I've Learned-

Nosing around the net I came across this statement. It just sank in with me so I had to post it. I found it at: http://penn.betatesters.com/wisdom01.htm

I've learned-
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 no matter how good a friend is, they're going to hurt you every once in a while and you must forgive them for that.

I've learned-
that it's not what you have in your life but who you have in your life that counts.

I've learned-
that you should never ruin an apology with an excuse.

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, the passion fades and there had better be something else to take its place.

I've learned-
that heroes 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 biological.

I've learned-
that it isn't always enough to be forgiven by others. Sometimes you are 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 a rich person is not the one who has the most, but is one who needs the least.

I've learned-
that just because two people argue, it doesn't mean they don't love each other. And just because 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 shouldn'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 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 the people you care about most in life are taken from you too soon.

I've learned-
that it's hard to determine where to draw the line between being nice and not hurting people's feelings, and standing up for what you believe.

I've learned-
that people will forget what you said, and people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.

These things just all rang true to me, I hope they do for you to. Thing that I think would make me a better person to remember and live by.

be seeing you..............

A New Push

Not one for a lot of words but there is some new stuff on the way I had to talk about. I've been experimenting and am going to continue to do so. But here's whats come so far. I have figured out how to antique the wire myself. So I start out with a large role of Bronze. Spin the coils, and hand cut all the rings. Then the fun starts with the weaving and trying new weaves. The newest is Byzantine, which I love and has inspired my newest creations.

There are going to be more coming in the next several weeks. And a new addition to a shop that will be selling just the antique rings themselves, and maybe a few more findings as I learn how to create them. But as always you will be able to find the new Jewelery on our website Mana Moon Studios and on our Etsy Shop .

To the Love of My Life

You’re in my arms

And the world is calm

The music’s playing on - for only two

So close – together

And when I’m with you

So close – to feeling alive

A life – goes by

Romantic dreams will stop

So I bid mine goodbye and never knew

So close – was waiting, waiting here with you

And now – forever I know

All that I wanted – to hold you

So close

So close – to reaching – that famous happy end

Almost – believing – this one’s not pretend

Now you’re beside me and look how far we’ve come

So far – we are – so close

Oh how could I face – the faceless days

If I should lose you now?

We’re – so close

To reaching – that famous happy end

Almost – believing – this one’s not pretend

Let’s just (go) on dreaming – for we know we are

So close

So close

And still so far

After A While.....

After a while you learn
the subtle difference between
holding a hand and clinging to a soul
and you learn that love doesn't mean possession
and friends don't create security.
And you begin to learn that family doesn't mean friends
and parents are human
and you begin to accept your defeats
with your head up and your eyes ahead
with the grace and gratitude of an adult
not the grief and anger of a child.
And you learn to build roads and live today
because tomorrows ground is to uncertain and unpredictable
and futures have ways of changing directions mid-flight.
After a while you learn that excess is never good
no matter what it involves
so you grow your own gratitude
and fill your own soul
instead of waiting for someone else to do it for you.
And you learn that you can endure
that you really are strong
that you really do have worth
and that you really are a good person
and you learn
and you learn......

be seeing you........

Self Definition

I do not define myself by how many roadblocks have appeared in my path.

I define myself by the courage I’ve found to forge new roads.

I do not define myself by how many disappointments I’ve faced.

I define myself by the forgiveness and the faith I have found to begin again.

I do not define myself by how long a relationship lasted.

I define myself by how much I have loved, and been willing to love again.

I do not define myself by how many times I have been knocked down.

I define myself by how many times I have struggled to my feet.

I am not my pain.

I am not my past.

I am that which has emerged from the fire.

A quote from an unknown person that I found great truth in.

Be Seeing You.........

Do Something!!

ONE VOICE

ONE VOICE CAN CHANGE A ROOM
AND IF ONE VOICE CAN CHANGE A ROOM
THEN IT CAN CHANGE A CITY
AND IF IT CAN CHANGE A CITY
IT CAN CHANGE A STATE
AND IF IT CAN CHANGE A STATE
IT CAN CHANGE A NATION
AND IF IT CAN CHANGE A NATION
IT CAN CHANGE THE WORLD

YOUR VOICE CAN CHANGE THE WORLD

Barack Obama
The Next President of the
United States of America

Always Darkest before the Dawn…….

But we now know the dawn is coming. It’s not here yet, and it may take a little time for it to get here, but we know its coming. For the first time in a very long time the country grew, it grew out of its fear, it grew out of its complacency, and it grew up. Will these changes stick, only time will tell. But my faith has been renewed. And I believe that the world’s view of America has moved onto a path of healing.

More to follow.......