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I've learned....

that the best classroom in the world
is at the feet of an elderly person.

I've learned....
that a kindness done is never lost.
It may take a while, but like a
suitcase on a luggage carousel, it
will return again.

I've learned....
that when you're in love, it shows.

I've learned....
that just one person saying to me,
"You've made my day!" makes my day.

I've learned.... that I feel better about myself when
I make others feel better about themselves.

I've learned....
that having a child fall asleep in your
arms is one of the most peaceful
feelings in the world.

I've learned....
that what we have done for ourselves
alone dies with us. What we have done
for others and the world remains and
is immortal.

I've learned....
that people will remember you as being
a great conversationalist
if you mostly listen.

I've learned....
that one sincere apology is worth more
than all the roses money can buy.

I've learned....
that words harshly spoken are as difficult
to retrieve as feathers in a gale.

I've learned....
that being kind is more important than
being right.

I've learned....
that I need to let my friends comfort
me and hold me up, to let them know I need
support, that I'm not always as strong
as I look or act.

I've learned....
that you should never say no to a
gift from a child.

I've learned....
that I can always pray for someone when
I don't have the strength to help him
in some other way.

I've learned....
that the more mistakes I make,
the smarter I get.

I've learned....
that no matter how serious your life
requires you to be, everyone needs a
friend to have fun with.

I've learned....
that sometimes all a person needs is a
hand to hold and a heart to understand.

I've learned....
that when my spouse has failed to
fulfill my needs, it's highly likely
I've also neglected his.

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 we should be glad God doesn't
give us everything we ask for.

I've learned....
that money doesn't buy class.

I've learned....
that it's those small daily happenings
that make life so spectacular.

I've learned....
that under everyone's hard shell is
someone who wants to be appreciated
and loved.

I've learned....
never to humiliate another person.
Always give him an honorable way to
back down or out of something and still save face.

I've learned....
that the Lord didn't do it all in one
day. What makes me think I can?

I've learned....
that if you are still talking about
what you did yesterday, you haven't
done much today.

I've learned....
that to ignore the facts does not
change the facts.

I've learned....
that when you plan to get even with
someone, you are only letting that
person continue to hurt you.

I've learned....
that you view other people's children
in a whole different light when you
have some of your own.

I've learned....
that love, not time, heals all wounds.

I've learned....
that I always think of the right thing
to say when it's too late.

I've learned....
that even at the age of forty-nine,
you can still feel like a twelve
year old child when your mother is
talking to you.

I've learned....
that no matter what their ages or how
far away they may be, you never stop
wanting to keep a protective arm
around your children.

I've learned....
that the kind of adults my children
are now is directly related to the kind
of children I continually told them
they were.

I've learned....
that opportunities are never lost;
someone will take the ones you miss.

I've learned....
that when you harbor bitterness,
happiness will dock elsewhere.

I've learned....
that I wish I could have told my father
that I love him one more time before
he passed away.

I've learned...
that a smile is an inexpensive way to
improve your looks.

I've learned....
that I can't choose how I feel, but I
can choose what I do about it.

I've learned....
that nobody wants to know what you're
doing until you're doing something that
you don't want anyone to know.

I've learned....
that those who reach their goals too
easily have aimed too low.

I've learned....
that everyone wants to live on top of
the mountain, but all the happiness
and growth occurs while you're climbing it.

I've learned....
that it is best to give advice in only
two circumstances; when it is requested
and when it is a life-threatening situations

I've learned....
that the less time I have to work with,
the more things I get done.

Mathew 18 NIV
At that time the disciples came to Jesus and asked,
"Who is the greatest in the kingdom of Heaven?"
He called a little child and had him stand among them.
And he said:
"I tell you the truth, unless you change and become like little children,
you will never enter the kingdom of heaven.
Mathew 18:2
Mathew 18:3

Music used with permission:
Elton Simth and Larry Holder
"In the pages of the Bible"

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