posted by eddie i<u+2019>ve learned <u+2026> that the best classroom in the world is at the feet of an elderly person. i<u+2019>ve learned <u+2026> that when you<u+2019>re in love, it shows. i<u+2019>ve learned <u+2026> that just one person saying to me, <u+201c>you<u+2019>ve made my day!<u+201d> makes my day. i<u+2019>ve learned <u+2026> that having a child fall asleep in your arms is one of the most peaceful feelings in the world. i<u+2019>ve learned <u+2026> that being kind is more important than being right. i<u+2019>ve learned <u+2026> that you should never say no to a gift from a child. i<u+2019>ve learned <u+2026> that i can always pray for someone when i don<u+2019>t have the strength to help him in some other way. i<u+2019>ve learned <u+2026> that no matter how serious your life requires you to be, everyone needs a friend to act goofy with. i<u+2019>ve learned <u+2026> that sometimes all a person needs is a hand to hold and a heart to understand. i<u+2019>ve learned <u+2026> 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<u+2019>ve learned <u+2026> that life is like a roll of toilet paper. the closer it gets to the end, the faster it goes. i<u+2019>ve learned <u+2026> that we should be glad god doesn<u+2019>t give us everything we ask for. i<u+2019>ve learned <u+2026> that money doesn<u+2019>t buy class. i<u+2019>ve learned <u+2026> that it<u+2019>s those small daily happenings that make life so spectacular. i<u+2019>ve learned <u+2026> that under everyone<u+2019>s hard shell is someone who wants to be appreciated and loved. i<u+2019>ve learned <u+2026> that the lord didn<u+2019>t do it all in one day. what makes me think i can? i<u+2019>ve learned <u+2026> that to ignore the facts does not change the facts. i<u+2019>ve learned <u+2026> that when you plan to get even with someone, you are only letting that person continue to hurt you. i<u+2019>ve learned <u+2026> that love, not time, heals all wounds. i<u+2019>ve learned <u+2026> that the easiest way for me to grow as a person is to surround myself with people smarter than i am. i<u+2019>ve learned <u+2026> that everyone you meet deserves to be greeted with a smile. i<u+2019>ve learned <u+2026> that there<u+2019>s nothing sweeter than sleeping with your babies and feeling their breath on your cheeks. i<u+2019>ve learned <u+2026> that no one is perfect until you fall in love with them. i<u+2019>ve learned <u+2026> that life is tough, but i<u+2019>m tougher. i<u+2019>ve learned <u+2026> that opportunities are never lost; someone will take the ones you miss. i<u+2019>ve learned <u+2026> that when you harbor bitterness, happiness will dock elsewhere. i<u+2019>ve learned <u+2026> that i wish i could have told my dad that i love him one more time before he passed away. i<u+2019>ve learned <u+2026> that one should keep his words both soft and tender, because tomorrow he may have to eat them. i<u+2019>ve learned <u+2026> that a smile is an inexpensive way to improve your looks. i<u+2019>ve learned <u+2026> that i can<u+2019>t choose how i feel, but i can choose what i do about it. i<u+2019>ve learned <u+2026> that when your newly born grandchild holds your little finger in his little fist, that you<u+2019>re hooked for life. i<u+2019>ve learned <u+2026> that everyone wants to live on top of the mountain, but all the happiness and growth occurs while you<u+2019>re climbing it. i<u+2019>ve learned <u+2026> that it is best to give advice in only two circumstances: when it is requested and when it is a life-threatening situation. i<u+2019>ve learned <u+2026> that the less time i have to work with, the more things i get done. source:
simple but beautiful life lessons
eddy lavine