A friend of mine sent me the following email this morning. This friend doesn't know that I had an affair and am trying to recover from it, but it is so appropriate for me, I thought I'd share it with you, my friends.<P><I've learned-<BR>that we don't have to change friends if we understand that friends change.<P>I've learned-<BR>that no matter how good a friend is, they're going to hurt you every once in<BR>a while and you must forgive them for that.<P>I've learned-<BR>that true friendship continues to grow, even over the longest distance. Same goes for true love.<P>I've learned-<BR>that you can do something in an instant that will give you heartache for life.<P>I've learned-<BR>that it's taking me a long time to become the person I want to be.<P>I've learned-<BR>that you should always leave loved ones with loving words. It may be the last time you see them.<P>I've learned-<BR>that you can keep going long after you can't.<P>I've learned-<BR>that we are responsible for what we do, no matter how we feel.<P>I've learned-<BR>that either you control your attitude or it controls you.<P>I've learned-<BR>that regardless of how hot and steamy a relationship is at first, the<BR>passion fades and there had better be something else to take its place.<P>I've learned-<BR>that heroes are the people who do what has to be done when it needs to be<BR>done, regardless of the consequences.<P>I've learned-<BR>that money is a lousy way of keeping score.<P>I've learned-<BR>that my best friend and I can do anything or nothing and have the best time.<P>I've learned-<BR>that sometimes the people you expect to kick you when you're down, will be the ones to help you get back up.<P>I've learned-<BR>that sometimes when I'm angry I have the right to be angry, but that doesn't<BR>give me the right to be cruel.<P>I've learned-<BR>that just because someone doesn't love you the way you want them to doesn't<BR>mean they don't love you with all they have.<P>I've learned-<BR>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.<P>I've learned-<BR>that it isn't always enough to be forgiven by others. Sometimes you have to learn to forgive yourself.<P>I've learned-<BR>that no matter how bad your heart is broken the world doesn't stop for your grief.<P>I've learned-<BR>that our background and circumstances may have influenced who we are, but we<BR>are responsible for who we become.<P>I've learned-<BR>that just because two people argue, it doesn't mean they don't love each<BR>other And just because they don't argue, it doesn't mean they do.<P>I've learned-<BR>that you shouldn't be so eager to find out a secret. It could change your life forever.<P>I've learned-<BR>that two people can look at the exact same thing and see something totally different.<P>I've learned-<BR>that your life can be changed in a matter of hours by people who don't even know you.<P>I've learned-<BR>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.<P>I've learned-<BR>that credentials on the wall do not make you a decent human being.<P>I've learned-<BR>that the people you care about most in life are taken from you too soon.><P>Anyway, I hope you all have a good weekend. <BR>

SKM,<P>I got this a while ago...it hit home with me as well.<P>Bob

Wow, thanks for sharing that with us, SKM! Powerful stuff.<P>You have a wonderful weekend, yourself!