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...

That no matter how much I care
Some people just don't care back...

That it takes years to build up trust
And 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 better know something...

That you shouldn't compare yourself to
What others can do...

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

That it's taking me a long time
To become the person I want to be...

That you should always leave loved ones
With loving words...

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 the passion fades
And there had better be something else 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 money is a lousy way of keeping score...

That my best friend and I can do anything
Or nothing and have the best time...

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

That sometimes when I am angry
I have the right to be angry
But that does not give me
The right to be cruel...

That true friendship continues to grow
Even over the longest distance
Same goes for true love...

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
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...

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 believe it...

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...

That no matter how good a friend is
They're going to hurt you once in awhile
And you must forgive them for that...

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

That no matter how bad your heart is broken
The world doesn't stop for your grief...

That our background and circumstances
May have influenced who we are
But we are responsible for who we become...

That just because two people argue
It does not 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 you shouldn't be so eager to find a
Secret it could change your life forever...

That two people can look at the exact same thing
And see something totally different...

That no matter how you try to protect your
Children they will eventually get hurt and
You will hurt in the process...

That your life can be changed in a matter of
Hours 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 credentials on the wall
Do not make you a decent human being...

That the people you care about most in life
Are taken from you to soon...

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.