Subject: (Evans) TGIF........
Date: Fri, 11 Dec 1998 084348 -0600 (CST)
From: "Roy L. Beavers" <rbeavers@llion.org>
To: emfguru <rbeavers@llion.org>
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........Some good advice here for all of us, but (at this moment in
history) particularly for a President of the United States who prefers
to cause major disruption within the electorate -- rather than honorably
acknowledge his violations of his oath of office......guru......
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Date: Thu, 10 Dec 1998 11:54:47 -0500
From: "John D. Evans"
To: "Roy L. Beavers" , jcgander@connect.reach.net,
Subject: Fwd: A thought for the day!! OR, a Good Subject for TGIF
Dear Friends,
I believe this message is worth sending on. Have a Great Holiday Season!
>>I've Learnerd -
>> 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.
>>I've Learned -
>> that it takes years to build up trust,
>> and only seconds to destroy it.
>>I've Learned -
>> that i'ts 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.
>>I've Learned -
>> that you can do something in an instant
>> that will give you heartache for life.
>>I've Learned -
>> that it's taking me a long time
>> to become the person I want to be.
>>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 can't.
>>I've Learned -
>> that we are responsible for what we do,
>> no matter how we feel.
>>I've Learned -
>> that either you control your attitude
>> or it controls you.
>>I've Learned -
>> that regardless of how hot and steamy a relationship is at first,
>> that passion fades and there had better be something else to
>> take its place.
>>I've Learned -
>> that heros are the people who do what has to be done
>> when it needs to be done, regardless of the consequences.
>>I've Learned -
>> that money is a lousy way of keeping score.
>>I've Learned -
>> that my best friend and I can do anything
>> or nothing and have the best time.
>>I've Learned -
>> that sometimes the people you expect to kick you
>> when you're down
>> will be the ones to help you get back up.
>>I've Learned -
>> that sometimes when I'm angry I have the right to be angry,
>> but that doesn't give 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 maturity has more to do with what types of experiences
>> you've had and what you've learned from them
>> and less to do with how many birthdays you've celebrated.
>>I've Learned -
>> that you should never tell a child their dreams are unlikely
>> or outlandish.
>> Few things are more humiliating, and what a tragedy it would be
>> if they believed it.
>>I've Learned -
>> that your family won't always be there for you.
>> It may seem funny, but people you aren't related to can take care
>> of you and love you and teach you to trust people again. Families
>> aren't always biological.
>>I've Learned -
>> that no matter how good a friend is
>> they're going to hiurt 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 they don't love each other
>> And just becaue they don't argue, it doesn't mean they do.
>>I've Learned -
>> that we don't have to change friends
>> if we understand that friends change.
>>I've Learned -
>> that you shoudn't be so eager to find out a secret.
>> It could change your life forever.
>>I've Learned -
>> that two people can look at the exact same thing
>> and see something totally different.
>>I've Learned -
>> that no matter how you try to protect your children,
>> they will eventually get hurt and you will hurt in the process.
>>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 credentials on the wall
>> do not make you a decent human being.
>>I've Learned -
>> that it's hard to determine where to draw the line betweeen
>> being nice and not hurting people's feelings
>> and standing up for what you believe.
>
>
>>
Affectionately,
John
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