When my body gets to the point where I can no longer function or feel gratitude, then I’ll leave it and become grateful again. But until then, I will appreciate what I have and not whine about what I don’t have,
BERNIE SIEGELLive by your experience and do not let limited beliefs alter your life experience.
More Bernie Siegel Quotes
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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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You too are a work of art.
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Disease is surely one of the ways in which we are tried by life and offered the chance to be heroic. Though few of us will win Olympic gold medals or slay dragons, disease can be the spark or gift that allows many of us to live out our personal myths and become heroes.
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Animal intuitives can diagnose an animal’s physical health problems by listening to the animals.
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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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We destroy ourselves when we stop feeling. If you bury your feelings within you, you become a graveyard.
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In this view of the world, we spend the rest of our lives searching for wholeness and knowledge, wellness and health-the balance and harmony we lost when we were born.
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The words of love you hear, and the life you feel touching your body and soul, then you know you have discovered the great value of misfortune.
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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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Consciousness is non-local and does not depend on words to communicate.
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The #1 problem most patients face is the inability to love themselves
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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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Be grateful simply for being alive. When you are grateful for life, pure and simple, your life becomes one you can be grateful for. That may strike you as circular or even backward logic, but your attitude really does have an effect on how things work out.
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Do not be afraid to love. Remember dear old Don Quixote, viewing the world with love. He saw many beautiful things no one else saw. Try being dear Don Quixote for a day.
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Life is an opportunity to contribute love in your own way.
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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.
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Whenever you get around to doing what you want to do, it will be now. The things you need to do to live a happier, more fulfilling life-the only time you can possible start doing them is now.
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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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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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Do not go looking for problems to feed your soul. Just let life be your teacher. It will nourish you with its inevitable difficulties.
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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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Feel your feelings. What you bring forth will save you.
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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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I am convinced that unconditional love is the most powerful known stimulant of the immune system.
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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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Having pets in the house helps everyone have a reverence for life.
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