You can see people draw the past, present and future as well as dream about it. You go to bed at night and have a dream that says there’s a lump in your right breast and the doctor who is foreign, with an accent tells you it’s cancer.
BERNIE SIEGELMost of us never stop to consider our blessings; rather, we spend the day only thinking about our problems. But since you have to be alive to have problems, be grateful for the opportunity to have them.
More Bernie Siegel Quotes
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I find new and healing images in that dark, silent place away from emotions that control me.
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Miracles and angels are a part of our lives, so anticipate them and tune in through your quiet mind.
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Hoping means seeing that the outcome you want is possible and then working for it.
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For me, a lovely day is any day I wake up.
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Stories change people while statistics give them something to argue about.
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Act as if you are the person you want to be.
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The irony is that it is actually in your best interest to be selfless. The things you do for the benefit of others not only make you feel fulfilled, they increase your chances of living a long and happy life.
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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,
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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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If none of your role models provide the answer, then it is time to go within and ask yourself, “What would make me happy?” In other words, let your feelings guide you. This doesn’t work well if you focus narrowly on your personal needs.
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It can be tempting to blame others for our loss of direction. We get lots of information about life but little education in life from parents, teachers, and other authority figures who should know better from their experience. Information is about facts.
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To me, God is an intelligent, loving, conscious energy and why do I say that? Well you need energy to create. You have to have a source. It’s undifferentiated energy which has intelligence or it couldn’t create.
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Don’t do things to not die, do things to enjoy living. The by-product may be not dying.
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By disregarding intuition in favor of science, or science in favor of instincts, we limit ourselves.
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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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