Knowing that we can be loved exactly as we are gives us all the best opportunity for growing into the healthiest of people.
FRED ROGERSOne of my wise teachers, Dr. Orr, told me, ‘There is only one thing evil cannot stand, and that is forgiveness.
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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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There are three ways to ultimate success: The first way is to be kind. The second way is to be kind. The third way is to be kind.
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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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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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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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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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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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Life is for service.
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The connections we make in the course of a life, maybe that’s what heaven is.
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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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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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The greatest gift you ever give is your honest self.
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Peace means far more than the opposite of war.
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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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