I've learned that . . . If you've ever said "Oh that's just the way he is," or "She's always been like that; she'll never change," then you have bought into the lie and seek to destroy hope, even your very own; you have been plugged into the matrix. But there is hope. Your plug has no lock.
Cease poor thinking. Stop listening to others who do the same.
Popular opinion is often unwise. Slavery and the oppression of women were popular once.
If you've ever said, "Oh, I need just enough to get by," stop your selfishness. Big thinkers are allowed to think big for their heart seeks the betterment of helping others.
The concept of scarcity is popular and outdraws that of abundance 1,000 to 1. But it is in the belief that your basket of desire will never be filled by the universe that gets you to where most need you to be. For a reason.
The majority of people are too scared, too mis-educated, too emotionally undernourished and too focused on the thinking of the guiled, the jaded. They don't believe, even though many say they do. We see them holding their signs at ballgames cheering on their favorite team. But when things go bad their disbelief fills the players hearts with air, a vacuum that even they can't over come.
That positive thinking, always being up is a lie. Not that you ignore happiness, not focus here, but that reality dictates a yin / yang balance, for how do we learn of the depth, the greatness of happiness, joy, health, success without their opposites?
Failure and the brushing up against opposition is sometimes self-inflicted, sometimes not, regardless, the lessons we learn from our encountered turmoils are to make us better, more compassionate, helpful, outward seeking, patient, thoughtful, thought invoking, honest, pure, and eternal.
This transient, temporary world of gain, a focus on degrees, greater material and social standing, fame, fortune is but a test to see if we will learn of the essential, the eternal, for who remembers accomplishments that whither in the corrosiveness of the earth's winds and rains, its messengers of eternal import?
That the penniless bodhisattva is serene for he has overlooked the accepted, the taught-conventional to the import of eternal progress, for no one has yet discovered a way to bring material gain through a portal that accommodates only thoughts, words, deeds, and acts.
Our final act, one of little remorse if we have learned through the opposites we've encountered and applied them to the betterment of our lives, their lives, to a greater life for all that come to this laboratory of life's great experiment.
God bless.
I've learned - that being important is nice but being nice is more important.
I've learned - that having a child fall asleep in your arms is one of the most peaceful feelings in the world, the reason being that innocence of spirit envelops.
I've learned - that prayer is a centering, calming communication that can ease one's discomfort at any time of the day, even a prayer said while driving with eyes wide open.
I've learned - that money doesn't buy class but it sure allows you more time to work on developing it.
I've learned - that no matter how serious your life requires you to be, everyone needs a friend to act goofy with.
I've learned - that simple walks with my father around the block on summer nights when I was a child did wonders for me as an adult.
I've learned - that the best classroom in the world comes from listening through acquired wisdom than through any number of books.
I've learned - that the less time I have to work with, the more things I get done.
I've learned - that under everyone's hard shell is someone who will pray to God in dire straights.
I've learned - that we should be glad God doesn't give us everything we ask for.
I've learned - that we need to be careful what we wish for.
I've learned - that you should never say no to a gift from a child.
I've learned - that although the word "love" can have many different meanings, it loses value when overly used.
I've learned - that credentials on the wall do not make you a decent human being.
I've learned - that either you control your attitude or it controls 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 when a 90 lb woman can lift a car if her child is trapped underneath.
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 forgiveness of others begins with yourself.
I've learned - that it takes years to build up trust, and only seconds to destroy it.
I've learned - that it's a lot easier to react than it is to think.
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 it's taking me a long time to become the person I want to be.
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 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 learning to forgive takes practice.
I've learned that not allowing other's judgments or bad words affect my opinion of me.
I've learned - that love is not for me to keep, but to pass on to the next person I see.
I've learned - that no matter how bad your heart is broken the world doesn't stop for your grief.
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 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 no matter how much I care, some people just don't care back.
I've learned - that no matter how thin you slice it, there are always two sides.
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 no matter the consequences, those who are honest with themselves get farther in life.
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 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 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 sometimes when my friends fight, I'm forced to choose sides even when I don't want to.
I've learned - that sometimes you have to put the individual ahead of their actions.
I've learned - that there are many ways of falling and staying in love.
I've learned - that there are people who love you dearly, but just don't know how to show it.
I've learned - that true friendship continues to grow, even over the longest distance. Same goes for true love.
I've learned - that two people can look at the exact same thing and see something totally different.
I've learned - that we are responsible for what we do, no matter how we feel.
I've learned - that we don't have to change friends if we understand that friends change.
I've learned - that writing, as well as talking, can ease emotional pains.
I've learned - that you can do something in an instant that will give you heartache for life.
I've learned - that you can get by on charm for about fifteen minutes. After that, you'd better know something.
I've learned - that you can keep going long after you think you can't.
I've learned - that you cannot make someone love you. All you can do is be someone who can be loved.
I've learned - that you should never tell a child their dreams are unlikely or outlandish. Few things are more humiliating, and what a tragedy it would be if they believed it.
I've learned - that you shouldn't compare yourself to the best others can do.
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 your life can be changed in a matter of hours by people who don't even know you.
