What I Have Learned

I've learned that...
    You can not 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,
    but 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.

I've learned that...
    You can do something in an instant
    that will give you 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 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 people
    who do what has to be done,
    when it needs to be done,
    regardless of the consequences.

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 back up.

I've learned that...
    Sometimes when I'm angry,
    I have the right to be angry,
    but that diesn't give me the right
    to be cruel.

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...
    No matter how good a friend is,
    they're going to hurt you every once in a whil,
    and you must forgive them for that.

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...
    Even when you think you have no more to give,
    when a friend cries out to you,
    you will find the strength to help.

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