Often 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.
BERNIE SIEGELMy view of addiction, whether it’s drugs, food, alcohol or any list of other things, is the same reason I asked my mother why I wasn’t a drug addict or alcoholic, which is because when you’re not loved.
More Bernie Siegel Quotes
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Refusal to hope is nothing more than a decision to die.
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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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I will feel blessed by life and the opportunity to help others see that they are blessed, too.
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Information doesn’t mean a thing to people without inspiration.
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Remember this: Now is the only time you have. When God created the universe, it was now. You can’t say to creation and energy, “I’ll do it later, not now.” Later doesn’t exist. Creation doesn’t know anything but now.
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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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The simple truth is that happy people generally don’t get sick
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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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Not because I’m fascinated by the human body or want to understand death, but I like people and I want to help them. That also became my problem, because I couldn’t help everyone, I couldn’t fix everyone.
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I am convinced that unconditional love is the most powerful known stimulant of the immune system.
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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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And that material things are to make the world a better place” and the latter came from my father because his father died of tuberculosis when he was twelve. They had no insurance, six kids and a hell of a time surviving.
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What if Jesus was the only normal person who ever lived?
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If our wholeness is interrupted, then our health suffers, and we need to find a way to restore our sense of meaning. When we move in the direction of that meaning, we’re healing.
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Consciousness is non-local and does not depend on words to communicate.
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