It can be tempting to blame others for our loss of direction. We get lots of information about life but little education in life from parents, teachers, and other authority figures who should know better from their experience. Information is about facts.
BERNIE SIEGELIn this view of the world, we spend the rest of our lives searching for wholeness and knowledge, wellness and health-the balance and harmony we lost when we were born.
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When my body gets to the point where I can no longer function or feel gratitude, then I’ll leave it and become grateful again. But until then, I will appreciate what I have and not whine about what I don’t have,
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It takes more distress and poison to kill someone who has peace of mind and loves life.
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Each day becomes more meaningful, and your life is enhanced when your actions are guided by what inspires you.
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At that time, they grow up, stop feeling loved, become depressed and start thinking-and what they are thinking about worries me.
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I heard that when I had grown up and had no idea of the whole story because the family album had pictures of a covered carriage and my mother smiling so I assumed I was asleep.
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Love is giving with no expectations…Love cures, heals, and rewards two people: the lover and the beloved.
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You can’t control the world, but when you control your thoughts, you bring order.
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Hoping means seeing that the outcome you want is possible and then working for it.
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I once heard a man say he knew there was a God, he just didn’t think he needed Him. It is nice to take care of yourself and be independent, but it is also nice to know that you have a resource to rely on in times of need.
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I truly feel the best doctors are ones who are criticized by nurses, patients and family. They do not make excuses and learn from their mistakes.
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The fundamental problem most patients have is an inability to love themselves, having been unloved by others during some crucial part of their lives.
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What thoughts are so important that it is worth holding on to them even when they make you miserable? Why are you holding on?
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Education is about wisdom and the knowledge of how to love and survive.
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We have to create perfection through love
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I wish medical schools helped us to analyze our healthy and unhealthy reasons for becoming doctors.
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