It’s not about curing the disease, but healing the life; then the physical benefits come.
BERNIE SIEGELTake 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?
More Bernie Siegel Quotes
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If you see what you do each day as your way of loving the world and helping it heal, then life gets to be a lot different. The difference between burning up and burning out is the difference between loving what you are doing and not loving it.
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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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No matter what the statistics say there is always a way.
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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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God is in everyone and everything. When we save each other or guide each other or just love each other.
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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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I always remember the words of George Halas, the owner of the Chicago Bears football team.
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Stories change people while statistics give them something to argue about.
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I cannot guarantee that the orders you place with God will always be filled. Prayer is not a test of God, but a call for help to find your inner strength and talent.
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Open your mind to all possibilities and believe!
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If you talk to your body, it will listen.
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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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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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Give someone who has faith in you a placebo and call it a hair growing pill, anti-nausea pill or whatever, and you will be amazed at how many respond to your therapy.
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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.
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If you love people, you’ll enjoy your life. If you don’t, you won’t love anything you do.
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I once heard a man say he knew there was a God, he just didn’t think he needed Him. It is nice to take care of yourself and be independent, but it is also nice to know that you have a resource to rely on in times of need.
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Thoughts are chemical. They can either kill us or cure us.
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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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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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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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What thoughts are so important that it is worth holding on to them even when they make you miserable? Why are you holding on?
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It takes more distress and poison to kill someone who has peace of mind and loves life.
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For me, a lovely day is any day I wake up.
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Every time I jog through the world, I am awed by what I find. On a winter morning, when it seems too cold and slippery for safe jogging or bicycling, I can still go out and experience the glory of sunlight turning icy branches into strings of sparkling diamonds.
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Education is about wisdom and the knowledge of how to love and survive.
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