Don’t do things to not die, do things to enjoy living. The by-product may be not dying.
BERNIE SIEGELYou’ll see that love improves your vision and allows you to see more than your eye has ever seen before. But be forewarned:
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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 can’t control the world, but when you control your thoughts, you bring order.
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The Secret Language of Your Body truly is the essential guide to restore your body to its healthiest state and assist you to heal your life.
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The doctor that acts out of love doesn’t burn out. He or she may get tired physically, but not emotionally.
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Live by your experience and do not let limited beliefs alter your life experience.
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You will notice at times that the new life isn’t what you asked for. But asking for specific items or for particular events to occur isn’t how I define prayer.
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God wants us to know that life is a series of beginnings not endings. Just as graduations are not terminations but commencements. Creation is an ongoing process and when we create a perfect world where love and compassion are shared by all suffering will cease.
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I always remember the words of George Halas, the owner of the Chicago Bears football team.
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Sure, bad things can happen in the tonow. But when bad things happen to children, they show us the way again, because they know how to be in touch with their feelings and needs.
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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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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 would never have had if I’d been fool enough to make them do what I thought they should do.
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Refusal to hope is nothing more than a decision to die.
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Getting well is not the only goal. Even more important is learning to live without fear, to be at peace with life and ultimately death.
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Hoping means seeing that the outcome you want is possible and then working for it.
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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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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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It is astounding how much the immune system is strengthened by reducing daily mental stress levels with either visualization or meditation.
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We have to create perfection through love
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Animal intuitives can diagnose an animal’s physical health problems by listening to the animals.
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For me, a lovely day is any day I wake up.
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What I learned was to live in my heart and to do what will make my happy, and that was not selfishness. It didn’t matter what job I took, my mother’s answer was, “Do what will make you happy.”
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At that time, they grow up, stop feeling loved, become depressed and start thinking-and what they are thinking about worries me.
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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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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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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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