6/20/2023 0 Comments The simple faith of mister rogers![]() You may be as shocked over this as I am: Yale psychologists compared Mister Roger’s Neighborhood to Sesame Street, which was much more fast-paced than Fred’s. That message is the essence of every episode: It’s time to slow down.” He also warned his audience against hurry, and often sang the song, “I Like to Take My Time.” The Importance of Silence.” I was reminded each episode of his show opened with “a shot of a traffic light flashing in yellow caution mode. The other six chapters are excellent as well, tho’, don’t miss them, especially chapter nine on “Heading Toward Heaven.” I’ll give you a few teasers to get you going…Ĭhapter One is called, “The Importance of Taking Time. The first three chapters under the first spiritual toast stick happen to be my favorite. ![]() Rogers’ degree from Rollins obviously came in handy considering he wrote over two hundred songs and filmed more than nine hundred episodes of Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood. (Don’t miss that story!) His degree in music composition came from Rollins College in Winter Park, Florida, which I happened to have also attended. ![]() ![]() He did later become a Presbyterian minister, thanks to studying during his lunch hours. Rogers intended to attend seminary after college, but he landed in tv before that could happen. His words of wisdom became what Amy calls “spiritual toast sticks.” She says they are “sustenance to be shared.” She divides them into three parts in her book, each with three beautiful chapters: Toast sticks for the heart, eyes, and hands. ![]()
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