That we don't have to change
friends if we understand that friends change.
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.
That true friendship continues
to grow, even over the longest distance.
Same goes for true love.
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.
It may be the last time you see them.
That you can keep going long
after 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'm angry
I have the right to be angry, but that
doesn't give me the right to be cruel.
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 it isn't always enough to
be forgiven by others.
Sometimes you have 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 doesn't mean they don't love each
other.
And just because they don't argue,
it doesn't mean they do.
That you shouldn't be so eager
to find out a secret.
It could change your life forever.
That two people can look at
the exact same thing and see something
totally different.
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 too soon.
