All life events are formative. All contribute to what we become, year by year, as we go on growing. As my friend the poet Kenneth Koch once said, You aren't just the age you are. You are all the ages you ever have been!
Fred RogersWhen 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.
Fred RogersIn the external scheme of things, shining moments are as brief as the twinkling of an eye, yet such twinklings are what eternity is made of โ moments when we human beings can say, โI love youโ ... โI'm proud of youโ ... โI forgive youโ ... โI'm grateful for youโ ... โWhether you win anything or not, you still have great value.โ That's what eternity is made of: invisible, imperishable good stuff.
Fred RogersIn the external scheme of things, shining moments are as brief as the twinkling of an eye, yet such twinklings are what eternity is made of -- moments when we human beings can say "I love you," "I'm proud of you," "I forgive you," "I'm grateful for you." That's what eternity is made of: invisible imperishable good stuff.
Fred Rogers