Doctors are busy playing God when so few of us have the qualifications. And besides, the job is taken.
BERNIE SIEGELStudies of volunteers have shown there is a benefit to performing acts of love for other people.
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Consciousness is non-local and does not depend on words to communicate.
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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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If you love people, you’ll enjoy your life. If you don’t, you won’t love anything you do.
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It is the experience of living that is important, not searching for meaning. We bring meaning by how we love the world.
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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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Refusal to hope is nothing more than a decision to die.
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I cannot guarantee that the orders you place with God will always be filled. Prayer is not a test of God, but a call for help to find your inner strength and talent.
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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.
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Remember that an act of love always benefits at least two people.
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We destroy ourselves when we stop feeling. If you bury your feelings within you, you become a graveyard.
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When guilt rears its ugly head confront it, discuss it and let it go. The past is over. It is time to ask what can we do right, not what did we do wrong. Forgive yourself and move on.
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By disregarding intuition in favor of science, or science in favor of instincts, we limit ourselves.
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Information doesn’t mean a thing to people without inspiration.
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I’m sure as an infant, no matter what I looked like, I felt like the most loved kid getting those massages. So I really think that was a big part of my growing and my brain developing.
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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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