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What are some of the best lessons you’ve learned in life?

I’d love to hear some wisdom thats out there, for myself but also for others that may read. :o) Hard learned lessons, book learned lessons, experienced lessons… whatever. Let some of what you know out here to the public. Marriage, relationships, work, children, finances…. you name it. What’s happened to you that changed the way you think about something…and what have you learned from it that has made you wiser?

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el Trent offline Verified User (2 years) Long Term User Shouts: 1 #
Pittsburgh, PA, US | 1 year, 8 months ago (1 minute after post)

Always know where your towel is.

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nothx offline Verified User (2 years, 7 months) Long Term User Shouts: 1 #
An Undisclosed Location | 1 year, 8 months ago (4 minutes after post)

Never give someone ALL of you. Ever. Always have a part of you that is just yours. Because if you give someone everything, and you lose them, you lose yourself.

Narcissus offline Verified User (1 year, 10 months) Long Term User Shouts: 1 #
An Undisclosed Location | 1 year, 8 months ago (4 minutes after post)

All ways remember to erase your history… lernd that one the hard way if you know what i mean

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nothx offline Verified User (2 years, 7 months) Long Term User Shouts: 1 #
An Undisclosed Location | 1 year, 8 months ago (6 minutes after post)

AmandaLynn wrote:

Sir James wrote:
Never give someone ALL of you. Ever. Always have a part of you that is just yours. Because if you give someone everything, and you lose them, you lose yourself.
Sir James.. thats so awesome. ANd so true… sadly it took me about 7 years to learn that in my marriage. ..but.. now that i have .. its awesome and so freeing.

Glad to know you learned that one. It’s not a fun one to learn the hard way.

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Snar offline Verified User (2 years, 2 months) Long Term User Shouts: 41 #
An Undisclosed Location | 1 year, 8 months ago (7 minutes after post)

I’ve learned that your own hapiness is most important. I’ve learned that those who focus on goals set by someone else will never achieve that hapiness. I’ve learned to love despite knowing that you might lose. I’ve learned that as much as I’ve learned, I’m still a failure as long as I let myself believe it.

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james_liverpool_uk offline Verified User (1 year, 9 months) Long Term User Shouts: 16 #
Southport, L8, GB | 1 year, 8 months ago (7 minutes after post)

A good cup of tea with a good friend is worth putting your whole life on hold for.

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Victorville, CA, US | 1 year, 8 months ago (7 minutes after post)

It’s better to have loved and lost, than to have never loved at all.

and

It’s better to have never loved at all, than to have never loved in full.

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Narcissus offline Verified User (1 year, 10 months) Long Term User Shouts: 1 #
An Undisclosed Location | 1 year, 8 months ago (7 minutes after post)

Never frown…even when you’re sad ’cause you never know when someone’s falling in love with your smile

What you want can make you cry, but don’t let what you can have pass you by

You know what’s worse that wanting something you can’t have? Having something you want, but knowing you can’t keep it.”

As you look back upon your life, you find the times when you have most lived, are the times when you have lived for love

The two hardest things to say in life are hello for the first time and goodbye for the last

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Narcissus offline Verified User (1 year, 10 months) Long Term User Shouts: 1 #
An Undisclosed Location | 1 year, 8 months ago (9 minutes after post)

AmandaLynn wrote:

Bailio wrote:
All ways remember to erase your history… lernd that one the hard way if you know what i mean

What do you mean “erase your history?”

well i try to explain, certin site i’m not spoussed to go on,i for got to earse the histoy and my mom saw it….you know what i’am trying to say

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Snar offline Verified User (2 years, 2 months) Long Term User Shouts: 41 #
An Undisclosed Location | 1 year, 8 months ago (10 minutes after post)

*laughs* Bailio….

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Richard Cor de Lyon offline Verified User (2 years, 7 months) Long Term User Shouts: 20 #
An Undisclosed Location | 1 year, 8 months ago (14 minutes after post)

I’ve learned that integrity is lost easily, and to get it back is very hard work especially from your own point of view.

Don’t sweat the little things.

Now is all there is, and it is just as it should be.

Actions always speak louder than words.

AND… we are like great sailing ships on the sea of life. The wind is Passion, and the person manning the rudder to the ship is Reason. Without Passion to fill our sails, the ship will only flounder on the sea, and go nowhere. Without Reason, our passion may drive us out to sea forever, or worse send us broken onto the reef. We must have BOTH Passion to fill our sails, and reason to turn the rudder and direct our way. Only then will we safely navigate the sea of life.

