The older I get, the more convinced I am that the space between people who are trying their best to understand each other is hallowed ground.
FRED ROGERSWhatever we choose to imagine can be as private as we want it to be. Nobody knows what you’re thinking or feeling unless you share it.
More Fred Rogers Quotes
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It’s a mistake to think that we have to be lovely to be loved by human beings or by God.
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The people we trust with important talk can help us know that we are not alone.
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Everyone longs to be loved. And the greatest thing we can do is to let people know that they are loved and capable of loving.
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When we can talk about our feelings, they become less overwhelming, less upsetting, and less scary.
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You rarely have time for everything you want in this life, so you need to make choices. And hopefully your choices can come from a deep sense of who you are.
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I hope you’re proud of yourself for the times you’ve said “yes,” when all it meant was extra work for you and was seemingly helpful only to someone else.
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Feeling good about ourselves is essential in our being able to love others.
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Relationships are like dances in which people try to find whatever happens to be the mutual rhythm in their lives.
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Like all of life’s important coping skills, the ability to forgive and the capacity to let go of resentments most likely take root very early in our lives.
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Discovering the truth about ourselves is a lifetime’s work, but it’s worth the effort.
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One of my wise teachers, Dr. Orr, told me, ‘There is only one thing evil cannot stand, and that is forgiveness.
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When I was a boy and I would see scary things in the news, my mother would say to me, “Look for the helpers. You will always find people who are helping.
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Anything that’s human is mentionable, and anything that is mentionable can be more manageable.
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Knowing that we can be loved exactly as we are gives us all the best opportunity for growing into the healthiest of people.
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Love and trust, in the space between what’s said and what’s heard in our life, can make all the difference in the world.
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