it's you i like

here we are, all on this boat together, this floating planet...together. i feel blessed even in times of trouble. i wonder how human beings get that feeling. i guess it comes from a long line of people in our lives who have, in one way or another, "sung" that song:

it's you i like.

it's not the things you wear.

it's not the way you do your hair,

but it's you i like.

the way you are right now,

the way down deep inside,

not the things that hide you,

not your toys-they're just beside you.

but it's you i like,

every part of you-

your skin, your eyes, your feelings,
whether old or new.

i hope that you'll remember

even when you're feeling blue,

that it's you i like, it's you yourself.

it's you. it's you i like.

-"many ways to say i love you" by mister rogers