Bright blessings ~ Richard

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spiratec9 offline Verified User (1 year, 9 months) Long Term User Shouts: 11 #
Burnaby, BC, CA | 1 year, 8 months ago (2 hours, 16 minutes after post)

When I was in my teens I went to a place where there was a huge wall of sand and clay.
It towered over our heads hundreds of feet vertically and slightly undercut.
We found out that we could throw rocks at this face and big chunks of clay weighing
perhaps a ton would fall down. Not always, sometimes just little pieces.
We thought this was great fun. We were there for hours throwing rocks.
Eventually even though we threw lots of rocks and no more clay would come down.
So we gave up. Then walked down the sand to the beach. We got about halfway down
and the whole side of the cliff about 10 feet thick and thousands of tons just fell right over and of course if we were still throwing rocks we would’ve have been crushed.
I learned at that moment that someone was watching out for us. The sand literally
was pouring around our feet as we ran down to the beach.

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An Unknown Location | 1 year, 8 months ago (2 hours, 23 minutes after post)

It’s fun to do the impossible.
As taught to me by Walt Disney.

That and
“never regret something that once made you smile”

I try to live by those 2 lessons.

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Dan TL offline Verified User (2 years, 4 months) Long Term User Shouts: 1 #
La Mirada, CA, US | 1 year, 8 months ago (2 hours, 59 minutes after post)

- Keep your hands out of your pocket during a confrontation: my hands got stuck in the fight, but i still won.
- Look at the decision before you do it: you might regret it or you can find a better one
- Don’t be a smart *** to the cops when their interrogating you: they got REALLY pissed off
- Don’t get trigger happy when fire you first automatic: I almost lost control, not familiar with the recoil
- NEVER trust people easily: Backstabbers, lairs, 2timers, rats, ets…
- Do not show weakness: People will think they can walk all over you
- If it gets the job done then its what must be done: even if its not pretty it could be your only option
- Don’t let your emotions take full control: can cause blindness in logic
- Don’t keep your emotions bottled up for so long
- listen to what everyone has to say, BUT NEVER let any person make the decision for you its your job.
- do not give up in life

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An Unknown Location | 1 year, 8 months ago (3 hours, 6 minutes after post)

my lesson in life is you never try to swim against the currant and the other thing is, its not what you know but who,and the last thing is money talks and bull *&^% walks……

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Xeno Dragon offline Verified User (2 years, 7 months) Long Term User Shouts: 28 #
An Undisclosed Location | 1 year, 8 months ago (7 hours, 14 minutes after post)

Don’t believe something simply because it’s written down.
Always question.
We’re all going to die. If you have to do it, make it either messy or meaningful.
People suck. They have always sucked, and will likely continue to suck for the durration or their existence. This being said, be nice to them anyway.
Halo2’s Arbitor levels make for one hell of an acid trip.

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Sydney, 02, AU | 1 year, 8 months ago (8 hours, 34 minutes after post)

Hang on there when life gets tough. When you hit rock-bottom, there is no where else to go but up.

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Xeno Dragon offline Verified User (2 years, 7 months) Long Term User Shouts: 28 #
An Undisclosed Location | 1 year, 8 months ago (8 hours, 35 minutes after post)

When you hit rock-bottom, stop digging, and ask for help.

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An Undisclosed Location | 1 year, 8 months ago (9 hours, 45 minutes after post)

;)

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Tictactomm offline Verified User (1 year, 10 months) Long Term User Shouts: 2 #
Edmonton, AB, CA | 1 year, 8 months ago (10 hours, 57 minutes after post)

Forgive people for your own peace of mind, more than their’s.

Never, ever, get drunk with your parents.

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Richard Cor de Lyon offline Verified User (2 years, 7 months) Long Term User Shouts: 20 #
An Undisclosed Location | 1 year, 8 months ago (11 hours, 26 minutes after post)

always make your words sweet, because you never know when you are going to have to eat them.

the man that chases two rabbits at the same time catches none.

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An Undisclosed Location | 1 year, 8 months ago (11 hours, 44 minutes after post)

you live, you learn, then you die and forget everything xx

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Xeno Dragon offline Verified User (2 years, 7 months) Long Term User Shouts: 28 #
An Undisclosed Location | 1 year, 8 months ago (20 hours, 50 minutes after post)

The journey is greater than the destination.

