Education is about wisdom and the knowledge of how to love and survive.
BERNIE SIEGELIt’s the consciousness that has come into us from other experiences and our consciousness that we remain aware of when we leave our bodies and they communicate with us through dreams, and even through drawings which I do a lot of work with myself.
More Bernie Siegel Quotes
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I would never have had if I’d been fool enough to make them do what I thought they should do.
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Do not be afraid to love. Remember dear old Don Quixote, viewing the world with love. He saw many beautiful things no one else saw. Try being dear Don Quixote for a day.
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If you talk to your body, it will listen.
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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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You’ll see that love improves your vision and allows you to see more than your eye has ever seen before. But be forewarned:
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Don’t do things to not die, do things to enjoy living. The by-product may be not dying.
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When my body gets to the point where I can no longer function or feel gratitude, then I’ll leave it and become grateful again. But until then, I will appreciate what I have and not whine about what I don’t have,
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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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There’s very little that shocks me because I consider life a miracle so I guess what shocks me is that life exists. How the hell did we get here? What shocks me is that bacteria alter their genes and resist antibiotics and viruses resist vaccines.
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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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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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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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Sometimes our behavior with each other is no different from the cry of an unattended baby.
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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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By disregarding intuition in favor of science, or science in favor of instincts, we limit ourselves.
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