jessiec

I learned to trust my gut.
I learned I am worth more and to love myself more.
I learned I am stronger than I thought.
I learned to reconnect with my higher power.
I'm learning (still not totally there yet!) to like my own company - I don't have to be with someone.

Jody675

i learnt to trust my instincts
that i can not MAKE things change or happen for someone else.
everyone is responsible for the choices they make in their lives.
no one can MAKE me feel something that i do not already believe is true.
believe in my own worth and value, and do not compromise on those values.
own my own choices and be responsible for their outcomes.
be truthful at all time. (i do need to work on being less blunt and more caring, but would rather be honest and blunt than lie and caring).

pretty much each of the above lessons i could attach a relationship to. i no longer get upset when something ends for i know that maybe i have learnt what i needed to (or the reason we were together is now complete) and its time for my next adventure. i am forever learning. some lessons are very painful, but more so because i refuse to listen to what i am being taught and fight to hard for something that is not part of my journey. when the universe wants us to move on, it will keep giving you bigger and more painful lessons until you get it. learn the first time and your journey will be a lot less painful. easy to say, but tough to do when it is with people we love are involved. but the lesson is not to stop loving them, but to let them go so we can all continue our journey.

ok enough of my spiritual side. this convo would be good over chocolate.

GoingThrough2

I learned I am so grateful that I am not where I use to be.
Eventhough I am not exactly where I want to be.
I am grateful and thankful for the support around me.
And I have some wisdom to know the difference.
Grateful I was given this second, this minute, this hour this day.
I learned I am not promissed tomorrow.
I learned that it's ok, I'm ok! The sky didnt fall and the world didnt end.
I am learning to breath and relax a bit now.
Much love and respect!
~Love,GT2~

Learn2Live

I learned that accepting that I have a Higher Power did not mean I had to be religious, like I had previously thought. I learned that having that Higher Power opened the door to Gratitude. And I have learned that Gratitude opened the door to a happiness I had never known existed.

Vale

I learned humility, and that the very human impulse to
help a soul in dire distress --- can be permutated imperceptibly
into something non helpful, to whit.....allowing them to decouple
their actions from their consequences in an manner that is
unhealthy for ALL involved.

Ann

I learned that threatening to kick in a crack house door is a dangerous act of insanity.

I learned to never do for someone else, what they can and should do for themselves.

I learned that love cannot save an addict, and that it is more loving to let go than to hang on and go down with them.

I learned to trust God, that life unfolds exactly as it should. And I learned that God can do for me what I cannot do for myself.

I learned that there is beauty in every single day, and that if I take time to look for it I will no longer curse the rain but embrace the glory of a rainbow.

I learned that no matter how sad and alone I felt, I always had support and love from those who walk with me....I love you all.

HopefulGF65

After a week of being on my own, and continuing to read the wonderful posts here, I'm hoping I've learned a few things...

I learned that one of my virtues, compassion, can get me into trouble if I'm not careful and I need to work at separating it from co-dependency tendencies;

I learned that there was a lot that I had forgotten, the little ways I appreciated life, the things that made me smile, the growth I shelved;

I learned that the tough love here is nothing more than looking out for one another and this community is incredibly supportive;

I learned humility in that I am not all-powerful and cannot change anyone's life but my own;

I learned that from now on, I will trust my "spider senses";

and lastly, I learned that I will never be done learning-something I always knew but am renewing!

Thank you SR :-)