Having pets in the house helps everyone have a reverence for life.
BERNIE SIEGELI find new and healing images in that dark, silent place away from emotions that control me.
More Bernie Siegel Quotes
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There is no such thing as an incurable disease, only incurable people.
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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 something controls you in a way that puzzles you, think of it as a mystery. Mysteries are best approached by closing your eyes and mouth to experience darkness and silence.
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An awareness of one’s mortality can lead you to wake up and live an authentic, meaningful life.
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I always remember the words of George Halas, the owner of the Chicago Bears football team.
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To me, animal communication seemed an insane idea, years ago; but my experience altered my life and my beliefs.
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Every time I jog through the world, I am awed by what I find. On a winter morning, when it seems too cold and slippery for safe jogging or bicycling, I can still go out and experience the glory of sunlight turning icy branches into strings of sparkling diamonds.
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Traditional doctors say I’m a mystic. I don’t deny it.
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Inspiration is the greatest gift because it opens your life to many new possibilities.
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What thoughts are so important that it is worth holding on to them even when they make you miserable? Why are you holding on?
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Doctors are busy playing God when so few of us have the qualifications. And besides, the job is taken.
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I wish medical schools helped us to analyze our healthy and unhealthy reasons for becoming doctors.
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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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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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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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