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Happy 4th Anniversary to me and my husband…
2008 @ 8:20 am
In honor, I would like to share the reading our friend Sean did at the ceremony…
Each generation, in its turn, is a link between all that has gone before and all that comes after. That is true genetically, and it is equally true in the transmission of identity. Our parents gave us what they were able to give, and we took what we could of it and made parts of ourselves. If we knew our grandparents, we will have taken from them what they could offer us, too. All that helped to make us who we are. We, in our turn, will offer what we can of ourselves to our children and their offspring.
The greatest gift you ever give is your honest self.
When we love a person, we accept him or her exactly as is: the lovely with the unlovely, the strong along with the fearful, the true mixed in with the façade, and of course, the only way we can do it is by accepting ourselves that way.
We need to help people to discover the true meaning of love. Love is generally confused with dependence. Those of us who have grown in true love know that we can love only in proportion to our capacity for independence.
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.
All excerpts from the writings of Mr. Rogers. Yes, that Mr. Rogers.
Off to celebrate!
omg. we look like children. you look hot honey.