Friday, April 28, 2006 @Friday, April 28, 2006
out theI've LearnedI'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.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 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 on charm for about fifteen minutes.After that, you'd better know something.I've learned -that you shouldn't compare yourself to the best others can do but to the best you 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's taking 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 leave 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 its place.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 my best friend and I can do anything or nothing and have the best time.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 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 it 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 you have to put the individual ahead of their actions.I've learned -that we don't have to change friends if we understand that friends change.I've learned -that two people can look at the exact same thingand see something totally different.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 themselvesget farther in life.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 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 although the word "love" can have many different meanings, it loses value when overly used.And I've learned -that our legs are for us to move forward bravely and carry on with our lives.- Excerpts from I've Learned by Kathy Kane HansenI copied this from Mel's blog.....Its something new....And something that I really wanna work on...