Do not be afraid to close your eyes and be silent in prayer, meditation, rest or sleep. In those states you may rediscover a new self. Then your life, time and thoughts will become yours again and you can live your unique myth.
BERNIE SIEGELYou still won’t be perfect, but success isn’t about perfection-it is about authenticity. You are a success if you are being your real, authentic self.
More Bernie Siegel Quotes
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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?
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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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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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Having pets in the house helps everyone have a reverence for life.
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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.’
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Miracles and angels are a part of our lives, so anticipate them and tune in through your quiet mind.
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Consciousness is non-local and does not depend on words to communicate.
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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.
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Unconditional love is the most powerful stimulant to the immune system.
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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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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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As one woman told me, “When I decided to come in to work happy, everybody around me became happy.” This woman had decided to quit a job she hated, and on the last day of her two weeks’ notice, she woke up happy.
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Relationships keep us alive and our lives meaningful.
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I am convinced that unconditional love is the most powerful known stimulant of the immune system.
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Our Creator has given us five senses to help us survive threats from the external world, and a sixth sense, our healing system, to help us survive internal threats.
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