Having pets in the house helps everyone have a reverence for life.
BERNIE SIEGELYou cannot fail at being yourself. A cat doesn’t try to be a tiger, and you shouldn’t try to be something you aren’t. You are a process, not a product. Your job is to discover what you are and create that creature.
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There is no such thing as an incurable disease, only incurable people.
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Remember this: Now is the only time you have. When God created the universe, it was now. You can’t say to creation and energy, “I’ll do it later, not now.” Later doesn’t exist. Creation doesn’t know anything but now.
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I had patients who didn’t die because they had too many pets to try to find homes for. It’s why women live longer than men with the same health problems.
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Education is about wisdom and the knowledge of how to love and survive.
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If our wholeness is interrupted, then our health suffers, and we need to find a way to restore our sense of meaning. When we move in the direction of that meaning, we’re healing.
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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.
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God wants us to know that life is a series of beginnings not endings. Just as graduations are not terminations but commencements. Creation is an ongoing process and when we create a perfect world where love and compassion are shared by all suffering will cease.
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It is astounding how much the immune system is strengthened by reducing daily mental stress levels with either visualization or meditation.
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Give someone who has faith in you a placebo and call it a hair growing pill, anti-nausea pill or whatever, and you will be amazed at how many respond to your therapy.
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What if Jesus was the only normal person who ever lived?
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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 cannot fail at being yourself. A cat doesn’t try to be a tiger, and you shouldn’t try to be something you aren’t. You are a process, not a product. Your job is to discover what you are and create that creature.
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The words of love you hear, and the life you feel touching your body and soul, then you know you have discovered the great value of misfortune.
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Sometimes our behavior with each other is no different from the cry of an unattended baby.
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You can find examples of how little we value ourselves everywhere you look. The signs on the front of the convenience stores where Stephen lives in Florida tell the story. Beer, ice, bread and milk are the big come-ons.
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The doctor that acts out of love doesn’t burn out. He or she may get tired physically, but not emotionally.
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If you talk to your body, it will listen.
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If God came in and said, I want you to be happy for the rest of your life, what would you do?
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Embrace each challenge in your life as an opportunity for self-transformation.
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By relaxation, I don’t mean falling asleep in front of the TV set or unwinding with friends. The kind I’m talking about is a quieting of mental activity and withdrawal of body and mind from external stimulation.
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By disregarding intuition in favor of science, or science in favor of instincts, we limit ourselves.
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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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Animal intuitives can diagnose an animal’s physical health problems by listening to the animals.
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Act as if you are the person you want to be.
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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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The simple truth is that happy people generally don’t get sick
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