"What I've learned''
I've learned that you shouldn't compare yourself
to the best others can do.
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 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 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 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 are to learn to forgive yourself.
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 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 my best friend
and I can do anything or nothing and have the best time.
I've learned that credentials on the wall do not make you a
decent human being.
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.
I've learned that no matter how thin you slice it, there are
always two sides.
I've learned that no matter how much I care, some people just
don't care back.
I've learned that it's a lot easier to react than it is to think.
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 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 cannot make someone love you. All you
can do is be someone who can be loved.
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 can do something in an instant that will
give you a 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 learning to forgive takes practice.
I've learned that money is a lousy way of keeping score.
I've learned that I'm getting more and more like my grandma,
and I'm kinda happy about it.
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 just biological.
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 the clothes I like best are the ones with
the most holes in them.
I've learned that if you don't want to forget something, stick
it in your underwear drawer.
I've learned that two people can look at the exact same thing
and see something totally different.
I've learned that the paradigm we live in is not all that is
offered to us.
I've learned that the people you care most about in life are
always taken from you too soon.
I've learned that no matter how fast or how far you go, you
can't outrun God.
I've learned that no matter how far away I've been, He'll always
welcome me back.
I've learned that even if you do the right thing for the wrong
reason, it's still the wrong thing to do.
I've learned that love is not for me to keep, but to pass on
to the next person I see.
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