Hoping means seeing that the outcome you want is possible and then working for it.
BERNIE SIEGELThe 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.
More Bernie Siegel Quotes
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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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I love how Mother Theresa said she wouldn’t attend an anti-war rally but if there was a peace rally to call her. So I realized it’s not about waging a war against everybody’s disease and diagnosis but rather about helping them live.
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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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I see people who die a few minutes after a doctor tells them there is no hope of a cure. They give up and go. Others get angry and find joy in proving the doctor wrong. Something within them is challenged and hopeful. Hope is the divine motivator.
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When you can’t change your life any other way, you can still change your attitude. When you do, your life changes. You find more chances to love, and you will be surprised to see how much more love is returned to you.
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Each day becomes more meaningful, and your life is enhanced when your actions are guided by what inspires you.
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By disregarding intuition in favor of science, or science in favor of instincts, we limit ourselves.
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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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Feelings aroused by the touch of someones hand, the sound of music, the smell of a flower, a beautiful sunset, a work of art, love, laughter, hope and faith – all work on both the unconscious and the conscious aspects of the self, and they have physiological consequences as well.
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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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I will feel blessed by life and the opportunity to help others see that they are blessed, too.
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Stories change people while statistics give them something to argue about.
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What if Jesus was the only normal person who ever lived?
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Our authority figures, particularly our parents are hypnotic. Their words are hypnotic literally to small children because of brain wave patterns.
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Sure, bad things can happen in the tonow. But when bad things happen to children, they show us the way again, because they know how to be in touch with their feelings and needs.
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