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The doctor that acts out of love doesn’t burn out. He or she may get tired physically, but not emotionally.

Bernie Siegel

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
Thoughts are chemical. They can either kill us or cure us.
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Chemicals Cure Either
When guilt rears its ugly head confront it, discuss it and let it go. The past is over. It is time to ask what can we do right, not what did we do wrong. Forgive yourself and move on.
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Happiness Moving Past
Embrace each challenge in your life as an opportunity for self-transformation.
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Challenges Opportunity Self
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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Children Model Role Thinking
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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Actually Chances Increase Interest
You are in charge of your thoughts and feelings. If you are willing to search for the reason that you can’t let go of disturbing thoughts, you can learn about yourself and restore your own peace of mind.
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Feelings Learn Mind Peace Search
The #1 problem most patients face is the inability to love themselves
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Faces Inability Love Patient
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
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
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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Doing Love Sooner Thinking You
There is no such thing as an incurable disease, only incurable people.
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Disease Incurable People
Hoping means seeing that the outcome you want is possible and then working for it.
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Hope Mean Possible Want Working
Be grateful simply for being alive. When you are grateful for life, pure and simple, your life becomes one you can be grateful for. That may strike you as circular or even backward logic, but your attitude really does have an effect on how things work out.
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Attitude Changing Life Thanksgiving
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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Ask Happy Mean Play Self
If God came in and said, I want you to be happy for the rest of your life, what would you do?
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Came Dream Happiness Want

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