I’ve Learned a Few Things…

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[NOTE: I do not know the origin of this rhyme, but today it just seemed good to share. I’ve had it in my file for many years. It has given me hope through the tears and smiles through the fears. I wish I could give credit where credit is due, but I don’t know whom to give it to!]                                    

 I’ve learned-

That you can do something in an instant

That will give you heartache for life.

I’ve learned-

That it’s taking me a long time

To become the person I want to be.

 

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 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 money is a lousy way of keeping score.

 

I’ve learned-

That my best friend and I can do anything

Or nothing and have the best time.

 

I’ve learned-

That sometimes the people you expect

To kick you when you’re 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.

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 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 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 a while and you must forgive

Them for that.

 

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 influence who we are,

But we are responsible for who we become.

 

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 we don’t have to change friends

If we understand 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 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 credentials on the wall

Do not make you a decent human being.

 

I’ve learned-

That the people you care about most in life

Are taken from you too soon.

 

With warmth and regards (as always),

Allen

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