When we can talk about our feelings, they become less overwhelming, less upsetting, and less scary.
FRED ROGERSThe only thing evil can’t stand is forgiveness.
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The greatest gift you ever give is your honest self.
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One of my wise teachers, Dr. Orr, told me, ‘There is only one thing evil cannot stand, and that 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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The only thing evil can’t stand is forgiveness.
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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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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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Peace means far more than the opposite of war.
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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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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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Feeling good about ourselves is essential in our being able to love others.
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Real strength has to do with helping others.
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Discovering the truth about ourselves is a lifetime’s work, but it’s worth the effort.
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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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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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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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Love begins with listening.
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Who we are in the present includes who we were in the past.
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All I know to do is to light the candle that has been given to me.
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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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Often when you think you’re at the end of something, you’re at the beginning of something else.
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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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Try your best to make goodness attractive. That’s one of the toughest assignments you’ll ever be given.
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I don’t think anyone can grow unless he’s loved exactly as he is now, appreciated for what he is rather than what he will be.
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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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