shelly's blog: "I've learned "

I BELIEVE Birth Certificate shows that we were born . A Death Certificate shows that we died .

Pictures show that we lived! Have a seat . . . Relax . . . And read this slowly.

I Believe...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 love each other.

I Believe...That we don't have to change friends if we understand that friends change.

I Believe...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 Believe...That true friendship continues to grow, even over the longest distance. Same goes for true love .

I Believe...That you can do something in an instant that will give you heartache for life.

I Believe...That it's taking me a long time to become the person I want to be.

I Believe..That you should always leave loved ones with loving words. It may be the last time you see them.

I Believe...That you can keep going long after you think you can't.

I Believe...That we are responsible for what we do, no matter how we feel.

I Believe...That either you control your attitude or it controls you.

I Believe...That heroes are the people who do what has to be done when it needs to be done, regardless of the consequences.

I Believe...That money is a lousy way of keeping score.

I Believe...That my best friend and I, can do anything, or nothing and have the best time.

I Believe...That sometimes the people you expect to kick you when you're down, will be the ones to help you get back up.

I Believe...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 Believe...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 Believe...That it isn't always enough, to be forgiven by others. Sometimes, you have to learn to forgive yourself.

I Believe..That no matter how bad your heart is broken the world doesn't stop for your grief.

I Believe...That our background and circumstances may have influenced who we are, but, we are responsible for who we become.

I Believe...That you shouldn't be so eager to find out a secret. It could change your life Forever.

I Believe...Two people can look at the exact same thing and see something totally different.

I Believe...That your life can be changed in a matter of hours by people who don't even know you.

I Believe...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 Believe...That credentials on the wall do not make you a decent human being.

I Believe...life goes on after your heart is broken.I Believe...things happen for a reason. whether it is good or bad...

I Believe..some questions have no answer too them.I Believe..if you really love someone you wouldn't hurt them.

I Believe...the one who says they would never hurt you will be the one who hurts you the most.

I Believe...if you ain't honest with yourself than you'll never be honest with no one else.

I Believe..you cannot love someone else if you don't love yourself.

I Believe..that one's beauty is not come from ones outside it lies within someones heart.

I Believe...the mind is the terrible thing to waste.I Believe..to always believe in yourself no one else will.

I Believe..that never judge a person by there outer appearance because that is not who they are.

I Believe...to always speak from the heart.

I Believe..to always stay strong when everyone else fails you.

I Believe...that sometimes you have to pick your own self up because at times no one else will.

I Believe...i am somebody and i am my own person.

I Believe..in following my own dreams not someone else's.

I Believe..the only one who can create yourself is you not someone else.

I Believe...never let one's cruel words bring you down, they only speak cruel words to others because that is how they feel about themselves.

I Believe...That the people you care about most in life are taken from you too soon.

 *Only little boys who call themselves men say "I love you", and don't mean it.

*Be more concerned about your character than your reputation because your character is who you are, and your reputation is only what others think of you.

* "You may shoot me with your words,You may cut me with your eyes, You may kill me with your hatefulness and lies, But still, like air, I'll rise!"

* If electricity comes from electrons, does morality come from morons?

* The funny thing about Common sense is that it's not very common.

* A Diamond was just a coal that did well under pressure.

* The rich get richer, and the poor get children.

* The hardest part about moving on, is learning not to look back.

* Friends Are Like 4 leaf clovers. Good luck to find, but nice to have.

* The spaces between your fingers are so that another persons fingers can fill them.

*I asked God for a flower and he gave me a garden. I asked for a treeand he gave me a forest. I asked for a river and he gave me an ocean, I asked for a friend and he gave me you.

* Love begins with a smile..grows with a kiss..and ends with a tear.

* It's not that I'm a loner... I just don't like you.

* Don't stick your tongue out... Because you never know who's been spitting in the wind.

* There are 3 types of people in this world...those who can count and those who can't.

* Who do you turn to when the only one who can dry your tears is the one who made you cry?

* If you're happy and you know it ... get out of my house.

* Success comes before work... But only in the dictionary.

* You don't fail if you fall. You fail if you don't try to get back up.

