I have learned

I have learned you can do something in an instant that will give you a heartache for life.

I have learned that it's taking me a long time to become the person I want to be.

I have learned that you should always leave loved ones with loving words. It may be the last time you see them.

I have learned that you can keep going long after you feel like you can't. 

I have learned that we are responsible for what we do, no matter how we feel.

I have learned that either you control you attitude or it controls you.

I have 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 have learned that heroes are the people who do what has to be done when it needs to be done, regardless of the consequences.

I have learned that money is a lousy way of keeping score.

I have learned that my best friend and I can do anything or nothing and have the best time.

I have learned that sometimes the people to kick you when you're down are the people that will help you get back up.

I have 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 have learned that a true friendship continues to grow, even over the longest distance. The same goes for true love.

I have 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 that they have.

I have 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 have learned that your family won't always be there for you. It may seem funny, but the 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 have learned that no matter how god a friend is, they're going to hurt you every once in a while and you must be able to forgive them for that.

I have learned that it isn't always enough to be forgiven by others. Sometimes you have to forgive yourself.

I have learned that no matter how bad you heart is broken the world doesn't stop for your grief.

I have learned that our background and circumstances may influenced who we are but we are responsible for who we become.

I have learned that just because two people argue, it doesn't mean that they don't love each other. And just because they don't argue doesn't mean that they do.

I have learned that we don't have to change friends if we understand that friends change.

I have learned that you shouldn't be so eager to find out a secret. It could change your life forever.

I have learned that two people can look at the same thing and see something totally different.

I have learned that your life and be changed in a moment by people you don't even know.

I have learned that even when you think you have no more to give, when someone cries out to you, you will find the strength to help.

I have learned that credentials on the wall do not make you a decent human being.

I have learned that the people you care about the most in life are taken from you too soon.

The lessons in life are hard, and sometime you feel like tomorrow will never come, there are times that you want to run and hide, or just cry all the pain away. Just remember that God is there with you holding you when you feel week and helpless. Then after the storm is over the simple things remind you that life is all about the journey.