I Have Learned............................


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,
	and only seconds to destroy it.

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 no matter how thin you slice it,
	there are always two sides.

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 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 money is a lousy way of keeping score.

I've learned,
	that sometimes the people you expect 
	to kick you while 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 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.  

I've learned,
	that your life can be changed in a matter of 
	hours, or even an instant, by people 
	who don't even know you.

I've learned,
	that writing as well as talking
	can ease emotional pains.

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 you can get by on charm for 
	about fifteen 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 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 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 learning to forgive, takes practice.

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

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 maturity has more to do with what types
	of experience 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 have to learn
	to forgive yourself.

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 am forced to choose sides even 
	when I don't want to.

I've learned,
	that sometimes you have to put the
	individual ahead of their actions.

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

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 when you need them most.

I've learned,
	that no matter the consequences, those
	who are honest with themselves get
	farther in life.

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 them.

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 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 it's not what you have in your life,
	but who you have in your life that counts.

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

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 it's place.

I've learned,
	that there are people who love you dearly,
	but just don't know how to show it.

I've learned,
	that just because someone doesn't love you
	the way you want them to it doesn't mean 
	they don't love you with all they have.

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

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 you shouldn't be so eager to find
	out a secret.  It could change your life.

I've learned,
	that two poeple can look at the exact
	same thing and see something totally 
	different.

I've learned,
	that there are many ways of falling
	and staying in love.

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

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 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 you.

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