Bernie Siegel on asking
Bernie Siegel143 quotes“I’ve learned to ask people, “You’re doing very well so what are you doing? Let me tell other people.” So what’s made me who I am, my experience.”
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I am not talking about selfishness or self-interest. When I ask, What will make you happy?, I mean, What way of loving others feels right for you? Choose a way of loving that makes you happy, and your efforts will be play rather than work.
Bernie SiegelBernie Siegel A surgeon is surrounded by people who are sick, discouraged, afraid, embittered, dying – but also courageous, loving, wise, compassionate and alive.
Bernie SiegelBernie Siegel It’s not about curing the disease, but healing the life; then the physical benefits come.
Bernie SiegelBernie Siegel What I try to get physically healthy people to understand is that they’re going to die someday. There is no way out. And dying isn’t failure, but not living is, so make use of your time. Don’t keeping waiting.
Bernie SiegelBernie Siegel An awareness of one’s mortality can lead you to wake up and live an authentic, meaningful life.
Bernie SiegelBernie Siegel You will notice at times that the new life isn’t what you asked for. But asking for specific items or for particular events to occur isn’t how I define prayer.
Bernie SiegelBernie Siegel Love is giving with no expectations…Love cures, heals, and rewards two people: the lover and the beloved.
Bernie SiegelBernie Siegel One’s attitude towards oneself is the single most important factor in healing and staying well.
Bernie SiegelBernie Siegel Live by your experience and do not let limited beliefs alter your life experience.
Bernie SiegelBernie Siegel we are doing God’s work. So God dresses in Eskimo clothing or other disguises, and responds to us whether or not we are aware enough to hear, see, or feel God’s loving guidance. Everything is a tool of God, from DNA to the weather.
Bernie SiegelBernie Siegel When we hate people who hurt us, we come to resemble what we hate, or worse, and then we suffer all the more. What is evil is our response. We have choices, and love is the most powerful eliminator of all.
Bernie SiegelBernie Siegel When you accept that you are not in charge of everything, you can begin to work with the one who really is in charge. This has been my experience; when I accepted that I was not in charge and started to work with someone else’s plan, the Boss showed up.
Bernie SiegelBernie Siegel Act as if you are the person you want to be.
Bernie SiegelBernie Siegel Miracles and angels are a part of our lives, so anticipate them and tune in through your quiet mind.
Bernie SiegelBernie Siegel For me, a lovely day is any day I wake up.
Bernie SiegelBernie Siegel Money, financial matters were to help people, to help them survive, not to have a bigger house or a bigger car and that sort of thing, because I hear that from so many kids, they often don’t know why their father won’t spend more time with them.
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CEOs of top companies could probably use a dose of not-asking-for-raise behavior and less self-entitlement.
Adora SvitakAdora Svitak If America is truly Israels greatest ally, we should not be asking it to put its citizens and future at risk by forcing the establishment of a hostile Palestinian state as the only option.
Adam HasnerAdam Hasner This profound book shatters that assumption, showing that the more vital skill is asking the right questions….
Adam GrantAdam Grant Asking someone in advance not judge you, is like asking someone in advance not to smell you.
Adam CarollaAdam Carolla We are forever asking Nature whether it has stopped beating its wife.
Abraham KaplanAbraham Kaplan To allow the construction of places of worship other than Islamic ones in Saudi Arabia, it would be like asking the Vatican to build a mosque inside of it.
Abdullah of Saudi ArabiaAbdullah of Saudi Arabia We are closer to God when we are asking questions than when we think we have the answers.
Abraham Joshua HeschelAbraham Joshua Heschel The seeker asking, Where is God? Is really God saying, Where indeed is the seeker!
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