20 Profound Life Truths We Learned From Winnie The Pooh

When we look back through our life, we may see a lot of things that are not only nostalgic, they really define us as an individual. Those things tend to take place when we are very young and, even though we may have outgrown some of the childish things we did, we haven’t outgrown some of the emotions and feelings that we had during those younger years.

One of the things that many of us remember from our childhood are the books that we enjoyed. On almost every bookshelf was Winnie the Pooh, and it doesn’t matter if it was the innocence of the characters or if it was our own innocence, it sparks a degree of nostalgia that is difficult to ignore. Many of us continue to love that silly old bear, and even as we get older, we may look back on those days with a smile in our heart.

Although the Winnie the Pooh books may be considered somewhat simplistic by many, that doesn’t mean that there isn’t some truth behind them. When you really stop to think about what the characters in the books were saying, it can bring a lot of emotion to the surface. It isn’t only something that relates to children, although it does so brilliantly, it relates to adults as well. In fact, when we find that we listen to some of the things that were said by Winnie the Pooh and his friends, it really makes us better people.

The following are 20 little bits of wisdom that are sure to make your day. They come from our favorite bear and his little friends and they are worth examining in life.

1. Piglet: ’’How do you spell ’love’?’’ Pooh: ’’You don’t spell it…you feel it.’’

2. ’’You are braver than you believe. Stronger than you seem. And smarter than you think.’’

3. ’’The things that make me different are the things that make me.’’

4. ’’If the person you are talking to does not appear to be listening, be patient. It may simply be that he has a small piece of fluff in this ear.’’

5. ’’If there ever comes a day when we can’t be together, keep me in your heart. I’ll stay there forever.’’

6. ’’As soon as I saw you, I knew an adventure was going to happen.’’

7. ’’Sometimes the smallest things take the most room in your heart.’’

8. ’’Some people care too much. I think it’s called love.’’

9. ’’Rivers know this: there is no hurry. We shall get there some day.’’

10. ’’If you live to be a hundred, I want to live to be a hundred minus one day so I never have to live without you.’’

11. ’’Weeds are flowers, too, once you get to know them.’’

12. ’’I think we dream so we don’t have to be apart for so long. If we’re in each other’s dreams, we can be together all the time.’’

13. ’’You can’t stay in your corner of the Forest waiting for others to come to you. You have to go to them sometimes.’’

14. ’’Promise me you’ll never forget me because if I thought you would, I’d never leave.’’

15. ’’A little consideration, a little thought for others, makes all the difference.’’

16. ’’A day without a friend is like a pot without a single drop of honey left inside.’’

17. ’’Love is taking a few steps backward, maybe even more… to give way to the happiness of the person you love.’’

18. ’’A day spent with you is my favorite day. So today is my new favorite day.’’

19. ’’No one can be sad when they have a balloon!’’

20. ’’How lucky am I to have something that makes saying goodbye so hard.’’

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