March 5, 2013

Values in Action!

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 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 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 no matter how much I care, some people just don’t care back.

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 you should never tell a child her dreams are unlikely or

outlandish. Few things are more humiliating, and what a tragedy it would be

if she believed it.

I’ve learned that no matter how good a friend someone 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 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 choose 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 it takes years to build up trust, and only seconds to

destroy it.

I’ve learned that we don’t have to change friends if we understand that

friends change.

I’ve learned that if you don’t want to forget something, stick it in your

underwear drawer.

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 the clothes I like best are the ones with the most holes in

them.

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 two people can look at the exact same thing and see

something totally different.

I’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 you try to protect your children, they will

eventually get hurt and you will 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 many things can be powered by the mind, the trick is self-

control.

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 credintials 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 meaning, 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.

I’ve learned that when you most need your friends they may not be able to be

there for you. Yet you will never be without. Somehow someone will be placed

in your path to help you in your time of need … even a complete stranger.

I’ve learned that everything changes. We must feel the discomfort or the

comfort of those changes. It’s all for our growth as human beings. With a

little time and perspective we come to understand the reasons for the changes

… hopefully.

I’ve learned that nothing changes if nothing changes.

Life is wonderfully interesting. At every turn there is something awaiting.

We may not always like or we may love it…for a while.

Yet life is never short on experiences.

How can anyone ever be bored ?

I’ve learned that life is meant to enjoy. That the challenges in ones life

are like the difficult weather patterns. While the rewards in ones life are

like the sunny days. The difficult ones make us appreciate the sunny days

more.

– Gene Bedley

Tags: Parenting, teens