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Brighton, P6, GB | 1 year, 8 months ago (1 day, 9 hours after post)

The barve may not live forever but the cautious will not live at all

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BalooLion offline Verified User (1 year, 8 months) Long Term User Shouts: 12 #
Brighton, P6, GB | 1 year, 8 months ago (1 day, 9 hours after post)

i mean Brave

BalooLion wrote:
The barve may not live forever but the cautious will not live at all

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mickyginge offline Verified User (1 year, 8 months) Long Term User Shouts: 3 #
Ripe, E2, GB | 1 year, 8 months ago (1 day, 15 hours after post)

Sir James wrote:
Never give someone ALL of you. Ever. Always have a part of you that is just yours. Because if you give someone everything, and you lose them, you lose yourself.

Yes, agreed! Definitely!

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Ripe, E2, GB | 1 year, 8 months ago (1 day, 15 hours after post)

BalooLion wrote:
The brave may not live forever but the cautious will not live at all

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Yep, another good one.

Love as if you’ve never been hurt. Work as if you don’t need the money.

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Xeno Dragon offline Verified User (2 years, 7 months) Long Term User Shouts: 28 #
An Undisclosed Location | 1 year, 8 months ago (1 day, 15 hours after post)

If I didn’t need the money, I wouldn’t be working! Oh, wait… I’m unemployed.

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Edmonton, AB, CA | 1 year, 8 months ago (1 day, 20 hours after post)

Skepticism won’t give you more than you’ve got.

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An Unknown Location | 1 year, 7 months ago (3 weeks, 2 days after post)

im starting to really like this post. thanks for all the life lessons!

* Giving up doesn’t always mean you are weak. Sometimes it means that you are strong enough to let go. ~Author Unknown

* Sometimes the best way to hold onto something is to let it go. ~Author Unknown

* To know the road ahead, ask those coming back. ~Chinese Proverb

* Love doesn’t make the world go round. Love is what makes the ride worthwhile. ~Franklin P. Jones

-peace out-

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An Unknown Location | 1 year, 7 months ago (3 weeks, 2 days after post)

There’s beauty in the breakdown. ~from the song “Let Go” by Frou Frou.

But remember, it is still a breakdown.

-peace out-

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Ripe, E2, GB | 1 year, 7 months ago (3 weeks, 3 days after post)

If you love something set it free.

How you think affects how you feel.

You don’t need to know the whole path, you just need to find the next step.

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An Unknown Location | 1 year, 7 months ago (1 month, 1 week after post)

“I think the purpose of life is to be useful, to be responsible, to be honorable, to be compassionate. It is, after all, to matter, to count, to stand for something, to have made some difference that you lived at all.” – Leo Rosten-

“It’s better to let someone be impressed by you rather than you impressing them.” -Keith Aloysius Soertsz-

“Better be a nobody and have a servant than to be a somebody and have no food.” -excerpt from the Bible

-peace out-

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An Unknown Location | 1 year, 6 months ago (2 months, 1 week after post)

Popularity is when others like you. Happiness is when you like yourself.

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An Unknown Location | 1 year, 5 months ago (2 months, 1 week after post)

hey, thanks for your reply before. my best learnt lessons in life is that you should always have your family. ive been through a lot through the past few years and i know that if i didnt have my older brother to fall back on i definately would have come close to hurting myself permanently. also, i think that when you are doing something, you should always put 100% in because if your already doing it, why do it at 50%? also, always have some awesome music to listen to because it can be a life saver.

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An Unknown Location | 1 year, 5 months ago (2 months, 1 week after post)

I learned a great lesson today…never get annoyed about things you can’t do, instead go and enjoy all the small things in life that can so easily make you happy. Thanks AmandaLynn! x x

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An Undisclosed Location | 1 year, 5 months ago (2 months, 1 week after post)

The thing that you should fear the most is LOVE.It can drive you mad

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An Unknown Location | 1 year, 5 months ago (2 months, 1 week after post)

F=ma

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Edmonton, AB, CA | 1 year, 5 months ago (2 months, 1 week after post)

Give what you want.

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An Unknown Location | 1 year, 5 months ago (2 months, 3 weeks after post)

Nothing in this life is free but not having something to fight for would mean not having something to live for.
The limit to one’s achievements are only set by himself.
Knowingh what you whant in life will spare you of a lot of uselesss efort.

And my favorute quote:
“- Then what makes person bad and a person good ?
- A person who is in touch with himself and not with everyone else is good, a person who is in touch with anyone else than himself is bad”
Oscar Wilde - The portret of Dorian Grey

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An Undisclosed Location | 1 year, 5 months ago (2 months, 4 weeks after post)

never say never.

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An Unknown Location | 1 year, 5 months ago (3 months after post)

Never lower your ethics
or standards of being
a genuine human being
for the pure benefit
of money, loans can
be repayed but a
reputation is forever

Randolph

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An Unknown Location | 7 months, 1 week ago (1 year, 1 month after post)

life is what you make it.

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