Studies of volunteers have shown there is a benefit to performing acts of love for other people.
BERNIE SIEGEL
BERNIE SIEGEL
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Take one role model, as often as needed. Set aside a few minutes today to fill this prescription so you will have it handy when you need it. Think now about who your role models have been. What do they offer?
Bernie SiegelBernie Siegel I am convinced that unconditional love is the most powerful known stimulant of the immune system.
Bernie SiegelBernie Siegel Animal intuitives can diagnose an animal’s physical health problems by listening to the animals.
Bernie SiegelBernie Siegel Those who look on the world with love will need a handkerchief, not to use as a blindfold, but to blow their nose and dry their tears.
Bernie SiegelBernie Siegel The simple truth is that happy people generally don’t get sick
Bernie SiegelBernie Siegel You are in charge of your thoughts and feelings. If you are willing to search for the reason that you can’t let go of disturbing thoughts, you can learn about yourself and restore your own peace of mind.
Bernie SiegelBernie Siegel Feelings aroused by the touch of someones hand, the sound of music, the smell of a flower, a beautiful sunset, a work of art, love, laughter, hope and faith – all work on both the unconscious and the conscious aspects of the self, and they have physiological consequences as well.
Bernie SiegelBernie Siegel The doctor that acts out of love doesn’t burn out. He or she may get tired physically, but not emotionally.
Bernie SiegelBernie Siegel Refusal to hope is nothing more than a decision to die.
Bernie SiegelBernie Siegel My view of addiction, whether it’s drugs, food, alcohol or any list of other things, is the same reason I asked my mother why I wasn’t a drug addict or alcoholic, which is because when you’re not loved.
Bernie SiegelBernie Siegel To paraphrase something the anthropologist Ashley Montagu once said, the way I change my life is to act as if I’m the person I want to be. This is, to me, the simplest, wisest advice you can give anyone.
Bernie SiegelBernie Siegel I know patients who bring a dozen roses to the doctor’s office. And, boy, the next visit, nobody forgets that. You come in and hey – ‘Here’s the lady who brought the roses’ vs. ‘Here’s the lung cancer.’
Bernie SiegelBernie Siegel I believe consciousness is non-local and a big part of what we experience with near death and past lives.
Bernie SiegelBernie Siegel Sometimes our behavior with each other is no different from the cry of an unattended baby.
Bernie SiegelBernie Siegel I believe that we are here to contribute love to the planet – each of us in our own way
Bernie SiegelBernie Siegel At the end of the day, she noticed that everybody around her was happy, too- so she didn’t quit after all. She decided to come to work happy instead. Two years later, she’s still on the job, radiating happiness and love.
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Teresa PeresTeresa Peres But it was now time for her to go away-to find someone who could show her what happiness was.
Lang LeavLang Leav Just because you haven’t seen how wonderful, beautiful, and special she is, doesn’t mean no one else will.
Norah RoseNorah Rose A memory is a star or a stain.
Aneena BijuAneena Biju Love her, but don’t forget to leave her wild.
Little PaulsonLittle Paulson Do your own thing and live your way of happiness.
Emily BockEmily Bock I’ve experienced departure far too much to have the courage and call anyone my own.
Mira R. AridiMira R. Aridi More often than I am not, all I need is the rise of my own lungs – I am already complete.
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I like birthday cake. It’s so symbolic. It’s a tempting symbol to load with something more complicated than just ‘Happy birthday!’ because it’s this emblem of childhood and a happy day.
Aimee BenderAimee Bender You should learn to be happy with what you have. Besides, the fact that I’m not a huge star has allowed me to pick and choose the roles I want to do, not the ones some person sitting in a studio office thinks I should do.
Aidan QuinnAidan Quinn It took us five hours to reach Tokyo, but I was really happy. I kept talking about myself, and didn’t hear anything about Nana. But now that I know you better; I know you wouldn’t say anything.
Ai YazawaAi Yazawa I can be happy going to the hardware store.
Aida TurturroAida Turturro Nana…how come being happy and making your dreams come true are two different things? Even now, I still don’t know why.
Ai YazawaAi Yazawa I’m not a city kind of guy. I’m happiest when I’m tromping through the woods.
Aidan QuinnAidan Quinn It is that happy stretch of time when the lovers set to chronicling their passion. When no glance, no tone of voice is so fleeting but it shines with significance.
Ahdaf SoueifAhdaf Soueif It was just me in my bedroom. It gave me freedom and made me happy.
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