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1000 life lessons I learn

even if I am unhappy, it doesn't mean I have to show it or make other people unhappy

Stop beating myself because I'm not perfect

be positive - no matter what

stay with the one that i love no matter what happens or what weve been through.

solve one problem at a time

if u love someone, nothing will take away from the love

discern God's will for my life

love without boundaries, learn to stay open in any circumstances, learn to tread steadily, stay at least as strong as at the moment, love my loved ones more, learn to know and trust myself more, meet interesting people, keep my head on, hear more good jok

as long as you are alive, you will always have a moment to turn things around

10.

Be granted the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, the courage to change the things I can, and to have the wisdom to know the difference...

11.

build up my strengths and diminish my weaknesses

12.

stay humble

13.

learn from all

14.

leave room for imperfection

15.

always stand up for what I believe in

16.

be willing to defend the people and things I care about

17.

stay open and receptive to God's will

18.

let go of my anger and leave it to God

19.

find the humor in every situation

20.

find three positive sides in every situation

21.

don't allow other people to get to me

22.

stop allowing people to treat me as if my feelings don't matter

23.

do to others what i want to be done to me

24.

support, encourage, uplift others daily

25.

time just stop when happy

26.

find my own path in life with God's blessings

27.

remember that other people also got their own problems and challenges

28.

learn to be more discerning of people and things with God's blessings

29.

channel all my negative energies into something positive

30.

be more considerate towards others

31.

learn to make do with what I got,

32.

be more considerate of others' feelings and opinions

33.

be grateful for the things I have and the people close to me

34.

if you let someone make you happy, can also make you sad

35.

Never let anyone make you feel less than you really are

36.

Learn that you can't make someone love you, and that even if you love someone with your whole heart you can still survive without them

37.

learn that there are some battles that you can postpone but you can't avoid

38.

Know when to keep my mouth shut

39.

stop setting myself up to be victimized, practise discernment, know to discriminate between what is true and what is false

40.

compliment people more- take compliments better

41.

not be mean and hate other people who are annoying and self-centered and stupid.

42.

let things roll off my back when people are mean

43.

be nice to people who are mean to me even when i dont want to

44.

Be more understandble and kind even when people are mean to me

45.

Make sure that my loved ones know exactly that I love them, and tell them regularly

46.

make peace with the people who have hurt me and those I hurt as well.

47.

Forgive the people that hurt me.

48.

Learn to pray for my enemies, and be sincere about it

49.

know when to walk away from troubles and know when to fight

50.

know what REALLY I want in life

51.

look beyond the surface

52.

tell myself and others 'i am a human being and deserve to be treated like one' and believe it with every inch of myself.

53.

don't spread chain mails etc

54.

take what others said with a pinch of salt

55.

don't spread rumors and gossips

56.

people that spread lies, rumors and gossips about others may also one day spread about you

57.

don't believe in hearsay

58.

don't be used by others to harm other people

59.

do all the good while you can

60.

do not be glad about others' misfortunes

61.

if within my capability, to quietly help those worthy that can't help themselves

62.

Learn to make up my own mind

63.

never let the world subtract from me the belief in myself

64.

think for myself, don't have to follow what others claim to be right

65.

learn to be kind to all

66.

Keep my mind on beauty and turn my thoughts from evil things, hold my temper and bear the mistakes of other's with love and a forgiving heart, admit when I'm wrong and ask other's to forgive me and not show off, but remain humble.

67.

learn to be just, temperate with a dose of mercy, to differentiate right from wrong

68.

learn to be more magnanimous

69.

stop giving people who haven't earned trust and respect, trust and respect.

70.

protect the children; if you got children, never deliberately put them in harm's way, try to protect or guide them; don't be a bad role model, be conscious of your effects on them

71.

make use of every opportunity to express your love to the one you love at the very moment; for who knows whether you will have another chance

72.

don't respect parents that harm their children or put them in harm's way

73.

don't be too quick to judge others, learn to give them the benefit of the doubt

74.

don't let others define your own life.

75.

the worst thing is not to die. it is to fail to live

76.

you can't change some people

77.

the hardest thing in the world is to maintain your goodness

78.

when people betrayed you, it is not your fault

79.

even if you keep your word, you will find it being used against you

80.

one of the hardest thing is to keep believing in yourself even when the whole world turned against you

81.

Be good even if others are not...

82.

those you love will hurt you the most

83.

dying takes too long

84.

one is not the loneliest number.

85.

learn to protect the one you love

86.

sometimes even your parent does not know what is good for you

87.

some people change

88.

define your own happiness, never accept per se other's definition

89.

loving someone doesn't give them the right to abuse you

90.

if you don't know where you are going, you maybe lead astray by others

91.

learn to cherish the things that are precious to you

92.

sometimes doing what is right doesn't makes one happy

93.

sometimes you have to fight for your own happiness, even if it goes against the grain of the world

94.

we have to find happiness, or create happiness

95.

learn to live life without caring about what others think or what they do against me

96.

understand about our limitations and potentials

97.

people should learn to be more compassionate and empathy and human decency

98.

one shouldn't let what life should be get in the way of living our life

99.

get what I need in life and not let what I want get in the way

100.

we should know what makes us happy more than what makes us unhappy

101.

don't let your hurts get in the way of your loving

102.

not let things that scare me, stop me from living

103.

Learn to not let others opinions cloud my judgement.

104.

don't look down on ownself even when others may look down

105.

don't let others make me unhappy

106.

Not let negativity around me influence me

107.

beware of people that backstabs other people

108.

beware of people that undermines others

109.

observe and remember how people treat others

110.

only the good struggle with questions of morality

111.

if having a succession plan, have to find out whether the vision of the successor is in line with your own. learnt too late sometimes that people have their own secret agenda that may be in conflict with own.

112.

learn that what people think is the best for you is not sometimes what is best for you or what you want

113.

care less about what people think of me, and more of whats best for me

114.

dont name your children after pornstars n other infamous people

115.

trust have to be earned and trust in a person cannot be transferred

116.

have to be more careful with where you leave your heart, falling in love with the wrong person can make one's life a living hell

117.

have to be careful about the company that one keeps, the wrong people may destroy one's life

118.

parents seldom prepare their children about the worst things in life, even tho life don't come with an instruction manual, one should always compile one as each lesson comes

119.

learn to make own decision and be responsible for own decision

120.

learn to trust in God

121.

be more wary of phony people

122.

have to be wary of people that betray other people as they may do the same to you

123.

Stop being afraid of what people may or may not think

124.

be bold [& not be afraid of what people may think]

125.

learn to believe and draw on the power of god

126.

sometimes have to learn to decide even if forgiving someone but don't give them the opportunity to destroy you again

127.

learn to accept my own flaws, and those of my loved ones

128.

have to learn to protect myself and the ones i loved and learn to be there for them when they needed me

129.

don't take loved ones for granted, to be more careful with words especially between loved ones

130.

if you want to make a positive difference in the world, it should start now even if it means taking small steps

131.

sometimes important things that may affect your life may occur without your knowing

132.

people are what they are because they learn the lessons they ought to learn or they fail to learn the lessons they ought to learn

133.

if some people don't discipline their children well, they are responsible for the kind of person they will grow up to be

134.

sometimes one should stand firm on one's ground no matter what is the cost

135.

the parent is responsible for raising the child, how a person turns out to be.

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Created by georgebailey on Mar 22, 2006.