I heard that when I had grown up and had no idea of the whole story because the family album had pictures of a covered carriage and my mother smiling so I assumed I was asleep.
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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Most of us never stop to consider our blessings; rather, we spend the day only thinking about our problems. But since you have to be alive to have problems, be grateful for the opportunity to have them.
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Hoping means seeing that the outcome you want is possible and then working for it.
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In this view of the world, we spend the rest of our lives searching for wholeness and knowledge, wellness and health-the balance and harmony we lost when we were born.
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Feel your feelings. What you bring forth will save you.
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The fundamental problem most patients have is an inability to love themselves, having been unloved by others during some crucial part of their lives.
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The other great tonic for the immune system is love—loving ourselves as well as others.
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I will feel blessed by life and the opportunity to help others see that they are blessed, too.
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Often people become an addict and self destructive. Now the opposite of love is indifference and even worse is rejection and abuse, and I meet those people.
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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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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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Sometimes our behavior with each other is no different from the cry of an unattended baby.
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The #1 problem most patients face is the inability to love themselves
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Those who look on the world with love will need a handkerchief, not to use as a blindfold, but to blow their nose and dry their tears.
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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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If none of your role models provide the answer, then it is time to go within and ask yourself, “What would make me happy?” In other words, let your feelings guide you. This doesn’t work well if you focus narrowly on your personal needs.
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