lessons

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 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 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 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 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 that your family won't always be there
for you. It may seem strange, 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 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 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 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 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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