i have learned.

i have learned how to appreciate all the little things people do for me.

and how powerful friends really are, for good and for bad.

i have learned that no matter what i do, and no matter how hard i work,

there will always be somebody in this world who will be better.

i have learned that i can never force somebody to love me,

but i can mold myself into somebody that can be loved.

i have learned the importance of knowledge,

and the grand effect it can have.

i have learned that through faith,

all things are possible.

i have learned how fantastic it is to have the truth,

and an eternal family with me, forever.

i have learned that i will never be able to change my appearance,

but that i should be thankful for what god has given me.

i have learned how much writing means to me.

i have learned that it is okay to be afraid,

that doesn't make me a coward.

i have learned that sometimes i will make stupid mistakes,

and forgiving myself will be the hardest part.

i have learned that karma exists,

so i should watch what i say and do.

i have learned that i cannot change the past,

so somehow i must create a better future for myself instead.

i have learned that i may not deserve that person in my life,

but to be grateful that they are here.

i have learned that trust is the hardest thing to give,

and the easiest thing to break.

i have learned that i have an enormous list of weaknesses,

which may always outnumber my strengths.

i have learned that things may not always come out the way i would like them to,

but that does not mean that i failed.

i have learned that the opposite of noise isn't silence,

the opposite of noise is listening.

i have learned that, although i may try,

sometimes i just can't win.

i have learned not to surround myself by those who will belittle me.

but rather, the ones who lift me up.

i have learned that it is okay to let somebody help me.

asking for help doesn't symbolize failure.

i have learned that who i was and who i am,

will not determine the person that i want to be.

i have learned that forgiving others is important,

but forgiving myself is key.

i have learned that letting somebody go from my life,

is the hardest thing for me to do.

i have learned how to laugh at myself,

and that being too self critical is cancerous to the soul.

i have learned how much i love to read.

and that escaping from the real world sometimes, is always nice.

i have learned that i am not the most beautiful, the most knowledgeable, or the most charming.

i have learned that i stumble, ramble, speak too quickly and act stupid.

i have learned that there are things i can improve on.

i have learned that nobody else can hold me back, but myself.

i have learned.