Solitude is different from loneliness, and it doesn’t have to be a lonely kind of thing.
FRED ROGERSImagine what our real neighborhoods would be like if each of us offered, just one kind word to another person.
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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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The world needs a sense of worth, and it will achieve it only by its people feeling that they are worthwhile.
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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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Peace means far more than the opposite of war.
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When we can talk about our feelings, they become less overwhelming, less upsetting, and less scary.
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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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The only thing evil can’t stand is forgiveness.
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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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Discovering the truth about ourselves is a lifetime’s work, but it’s worth the effort.
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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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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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Try your best to make goodness attractive. That’s one of the toughest assignments you’ll ever be given.
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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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A love of learning has a lot to do with learning that we are loved.
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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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