Do You Get Smarter When You Get Older?

Unbelievably, I became three quarters of a century old today!  I do not think of myself as 'old,' but it becomes apparent when I try to do things I used to do.  Even looking in the mirror is not the same as it once was.  However, I still try.  You would think that with this much age there would naturally be some intelligence come along with it.  I am not certain I am any smarter, but I have learned several things.  I saw a web site recently which prompted me to do likewise.  My children and grand children are much the same as I was when I was their age, I wouldn't listen to my mom and dad, but I hung on every word of others thinking they were the smartest people on earth even tho' I had heard the same words from mom and dad.

I've learned...

that you can do something in an instant

that will give you a heartache for life.

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 we are responsible for what we do,
no matter how we feel. 

I've learned

that the Canadian side of Mt. Rushmore

may not be as inspiring as the American side.

I've learned... 
that either you control your
attitude or it controls you.

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 my best friend and I can do anything
or nothing and have the best time.  We have!

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 and vice versa.

I've learned...
that true friendship continues to grow,
even over the longest distance.

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.                                                    Bending over backwards!

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 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 isn't always enough to be forgiven by 
others, Sometimes you have to learn to forgive
yourself. Even if you bend over backwards.

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
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 two people can look at the exact same
thing and see something totally different.

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 family and friends are what make
us who we are today, and without them
we would never be complete.

I've learned...

that you cannot make someone love you. 

All you can do is stalk them 

and hope they panic and give in.

I've learned...

that you only get one chance to make a good

first impression.

I've learned...

there is more to fishing with people you love
than catching fish.

Some of the things I have learned in my 75 years are from my own experience and some are from watching others.  

Cause Joy!