Solitude is different from loneliness, and it doesn’t have to be a lonely kind of thing.
FRED ROGERSWho we are in the present includes who we were in the past.
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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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When we treat children’s play as seriously as it deserves, we are helping them feel the joy that’s to be found in the creative spirit. It’s the things we play with and the people who help us play that make a great difference in our lives.
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The child is in me still and sometimes not so still.
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Love is like infinity: You can’t have more or less infinity, and you can’t compare two things to see if they’re “equally infinite.” Infinity just is, and that’s the way I think love is, too.
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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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Love begins with listening.
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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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There is no normal life that is free of pain. It’s the very wrestling with our problems that can be the impetus for our growth.
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People have said ‘don’t cry’ to other people for years and years, and all it has ever meant is ‘I’m too uncomfortable when you show feelings.
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Anyone who does anything to help a child in his life is a hero to me.
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The kingdom of God is for the broken hearted.
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Often when you think you’re at the end of something, you’re at the beginning of something else.
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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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Real strength has to do with helping others.
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Try your best to make goodness attractive. That’s one of the toughest assignments you’ll ever be given.
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