Solitude is different from loneliness, and it doesn’t have to be a lonely kind of thing.
FRED ROGERSWhen we can talk about our feelings, they become less overwhelming, less upsetting, and less scary.
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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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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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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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Real strength has to do with helping others.
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Love and trust, in the space between what’s said and what’s heard in our life, can make all the difference in the world.
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The kingdom of God is for the broken hearted.
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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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You make each day a special day. You know how, by just your being you.
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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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The child is in me still and sometimes not so still.
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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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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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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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Discovering the truth about ourselves is a lifetime’s work, but it’s worth the effort.
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