The world needs a sense of worth, and it will achieve it only by its people feeling that they are worthwhile.
FRED ROGERSWhen we can talk about our feelings, they become less overwhelming, less upsetting, and less scary.
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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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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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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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Anyone who does anything to help a child in his life is a hero to me.
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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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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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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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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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Little by little we human beings are confronted with situations that give us more and more clues that we are not perfect.
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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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Successful people just love what they’re doing, and they love it in front of others.
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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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Honesty is often very hard. The truth is often painful. But the freedom it can bring is worth the trying.
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The only thing evil can’t stand is forgiveness.
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Solitude is different from loneliness, and it doesn’t have to be a lonely kind of thing.
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