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.
FRED ROGERSYou 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.
More Fred Rogers Quotes
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Peace means far more than the opposite of war.
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The child is in me still and sometimes not so still.
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The only thing evil can’t stand is forgiveness.
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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.
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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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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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Love isn’t a state of perfect caring. It is an active noun like struggle. To love someone is to strive to accept that person exactly the way he or she is, right here and now.
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Successful people just love what they’re doing, and they love it in front of others.
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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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The people we trust with important talk can help us know that we are not alone.
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If you could only sense how important you are to the lives of those you meet; how important you can be to the people you may never even dream of.
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When we can talk about our feelings, they become less overwhelming, less upsetting, and less scary.
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All I know to do is to light the candle that has been given to me.
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Love begins with listening.
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The connections we make in the course of a life, maybe that’s what heaven is.
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