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.
BERNIE SIEGELWhen you love the unlovable and forgive the unforgivable, you’re free.
More Bernie Siegel Quotes
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It takes more distress and poison to kill someone who has peace of mind and loves life.
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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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What if Jesus was the only normal person who ever lived?
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Consciousness is non-local and does not depend on words to communicate.
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By disregarding intuition in favor of science, or science in favor of instincts, we limit ourselves.
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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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Act as if you are the person you want to be.
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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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If you watch how nature deals with adversity, continually renewing itself, you can’t help but learn.
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I truly feel the best doctors are ones who are criticized by nurses, patients and family. They do not make excuses and learn from their mistakes.
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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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To me, animal communication seemed an insane idea, years ago; but my experience altered my life and my beliefs.
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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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You’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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I’m sure as an infant, no matter what I looked like, I felt like the most loved kid getting those massages. So I really think that was a big part of my growing and my brain developing.
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