I've learned....
I've learned....
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....
it's taking me a long time
to become the person I want to be.
I've learned....
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....
no matter how much I care,
some people just don't care back.
I've learned....
it takes years to build up
trust, and only seconds to destroy it.
I've learned....
either you control your attitude
or it controls you.
I've learned....
it's not what you have in your
life but who you have in your life
that counts.
I've learned....
you can get by on charm for
about fifteen minutes.
After that, you'd better know
something.
I've learned....
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....
you shouldn't compare yourself
to the best others can do.
I've learned....
you can do something in an
instant something that will give you
heartache for life.
I've learned....
you should always leave loved
ones with loving words.
It may be the last time you
see them.
I've learned....
you can keep going long after
you can't.
I've learned....
we are responsible for what
we do, no matter how we feel.
I've learned....
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....
heroes are the people who do
what has to be done when it needs
to be done, regardless of the
consequences.
I've learned....
money is a lousy way of keeping
score.
I've learned....
my best friend and I can do
anything or nothing and have the
best time.
I've learned....
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....
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....
true friendship continues to
grow, even over the longest
distance.
Same goes for true love.
I've learned....
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....
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....
it isn't always enough to be
forgiven by others.
Sometimes you are to learn
to forgive yourself.
I've learned....
no matter how bad your heart
is broken the world doesn't stop
for your grief.
I've learned....
our background and circumstances
may have influenced who we
are, but we are responsible
for who we become.
I've learned....
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....
we don't have to change friends
if we understand that friends
change.
I've learned....
even when I have pains, I don't
have to be one.
I've learned....
you shouldn't be so eager to
find out a secret.
It could change your life forever.
I've learned....
two people can look at the
exact same thing and see something
different.
I've learned....
no matter how you try to protect
your children, they will
eventually get hurt and you
will hurt in the process.
I've learned....
your life can be changed in
a matter of hours by people who
don't even know you.
I've learned....
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....
credentials on the wall do
not make you a decent human being.
I've learned....
the people you care about most
in life are taken from you too
soon. Cherish and appreciate
them now.
I've learned....
regardless of your relationship
with your parents, you'll miss
them when they're gone from
your life.
I've learned....
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....
if someone says something unkind
about me, I must live so that
no one will believe it.
I've learned....
you can make someone's day
by simply sending them a little note.
I've learned....
life sometimes gives you a
second chance.
I've learned....
that the greater a person's
sense of guilt, the greater his or her
needs to cast blame on others.
I've learned....
no matter what happens, or
how bad it seems today, life does go
on, and it will be better tomorrow.
I've learned....
motel mattresses are better
on the side away from the phone.
I've learned....
you can tell a lot about a
man by the way he handles these three
things: a rainy day, lost luggage,
and tangled Christmas tree
lights.
I've learned....
making a "living" is not the
same thing as making a "life".
I've learned....
you shouldn't go through life
with a catcher's mitt on both
hands. You need to be able
to throw something back.
I've learned....
if you pursue happiness, it
will elude you. But, if you focus on
your family, the needs of others,
your work, meeting new people,
and doing the very best you
can, happiness will find you.
I've learned....
whenever I decide something
with kindness, I usually make the
right decision.
I've learned....
every day you should reach
out and touch someone. People love
human touches -- holding hands,
a warm hug, or just a friendly
pat on the back.
I've learned....
that I still have a lot to
learn.
I've learned that you should
pass this on to someone you care
about. Sometimes they just
need a little something to make them
smile.
-- Ruth Bourdon (a.k.a. GypsyCat9)