that you can not 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's 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 in charm for about 15 minutes.
After that, you'd better know something.
I've learned-
that you shouldn't compare yourself to best others can do.
I've learned-
that it's not what happens to people that's important.
It's what they do about it.
I've learned-
that you can do something in an instant that will give you
heartache for life.
I've learned-
that no matter how thin you slice it,
there are always two sides.
I've learned-
that it takes me a long time to become the person I want
to be.
I've learned-
that it's a lot easier to react than it is to think.
I've learned-
that you should always have 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 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 it's 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 learning to forgive takes practice.
I've learned-
that there are people who love you dearly,
but just don't know how to show it.
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
still have the best time.
I've learned-
that sometimes the people you expect to kick you when your 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.
The 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 that 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 have 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 would it be if they believed.
I've learned-
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.
I've learned-
that no matter how good a friend is, they're going to hurt
you every once in awhile and you must forgive them for that.
I've learned-
that there 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 chose 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 don't 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 in the process.
I've learned-
that there are many ways of falling and staying in love.
I've learned-
that no matter the consequences,
those who are honest with themselves get farther in life.
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 the people you care most about in life
are taken from you too soon.
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.
There is a Smile of Love
And there is a Smile of Deceit
And there is a Smile of Smiles
In which these two Smiles meet
-William Blake, The Smile