I am not talking about selfishness or self-interest. When I ask, What will make you happy?, I mean, What way of loving others feels right for you? Choose a way of loving that makes you happy, and your efforts will be play rather than work.
BERNIE SIEGELDon’t do things to not die, do things to enjoy living. The by-product may be not dying.
More Bernie Siegel Quotes
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True inspiration overrides all fears. When you are inspired, you enter a trance state and can accomplish things that you may never have felt capable of doing.
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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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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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I believe that we are here to contribute love to the planet – each of us in our own way
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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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Having pets in the house helps everyone have a reverence for life.
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What I try to get physically healthy people to understand is that they’re going to die someday. There is no way out. And dying isn’t failure, but not living is, so make use of your time. Don’t keeping waiting.
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Love is giving with no expectations…Love cures, heals, and rewards two people: the lover and the beloved.
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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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It’s not about curing the disease, but healing the life; then the physical benefits come.
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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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You can find examples of how little we value ourselves everywhere you look. The signs on the front of the convenience stores where Stephen lives in Florida tell the story. Beer, ice, bread and milk are the big come-ons.
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It brought attention to my own feelings, and the realization that I never knew what the future would bring so to keep an optimistic view of it, because who knows what today’s events will bring.
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No matter what the statistics say there is always a way.
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Relationships keep us alive and our lives meaningful.
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