Things I have learned..

Things I have learned….

-Sometimes people threaten to leave to see how much their absence would matter.

-An apology should always be to the point, sincere, and without excuses.

-You don't have to be defined by the mistakes that you make. Only you get to decide what defines you.

-Don't dwell on the opportunities you missed. If you missed out the first time, there's always a second chance awaiting your arrival.

-Tragedy can determine your strength or destroy your faith. Choice is always yours.

-Always go after what you want. If you don’t, someone else will.

-Your words have the power to change how people feel about themselves. Use them wisely.

-Passionate people can overwhelm you, intimidate you, and annoy you. But they can love you, push you, and better you

.-There are times when the only explanation is…’the heart wants what it wants.’

-Unanswered prayers are often protection from the things we want in exchange for the things we need.

-At the end of the day, you have two choices. You can count your worries. Or you can count your blessings.

-Spend your time missing the people who had no say in their departure, not the ones who had every opportunity to stay and didn’t.

-Familiarity can be a dangerous, toxic drug that can hinder your growth.

-Love is never about staying with someone throughout the years. It’s about waking up each morning and choosing that one person over and over again. Choice…that’s the thing.

-When people choose to walk out on you, always remember that they measured every quality of yours and decided you were not a necessity to their life.

-Never base your decisions from the advice of those who don’t have to deal with the results.

-Life is too short to be with someone who doesn’t want to be with you.

-Never waste your time convincing someone that you’re worth their attention.

-Bad news is…your past mistakes were in your hands. Good news is…the future is as well.

-Fill your life with chances, with risks, with opportunity. Then, regret will find it has no room left to fill.

-Life is like an hour glass. When everything sinks to the bottom, you have the chance to turn it right around.

-Without fighting, there is no passion in a relationship. Passion is every bit as necessary as trust.

-Sometimes it’s more important to forgive yourself than to seek forgiveness from others.

-Always remember…this too shall come to pass. All good things may come to an end, but then again, so do all bad things.

-Saying goodbye is inevitable. Saying a regretful goodbye doesn’t have to be.

-Always stand your ground. Even if the ground you stand upon is shaking beneath you.

-Your best friends are your "anyway" friends. That no matter what you do, or say, despite the mistakes you make, or the hearts your break, those friends are your friends "anyway."

-Don't ever stop crying if you're hurting. To stop crying is to pretend it doesn't hurt. and to pretend it doesn't hurt is to pretend it didn't happen. to pretend it didn't happen is to cheat yourself out of a really big part of your life.