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.
BERNIE SIEGELIf you watch how nature deals with adversity, continually renewing itself, you can’t help but learn.
More Bernie Siegel Quotes
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Information doesn’t mean a thing to people without inspiration.
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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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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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Don’t do things to not die, do things to enjoy living. The by-product may be not dying.
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Open your mind to all possibilities and believe!
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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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Animal intuitives can diagnose an animal’s physical health problems by listening to the animals.
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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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Inspiration is the greatest gift because it opens your life to many new possibilities.
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How will you know whether you are letting life teach you and nourish you? If your physical senses become more sensitive to the beauty you see.
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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.
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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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If a person can turn from predicting illness to anticipating recovery, the foundation for cure is laid.
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It’s not about curing the disease, but healing the life; then the physical benefits come.
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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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