THINGS I'VE LEARNED

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 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 some members of your family

may not 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 are 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 we don't have to change friends

if we understand that friends change.

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 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 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 credentials on the wall

do not make you a decent human being.

I've learned

that the people you care about most in life

are taken from you too soon.

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 This came by way of my daughter. I have learned that she's a pretty wise offspring. I'm grateful that God had the good sense to allow  me be her Mother.