Things I have Learned

I have learned to listen to what people are saying,
listen to their words
not how "I" should feel about it....

When I am angry,
I have the right to be angry,
but I don't have the right
to be mean and cruel.

Words spoken out of anger
are words spoken from fear....
fear perpetuates anger and
anger perpetuates
insecurity and doubt....

Words spoken in anger
can destroy years of trust
in only a few moments.

It can be very difficult to trust someone,
after you have betrayed someone.

I have learned that a warm smile
and a gentle touch
can be heard louder than words.....
volumes louder.

I have learned that being strong,
sometimes means allowing myself to be weak
.....that it is ok to allow someone to love me
and care for me.

In order for me to really be able to forgive,
and to accept forgiveness,
I must first be able to forgive myself.

I know the value of love
and the precious gift it truly is
when someone loves you,
that gift should be accepted graciously
and never taken for granted.

I have come to realize
that 2 people can look at the exact same thing
and see something totally different.
No matter how thin you slice it...
there is always two sides,
but it doesn't mean one is wrong.

I have learned that no matter how much someone may have hurt me
....that hurting someone I love
hurts a hell of a lot more.

I have also known that it is not what you have
in your life,
but WHO you have that really counts.

I have learned that loving someone,
means trusting them, respecting them,
understanding them, having faith in them,
standing by them.

Written by Toni Medeiros Craig
September 1999

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