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.
BERNIE SIEGELYour body loves you, but if you do not love your life, it will end it far sooner, thinking it is doing you a favor.
More Bernie Siegel Quotes
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If a person can turn from predicting illness to anticipating recovery, the foundation for cure is laid.
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What I try to get physically healthy people to understand is that they’re going to die someday. There is no way out. And dying isn’t failure, but not living is, so make use of your time. Don’t keeping waiting.
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We are here to feel, wonder and gaze in awe at the world. Instead of just teaching our children how to use things and do things, I suggest we nourish their sense of wonder.
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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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A surgeon is surrounded by people who are sick, discouraged, afraid, embittered, dying – but also courageous, loving, wise, compassionate and alive.
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One’s attitude towards oneself is the single most important factor in healing and staying well.
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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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Feel your feelings. What you bring forth will save you.
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You’ll see that love improves your vision and allows you to see more than your eye has ever seen before. But be forewarned:
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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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Each day becomes more meaningful, and your life is enhanced when your actions are guided by what inspires you.
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Act as if you are the person you want to be.
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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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Don’t try to help people to ‘not die’, help them to enjoy life!
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You 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.
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