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 15 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 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.
Believe!

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 it's place.

I've learned that heroes are the people who do
what has to be done when itneeds 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 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 get back up.

I've learned that I'm getting more and more
like my grandma/grandpa
and I'm kinda happy about it.

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 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 her
dreams are unlikely or outlandish. Few things are
more humiliating, and what a tragedy it would be
if he/she believed it.

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 someone 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 have become.

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

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 if you don't want to forget
something, stick it in your underwear drawer.

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

I've learned that the clothes I like best
are the ones with the most holes in them.

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

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 there are many ways
of falling and staying in love.

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

I've learned that many things can be powered
by the mind, the trick is self-control.

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 you need them most.

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

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.

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

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 the people you care most about in life
are taken from you too soon.

I've learned that although the word "love"
can have many different meaning,
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.

~By RAIN~
Used with Rain's permission
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Sent to me by
Joy Always
Thank you, Joy!