God wants us to know that life is a series of beginnings not endings. Just as graduations are not terminations but commencements. Creation is an ongoing process and when we create a perfect world where love and compassion are shared by all suffering will cease.
BERNIE SIEGELIf 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.
More Bernie Siegel Quotes
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By disregarding intuition in favor of science, or science in favor of instincts, we limit ourselves.
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Anything that offers hope has the potential to heal.
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Remember that an act of love always benefits at least two people.
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Doctors are busy playing God when so few of us have the qualifications. And besides, the job is taken.
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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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The other great tonic for the immune system is love—loving ourselves as well as others.
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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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Most of us never stop to consider our blessings; rather, we spend the day only thinking about our problems. But since you have to be alive to have problems, be grateful for the opportunity to have them.
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I wish medical schools helped us to analyze our healthy and unhealthy reasons for becoming doctors.
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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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If you are used to fending entirely for yourself, then when a catastrophe occurs you will expend a lot of energy looking for help at a time when you need your energy looking for help at a time when you need your energy for creative work.
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Sure, bad things can happen in the tonow. But when bad things happen to children, they show us the way again, because they know how to be in touch with their feelings and needs.
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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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Do not go looking for problems to feed your soul. Just let life be your teacher. It will nourish you with its inevitable difficulties.
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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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