All I know to do is to light the candle that has been given to me.
FRED ROGERSRelationships are like dances in which people try to find whatever happens to be the mutual rhythm in their lives.
More Fred Rogers Quotes
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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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Imagine what our real neighborhoods would be like if each of us offered, just one kind word to another person.
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The only thing evil can’t stand is forgiveness.
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Whatever 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.
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Real strength has to do with helping others.
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Forgiveness is a strange thing. It can sometimes be easier to forgive our enemies than our friends. It can be hardest of all to forgive people we love.
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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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Love begins with listening.
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Mutual caring relationships require kindness and patience, tolerance, optimism, joy in the other’s achievements, confidence in oneself, and the ability to give without undue thought of gain.
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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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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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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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Anything that’s human is mentionable, and anything that is mentionable can be more manageable.
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Successful people just love what they’re doing, and they love it in front of others.
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Honesty is often very hard. The truth is often painful. But the freedom it can bring is worth the trying.
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