It takes more distress and poison to kill someone who has peace of mind and loves life.
BERNIE SIEGELSure, bad things can happen in the tonow. But when bad things happen to children, they show us the way again, because they know how to be in touch with their feelings and needs.
More Bernie Siegel Quotes
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What if Jesus was the only normal person who ever lived?
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It brought attention to my own feelings, and the realization that I never knew what the future would bring so to keep an optimistic view of it, because who knows what today’s events will bring.
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There is no such thing as an incurable disease, only incurable people.
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Act as if you are the person you want to be.
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Getting well is not the only goal. Even more important is learning to live without fear, to be at peace with life and ultimately death.
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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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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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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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One’s attitude towards oneself is the single most important factor in healing and staying well.
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I grew up with sentiments such as, “Do what will make you happy, troubles are God’s redirections that something good will come from.
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Animal intuitives can diagnose an animal’s physical health problems by listening to the animals.
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The irony is that it is actually in your best interest to be selfless. The things you do for the benefit of others not only make you feel fulfilled, they increase your chances of living a long and happy life.
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Sometimes our behavior with each other is no different from the cry of an unattended baby.
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Disease is surely one of the ways in which we are tried by life and offered the chance to be heroic. Though few of us will win Olympic gold medals or slay dragons, disease can be the spark or gift that allows many of us to live out our personal myths and become heroes.
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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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