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If God came in and said, I want you to be happy for the rest of your life, what would you do?

Bernie Siegel

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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Discouraged People Sick Surgeon Wise
It’s not about curing the disease, but healing the life; then the physical benefits come.
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Benefits Disease Healing Physical
I am not talking about selfishness or self-interest. When I ask, What will make you happy?, I mean, What way of loving others feels right for you? Choose a way of loving that makes you happy, and your efforts will be play rather than work.
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Answer Chose Happy Loving Models
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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Acceptance Experience Show Start Team Wife
Education is about wisdom and the knowledge of how to love and survive.
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About Education Knowledge Survive Wisdom
Do not be afraid to close your eyes and be silent in prayer, meditation, rest or sleep. In those states you may rediscover a new self. Then your life, time and thoughts will become yours again and you can live your unique myth.
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Again Become Life Rediscover Rest Sleep
I grew up with sentiments such as, “Do what will make you happy, troubles are God’s redirections that something good will come from.
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Father Kids Redirection Sentiments World
We are here to feel, wonder and gaze in awe at the world. Instead of just teaching our children how to use things and do things, I suggest we nourish their sense of wonder.
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Children Instead Teaching Use World
When you embrace the mystery and open yourself to it, a new life is created, resistant to the old problems.
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Guarantees Order Prayer Problems
Life is an opportunity to contribute love in your own way.
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Love Marriage Opportunity
Most 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.
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Blessing Grateful Opportunity
Thoughts are chemical. They can either kill us or cure us.
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Chemicals Cure Either
We have to create perfection through love
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Create Love Perfection
When he was well into his eighties a friend found him in his office on Sunday, and asked him why, at his age, he was working on a Sunday. His response, ‘It’s only work if there’s someplace else you’d rather be.’
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Age Ask Friend Response Sunday Working
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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Beautiful Day Eye Love Remember
Stories change people while statistics give them something to argue about.
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Giving People Stories

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