Love and kindness are the basis of my religious beliefs. The rituals and outward signs are not as important as one’s actions and deeds. Religion should be a path to God, not something to fight about.
BERNIE SIEGELUnconditional love is the most powerful stimulant to the immune system.
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In 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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I always remember the words of George Halas, the owner of the Chicago Bears football team.
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Live by your experience and do not let limited beliefs alter your life experience.
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The #1 problem most patients face is the inability to love themselves
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By disregarding intuition in favor of science, or science in favor of instincts, we limit ourselves.
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The irony is that it is actually in your best interest to be selfless. The things you do for the benefit of others not only make you feel fulfilled, they increase your chances of living a long and happy life.
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Unconditional love is the most powerful stimulant to the immune system.
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What a shame to be so afraid of failure that you stop living. My wife has a great one-liner about failure: “Never consider yourself a failure-you can always serve as a bad example.” She is right. Failure can be a better teacher than success.
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How will you know whether you are letting life teach you and nourish you? If your physical senses become more sensitive to the beauty you see.
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Our authority figures, particularly our parents are hypnotic. Their words are hypnotic literally to small children because of brain wave patterns.
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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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Act as if you are the person you want to be.
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No matter what the statistics say there is always a way.
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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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Thoughts are chemical. They can either kill us or cure us.
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