Life Lessons - 27 Things I've Learned; shared by Palm Springs Guru

1.  I've learned that you can get by on charm for about 15 minutes. After that, you'd better know something.


2.  I've learned that you shouldn't compare yourself to the best others can do, but to the best you can do.

3.  I've learned that it's not what happens to people that's important. It's what they do about it.

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

5.  I've learned that no matter how thin you slice it, there are always two sides.

6.  I've learned that it's a lot easier to react than it is to think.

7.  I've learned that you should always leave loved ones with loving words.

8.  I've learned that you can keep going long after you think you can't.

9.  I've learned that we are responsible for what we do, no matter how we feel.

10. I've learned that either you control your attitude or it controls you.

11. I've learned that when the light turns green, you had better look both ways before proceeding.

12. I've learned that there are people who love you dearly, but just don't know how to show it.

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

14. I've learned that true friendship continues to grow, even over the longest distance.

15. I've learned that you should never tell a child his dreams are unlikely or outlandish. Few things are more humiliating, and what a tragedy it would be if he believed it.

16. I've learned that families aren't always biological.

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

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

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

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

21. I've learned that sometimes you have to put the individual ahead of their actions.

22. I've learned that it takes years to build up trust, and only seconds to destroy it.

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

24. I've learned that it's not what you have in your life but whom you have in your life that counts.

25. I've learned that two people can look at the exact same thing and see something totally different.

26. 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.

27. 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.

~Author Unknown