I've Learned

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

I've learned --nthat it takes years to build up trust, and only seconds to destroy it.

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

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

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

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

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

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

I've learned --nthat you can keep going long after you can't.

I've learned --nthat we are responsible for what we do, no matter how we feel.

I've learned --nthat either you control your attitude or it controls you.

I've learned --nthat 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 --nthat heroes are the people who do what has to be done when it needs to be done, regardless of the consequences.

I've learned --nthat money is a lousy way of keeping score..

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

I've learned --nthat 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 --nthat 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 --nthat true friendship continues to grow, even over the longest distance. Same goes for true love.

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

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

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

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

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

I've learned --nthat two people can look at the exact same thing and see something totally different.

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

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

I've learned --nthat 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 --nthat credentials on the wall do not make you a decent human being.

I've learned --nthat the people you care about most in life are taken from you too soon.

I've learned --nthat 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.