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.
BERNIE SIEGELOften people become an addict and self destructive. Now the opposite of love is indifference and even worse is rejection and abuse, and I meet those people.
More Bernie Siegel Quotes
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Don’t try to help people to ‘not die’, help them to enjoy life!
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Thoughts are chemical. They can either kill us or cure us.
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It is the experience of living that is important, not searching for meaning. We bring meaning by how we love the world.
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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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Take one role model, as often as needed. Set aside a few minutes today to fill this prescription so you will have it handy when you need it. Think now about who your role models have been. What do they offer?
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Studies of volunteers have shown there is a benefit to performing acts of love for other people.
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By disregarding intuition in favor of science, or science in favor of instincts, we limit ourselves.
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For me, a lovely day is any day I wake up.
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It’s hard to carry a child around with you, but fortunately, in most cases, you don’t have to ask a child for directions if you have a well-chosen role model ready to guide you. This is the next prescription:
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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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Don’t do things to not die, do things to enjoy living. The by-product may be not dying.
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An awareness of one’s mortality can lead you to wake up and live an authentic, meaningful life.
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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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Your body loves you, but if you do not love your life, it will end it far sooner, thinking it is doing you a favor.
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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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