Love begins with listening.
FRED ROGERSThere 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.
More Fred Rogers Quotes
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When we can talk about our feelings, they become less overwhelming, less upsetting, and less scary.
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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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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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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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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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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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When I was a boy and I would see scary things in the news, my mother would say to me, “Look for the helpers. You will always find people who are helping.
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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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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 kingdom of God is for the broken hearted.
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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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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 world needs a sense of worth, and it will achieve it only by its people feeling that they are worthwhile.
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All I know to do is to light the candle that has been given to me.
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