‘mr. rogers’ neighborhood’ aired for the very 1st time, 55 years ago
fred rogers was a unique person with an immense heart and an incredible understanding of life
he’s one of my personal idols/heroes and i’m happy to see his legacy and lessons continue.
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“we all have different gifts, so we all have different ways of saying to the world who we are.”
-mr. rogers
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credit: fred rogers productions
we’ve been friends for over 40 years
at this gathering
following a recent loss
we came to realize
that between the four of us
we have but one surviving birth parent
making us close to all being orphans
we paid tribute
offered gratitude
to those who came before us
with all of their strengths and challenges
for had they not lived
there would be no us
nor our children
nor our grandchildren
nor those yet to come.
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“the songs of our ancestors are also the songs of our children”
-phillip carr-gomm
loving my new journals and so looking forward to filling them
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“language allows us to reach out to people, to touch them with our innermost fears, hopes, disappointments, victories.
to reach out to people we’ll never meet.
it’s the greatest legacy you could ever leave your children or your loved ones:
the history of how you felt.”
-simon van booy
i’ll never forget that wonderful yellow cake with the warm apple topping
my mom would sometimes serve us after dinner
years later when i was a mom
i thought of it again
asking her for the very fancy recipe
she was surprised
oh that? it wasn’t fancy at all
i bought a pre-made pound cake, cut it into slices,
heated up a can of apple pie filling, and poured it on top.
then i was the one who was surprised.
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What secret family recipe is in your lineage?
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“don’t let the secret recipe die with the inventor.”
-nathan myhrvold
Ruth Bader delivers a sermon as camp Rabbi at the age of 15, at Che-Na-Wah camp in Minerva, N.Y. (Photo: Supreme Court of the United States)
no finer way to honor this hero
“the vote is the most powerful nonviolent tool we have.”
-john lewis
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image credit: michigan theatre, ann arbor, michigan, usa
my grandson, Jackson (in the green shirt and shorts)
who loves
people, animals, kindness, dancing, laughing, and tacos
has become a part of a new kid congress
a group springing from the legacy of
‘kid president’
(who has now grown into a young man)
with a mission to show
that kids can help to change the world for the better
thank you to kid president for passing the torch
giving more kids the opportunity to bring good to the world
i couldn’t be prouder of these little people with gigantic hearts.
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(if you have two minutes, use the link below to meet the new congress)
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“children are the living messages we send to a time we will not see.”
John F. Kennedy, 35th President of the United States
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credits: kidpresident.com, soul pancake
proud to march today
with neighbors near and far
and with daughter and grandies
carrying the spirit and our legacy.
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“only those with tenacity can march forward in march”
― ernest agyemang yeboah
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credit: click on detroit, wdiv-tv, meredith bruckner
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