I've Learned

by: Author Unknown,

That you cannot make someone love you. All you can do

is be someone who can be loved. The rest is up to them.
That no matter how much you care, some people just don't care back.

That it takes years to build up trust, but only seconds to destroy it.

That it's not what you have in your life, but who you have in your life that counts.

That you can get by on charm for about 15 minutes. After that, you'd better know something.
That you shouldn't compare yourself to the best others can do, but to the best you can do.

That it's not what happens to us that's important. It's what we do about it.

That you can do something in an instant that will give you heartache for life.

That no matter how thin you slice it, there are always two sides.

That it's taking me a long time to become the person I want to be.
That it may be easier to react than to plan ahead, but it's much less effective.

That you should always leave loved ones with loving words. It may be the last time you see

them.

That you can keep going long after you think you can't.

That we are responsible for what we do, no matter how we feel.
That either you control your attitude or it controls you.

That regardless of how hot and steamy a relationship is at first, passion fades and there had better be something stronger to take its place.

That heroes are the people who do what has to be done when it needs to be done, regardless of the consequences.

That learning to forgive takes practice.
That there are people who love you dearly, but just don't know how to show it.

That money is a lousy way of keeping score.

That sometimes the people you expect to kick you when you're down, will be the ones to help you get back up.

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.
That maturity has more to do with the experiences you've had and what you've learned from them and less to do with how many birthdays you've celebrated.

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.

That it isn't always enough to be forgiven by others. Sometimes you have to learn to forgive yourself.

That no matter how badly your heart is broken the world doesn't stop for your grief.
That background and circumstances may have influenced who we are, but we are responsible for who we become.

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.

That we don't have to change friends if we understand that friends=change.

That your life can be changed in a matter of seconds by people who don't even know you.
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.

That the paradigm we live in is not all that is offered to us.

That credentials on the wall do not make you a decent human being.