I've Learned

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 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 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 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 not what happens to people that's important.
It's what they do about it.

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

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

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 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 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 learning to forgive takes practice.

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

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

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 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 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 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 -
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 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 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 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 two people can look at the exact same thing and see
something totally different.

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

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

I've learned -
that although the word "love" can have many different meanings,
it loses value when overly used.

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.

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