seconds to destroy it.

I have learned-
that it's not what you have in your life
but who you have in your life that counts.

I have learned-
that you can get by on charm
for about fifteen minutes.
After that, you'd better know something.

I have learned-
that you shouldn't compare
yourself to the best others can do.

I have learned-
that you can do something in an instant
that will give you heartache for life.

I have learned-
that it's taking me a long time
to become the person I want to be.

I have learned-
that you should always leave loved ones
with loving words.
It may be the last time you see them.    

I have learned-
that you can keep going
long after you can't.

I have learned-
that we are responsible for what we do
no matter how we feel.

I have learned-
that either you control your attitude
or it controls you.

I have 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 have learned-
the heros are the people
who do what has to be done
when it needs to be done,
regardless of the consequences.

I have learned-
that money is a lousy way of keeping score.

I have learned-
that my best friend and I can do anything
or nothing and have the best time.

I have 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 have 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 have learned-
that true friendship continues to grow,
even over the longest distance.
Same goes for true love.

I have 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 have 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 have 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 have 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 have 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 have learned-
that it isn't always enough to be
forgiven by others.
Sometimes you have to learn to forgive yourself.

I have learned-
that no matter how bad your heart is broken
the world doesn't stop for your grief.

I have learned-
that our background and circumstances
may have influenced who we are,
but we are responsible for who we become.

I have 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 have learned-
that we don't have to change friends
if we understand that friends change.

I have learned-
that you shouldn't be so eager to find out a secret.
It could change your life forever.

I have learned-
that two people can look at the exact same thing
and see something totally different.

I have learned-
that no matter how you try to protect your children,
they will eventually get hurt and
you will hurt in the process.

I have learned-
that your life can be changed in a matter of
hours by people who don't even know you.

I have 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 have learned-
that credentials on the wall
do not make you a decent human being.

I have learned-
that the people you care about most in life
are taken from you too soon.

I have 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.

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