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.
And it’s not the end of the world.
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,
It’s what they do about it.
I’ve learned that no matter how thin you slice it,
there are always two sides.
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 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 there are people who love you dearly,
but just don’t know how to show it.
I’ve learned that sometimes when I’m angry I have the right to be angry,
but that doesn’t five 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 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 that 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 two people can look at the exact same thing
and see something totally different.
I’ve learned that no matter the consequences,
those who are honest with themselves get farther in life.
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,
can ease emotional pains.
I’ve learned that the people you care most about in life
are taken from you too soon.
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 to love
and be loved.
I’ve learned…

Omer B. Washington

“The greatest irony of life is loving the right person at the wrong time,”

July 23 2010

“ The greatest irony of life is loving the right person at the wrong time, having the wrong person when the time is right and finding out you love someone after that person walks out from your life and sometimes you think you’re already over a person but when you see them smile at you, you’ll suddenly realize that you’re just pretending to be over them just to ease the pain of knowing that they will never be yours again. For some, they think that letting go is one way of expressing how much you love the person. Most relationships tend to fail not because the absence of love; love is always present. It’s just the one was being loved too much and the other was being loved too little as we all know that the heart is the center of the body but it beats on the left. Maybe that’s the reason why the heart is not always right. Most often we fall in love with the person we think we love only to discover that for them, we are just for past times, while the one who truly loves us remains either a friend or a stranger. Here’s a piece of advice: let go when you’re hurting too much, give up when love isn’t enough and move on when things are not like before. There is someone out there who will love you even more, surely then, you will know true love. ”

Constantly looking…

I am constantly looking for ways to excel. Looking for challenges to take on. Looking for a new goal to work towards. But just looking is never good enough.

I realized that I picture the future and I have so much expectations of it that in the end it never turns out to be the way i wanted it to turn out. It’s discouraging at times, but what can you do.

On saturday when i was walking around looking for dresses, i was approached by a lady named Sonia. She’s a psychic and I was really skeptical about even believing in what she has to say. But…I did anyway. A 20 dollars reading. Some of the stuff she had to say was really true. I’ve been hiding a lot because I am scared to show my weakness. She said I’ve been hurt and my walls are so high up that it’s impossible to break down. Blah Blah Blah…It’s true. Then she went on talking about my love life. lol. It’s hard to believe because all that was going through my mind is that ”how does this lady even know?” ”How is she gifted to know?” My final answer is that I am just going to wait it out and see if what she say is really true. BLAH BLAH BLAH…and she went on saying that I need a spiritual cleansing because there is a lot of blockage in my life. Stopping me from reaching my full potential because of the people I am surrounding myself with and the things that I am doing. This is hard to believe and I am more skeptical to even spend money on a spiritual cleansing. I said no and that I’ll look for her if and when anything that she predicted to happen actually does happen. i have her card and I don’t know if I’ll use it.

I am constantly looking for a new understanding and trying to seek into the future. It’s not to change it but to prepare myself for the worst. Why? I don’t know.

The start of a New Beginning: Fear..

shhitzallison:

Fear can motivate you to a positive action that can be beneficial for you.

Nothing in this world is inherently frightful.

Fear is learned. We are learned to fear things.

With practice and experience you can learn to overcome your fears.

Admit that you are afraid- own to it

…

Herro.: sometimes

yumriceball:

sometimes

i like to imagine i’m yours and you’re mine. i like to imagine meeting your parents and having them fall in love with me. your mom will nudge your arm with her elbow, and whisper “i like her. keep her.”

i like to imagine myself holding your hand under the table as we have dinner with your family, sending each other silent and lovely messages through our eyes as your dad asks us where we met. our fingers will be so entwined that only your thumb could move, and it’ll softly rub my knuckle as your eyes sparkle with memory when you answer your dad’s question. and while you’re conversing with your dad, your mom with her curiosity will ask me about myself.

and i imagine myself telling her that before i met you, i was confused and that i questioned everything, even myself. she’ll nod as her eyebrows furrow but there is understanding in her eyes. then i’ll tell her that because of you, i am able to face anything even in times of uncertainty, something that had once scared me away. i’ll tell her that ever since you walked into my life, i could feel all the emotions of the spectrum. that because of you, i feel, i breathe, i experience. and that because of you, i am alive.

i imagine when it’s time to leave, when we wave your parents goodbye as we get into your car and get ready to go, you’ll turn to me and simply smile. there will be love and pride in your eyes as you look at me. and you’ll say, “i told you my parents will love you.” i’ll chuckle and ask, “how do you know?” and with all the seriousness in your heart, you’ll answer, “because they know you make me happy.”

sometimes i like to imagine.

(via shhitzallison)

Well said pledge bro

fernn:

Too many people build walls in their lives because of the affect of some other person. What they don’t realize is that they have let that person become the architect of their lives. Try not to build something based on a negative emotion… the other individual will only ruin the framework/essence of what makes you, you.

Food for thought

 truee trueee

(via simplyfaif)