* Don't worry about knowing people. Make yourself worth knowing.

* If you judge people, you have no time to love them.

* If your heart is the strongest muscle, why does it break so easily?

*Somewhere there's someone who's dreaming of your smile, and finds in your presence that life is worthwhile. So when you are lonely remember it's true, Somebody Somewhere is thinking of you!

* Tears Are Words The Heart Can't Say.

* I want you... to go away.

* Nowhere on your birth certificate did it say that life would be fair.

*When you were born, you were crying and everyone around you was smiling. Live your life so that when you die, you're the one smiling, and everyone around you is crying.

* When it hurts to look back and you are scared to look ahead, look beside you and I will be there.

* True friends, like diamonds, are precious and rare. False friends, like autumn leaves, are found everywhere

* Next time you think you're perfect, try walking on water.

* A smile is a curve that can straighten out a lot of things.

* I'm not weird, I'm gifted!

* I don't need your attitude, I have one of my own.

* A broken heart continues to beat...

* Intelligence is like a river, the deeper it is, the less noise it makes.

* An error isn't a mistake until you refuse to correct it.

* Before you decide to live by the early bird policy, find out whether you're the bird or the worm.

* Don't turn your back on your friends... Because it's the best target.

* The greatest power in the world is the power of goodbye.

* Where Honor dies, Defeat lies.

* Without Fear there is no Courage.

* Boys are bad, throw rocks at them all!!

* Go ahead and cry a river. When you are done I will build you a bridge to get over it.

* Sarcasm keeps you from telling people what you really think of them.

* The only fool bigger than the one who thinks he knows it all, is the one who argues with him.

* You are only young once, but you can stay immature indefinitely.

* Well if I called the wrong number, why did you answer?

*They say that true love hides behind every corner...I must be walking in circles.

* I always knew looking back on the tears would make me laugh, but I never knew looking back on the laughs would make me cry...

* Don't wish upon a star, reach for one.

* Nothing is more painful than realizing he meant everything to you and you meant nothing to him.

* Spiteful words can hurt your feelings, but silence will break your heart.

* Ever stop to think, and forget to start again?

*If I could be anything in the world I would be your tear, so I could be born in your eye, live down your cheek, and die on your lips.

* Don't follow in my footsteps, I run into walls!!

* The more I learn, the less I understand.

* There's a light at the end of every tunnel, I just hope it's not a train.

* No matter how hard you try, you can't fall off the floor.

* When a man steals your wife there is no better revenge than to let him keep her.

* I smile because I have no idea what's going on.* They say nobody is perfect...I'm a nobody. Does that make me perfect?

* I wanna die peacefully in my sleep like

*Why is it that people are always so quick to judge someone that has adifferent opinion from their own as wrong? Couldn't it be that maybe that person just has a broader perspective of the way things are?

I'VE LEARNED?

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 much I care, some people just don't care back.

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

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 you can get by on charm for about fifteen minutes. after that, you'd better know something.

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

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

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

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

I've learned - that it's taking me a long time to become the person I want to be.

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

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 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 - isn't always perfect. and dreams are better left in a dream. because dreams don't have happy endings either.

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 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 person their dreams are unlikely or outlandish. Few things are more humiliating, and what a tragedy it would be if they believed it. because some dreams is all people have left. and bad memories are the ones that hurt and last forever.

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 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 it is better to love from the heart than the mind. and love isn't suppose to make one suffer a broken heart. and don't speak from the heart if you didn't mean it.

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 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 no matter how you try to protect the one you love, 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 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, doesn't ease emotional pains.

I've learned - that the paradigm we live in is not all that is offered to us.

I've learned - that credentials 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 and you left to soon.

I've learned - that although the word "love"can have many different meanings, it loses value when people stop loving another.

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 - If you think you're beaten, you are; If you think you dare not, you don't;

I've learned - If you'd like to win, but think you'll lose, you're lost.

I've learned - For out in the world we find success begins with a person's faith; It's all in the state of mind.

I've learned - Life's battle don't always go to the stronger or faster hand; They go to the one who trusts in God and always thinks "I can."