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.
BERNIE SIEGELOur authority figures, particularly our parents are hypnotic. Their words are hypnotic literally to small children because of brain wave patterns.
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What if Jesus was the only normal person who ever lived?
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Who else do you admire, and exactly what do you admire about them? Have your roster of role models ready and waiting to help you the next time you are perplexed.
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You cannot fail at being yourself. A cat doesn’t try to be a tiger, and you shouldn’t try to be something you aren’t. You are a process, not a product. Your job is to discover what you are and create that creature.
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Our authority figures, particularly our parents are hypnotic. Their words are hypnotic literally to small children because of brain wave patterns.
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By disregarding intuition in favor of science, or science in favor of instincts, we limit ourselves.
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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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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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One’s attitude towards oneself is the single most important factor in healing and staying well.
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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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God is in everyone and everything. When we save each other or guide each other or just love each other.
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I wish medical schools helped us to analyze our healthy and unhealthy reasons for becoming doctors.
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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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It’s hard to carry a child around with you, but fortunately, in most cases, you don’t have to ask a child for directions if you have a well-chosen role model ready to guide you. This is the next prescription:
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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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I’ve learned to ask people, “You’re doing very well so what are you doing? Let me tell other people.” So what’s made me who I am, my experience.
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