THE WISDOM OF FLORENCE ANN

Life and the Things I've Learned

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 you either control your

attitude

Or it controls you.

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 sometimes the people you

expect to kick you when you're down

Are 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 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.

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 influenced

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 that 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.