Childhood isn’t just something we “get through.” It’s a big journey, and it’s one we’ve all taken. Most likely, though, we’ve forgotten how much we had to learn along the way about ourselves and others.
Sometimes, though, I wonder if we confuse strength with other words – like aggression and even violence.
One of my wise teachers, Dr. William F. Orr, told me, “There is only one thing evil cannot stand and that is forgiveness.
To get somewhere new, we may have to leave somewhere else behind.
So maybe you’ll... take some time to think about those who have cared so deeply for you that you’re really nourished in this whole life because of knowing them.
You know, we have pieces of the people that have cared about us all through our lives, and they’re all part of us know. And so we represent, each one of us represents, so many investments from others. No one of us is alone.
Love is at the root of everything. All learning, all parenting, all relationships. Love or the lack of it.
When I was very young, most of my childhood heroes wore capes... But, as I grew my heroes changed so that now I can honestly say that anyone who does anything to help a child, is a hero to me.
One of our chief jobs in life, it seems to me, is to realize how rare and valuable each one of us really is–that each of us has something which no one else has–or ever will have–something inside which is unique to all time.
Sometimes you are in just the right place.
In order to express our sense of reality, we must use some kind of symbol: words or notes or shades of paint or television pictures or sculpted forms. None of those symbols or images can ever completely satisfy us because they can never be any more than what they are – a fragment of a reflection of what we feel reality to be.
The toughest thing is to love somebody who has done something mean to you–especially when that somebody is yourself. Look inside yourself and find that loving part of you. Take good care of that part because it helps you love your neighbor.
It’s the people who feel strong and good about themselves inside who are best able to accept outside differences – their own or others‘. We help children develop this ability every time we affirm how special they are to us for being themselves, and how special to us are all the things that make each person different from anyone else.
I think one of the greatest gifts you can give anybody is the gift of your honest self.
We’re still one of the islands that encourage quiet and some space to think. We hear every day from people saying how grateful they are for some time of calm.
All I can do is be myself. I’ve had the grace to be able to do that. I walk into the studio and I think, ‘Let some word that is heard be Thine.
It takes strength to face our sadness and to grieve and to let our grief and our anger flow in tears when they need to. It takes strength to talk about our feelings and to reach out for help and comfort when we need it.
I have no fear of dying. And, you know, I would be very glad to talk with, with anybody, about the joy of going on. You know, what’s next? It’ll be fun, too. I have a great trust in God’s constant care; this is just one chapter in a long, long book: this part that we call ‘being on Earth,’ you know?
I was walking this far off the ground,′ Rogers said, smiling at the memory and holding his hand a foot above the floor. ‘You know, there are special times and there are extra special times. I feel that the real drama of life is never center stage, it’s always in the wings. It’s never with the spotlight on, it’s usually something that you don’t expect at all.
I feel the support of someone who is on my side, who understands what life’s choices are like, someone who says, “I’ve been there, and it’s okay to go on.