What I’ve Learned

v      I've learned that you can get by on charm for about 15 minutes. After that, you'd better know something.

v      I've learned that you shouldn't compare yourself to the best others can do, but to the best you can do.

v      I've learned that it's not what happens to people that's important.  It's what they do about it.

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

v      I've learned that no matter how thin you slice it; there are always two sides.

v      I've learned that regardless of your relationship with your parents, you miss them terribly after they die.

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

v      I've learned that it's a lot easier to react than it is to think.

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

v      I've learned that you can keep going long after you think you can't.

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

v      I've learned that either you control your Attitude or it controls you.

v      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.

v      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.

v      I've learned that when the light turns green, you had better look both ways before proceeding.

v      I've learned that you can love someone and still not like him/her very much.

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

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

v      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.

v      I've learned that I'm getting more and more like my mom/dad, and I'm kinda happy about it.

v      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.

v      I've learned that true friendship continues to grow, even over the longest distance.

v      I've learned that just because someone doesn't love you the way you want him or her to doesn't mean they don't love you with all they have.

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

v      I've learned that you should never tell a child his dreams are unlikely or outlandish.  Few things are more humiliating, and what a tragedy it would be if he believed it.

v      I've learned that people you aren't related to can take care of you and love you and teach you to trust people.

v      I've learned that no matter how good a friend someone is, they're going to hurt you every once in a while and you must forgive them for that.

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

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

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

v      I've learned that sometimes when my friends fight, I'm forced to choose sides even when I don't want to.

v      I've learned that just because two people argue, it doesn't mean they don't love each other.

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

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

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

v      I've learned that if you don't want to forget something, stick it in your underwear drawer.

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

v      I've learned that it's not WHAT you have in your life but WHOM you have in your life that counts.

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

v      I've learned that a good friend is better than a therapist.

v      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.

v      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.

v      I've learned it's not what you have, but what you give away.

Last modified: 05/06/11