Refusal to hope is nothing more than a decision to die.
BERNIE SIEGELIf you see what you do each day as your way of loving the world and helping it heal, then life gets to be a lot different. The difference between burning up and burning out is the difference between loving what you are doing and not loving it.
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For me, a lovely day is any day I wake up.
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Anything that offers hope has the potential to heal.
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Thoughts are chemical. They can either kill us or cure us.
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When we hate people who hurt us, we come to resemble what we hate, or worse, and then we suffer all the more. What is evil is our response. We have choices, and love is the most powerful eliminator of all.
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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 performed wound care or minor surgery, I would always apologize for any pain I was causing the animal and they would lick my hand and not bite me out of anger due to the pain. They are also far more forgiving than people are of human beings and other animals.
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A surgeon is surrounded by people who are sick, discouraged, afraid, embittered, dying – but also courageous, loving, wise, compassionate and alive.
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Studies of volunteers have shown there is a benefit to performing acts of love for other people.
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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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When you accept that you are not in charge of everything, you can begin to work with the one who really is in charge. This has been my experience; when I accepted that I was not in charge and started to work with someone else’s plan, the Boss showed up.
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Money, financial matters were to help people, to help them survive, not to have a bigger house or a bigger car and that sort of thing, because I hear that from so many kids, they often don’t know why their father won’t spend more time with them.
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I learned to say, “You didn’t die when you were supposed to so what’s going on?”, and they always had a story to tell me.
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Act as if you are the person you want to be.
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Embrace each challenge in your life as an opportunity for self-transformation.
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If you talk to your body, it will listen.
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