If I’m sad about something, and I dismiss my sadness by saying, “Oh, well, it was for the best,” then I’m probably not willing or able to explore how I’m feeling. If I’m angry with someone, and I say, “Oh, it doesn’t matter, I don’t care,” then I probably don’t know what I’m really feeling. [...]
The greatest loss that we all have to deal with is the loss of the image of ourselves as a perfect person. Life’s Journeys According to Mister Rogers: Things to Remember Along the Way – Who You Are Right Now, page 24.
If we’re really honest with ourselves, there are probably times when we think, “What possible use can I be in this world? What need is there for somebody like me to fill?” That’s one of the deeper mysteries. Then God’s grace comes to us in the form of another person who tells us we have [...]
I realize that it isn’t very fashionable to talk about some things as being holy; nevertheless, if we ever want to rid ourselves of personal and corporate emptiness, brokenness, loneliness, and fear, we will have to allow ourselves room for that which we cannot see, hear, touch or control. Life’s Journeys According to Mister Rogers: [...]
When I was a kid, I was shy and overweight. I was a perfect target for ridicule. One day (how well I remember that day, and it’s more than sixty years ago!) we got out of school early, and I started to walk home by myself. It wasn’t long before I sense I was being [...]
I believe that at the center of the universe there dwells a loving spirit who longs for all that’s best in all of creation, a spirit who knows the great potential of each planet as well as each person, and little by little will love us into being more than we ever dreamed possible. That [...]
We can’t be expected to leave the unhappy and angry parts of ourselves at the door before coming in. We all need to feel that we can bring the whole of ourselves to the people who care about us. Life’s Journeys According to Mister Rogers: Things to Remember Along the Way – Who You Are [...]