You cannot fail at being yourself. A cat doesn’t try to be a tiger, and you shouldn’t try to be something you aren’t. You are a process, not a product. Your job is to discover what you are and create that creature.
BERNIE SIEGEL
BERNIE SIEGEL
Bernie Siegel on being
Bernie Siegel143 quotes“You cannot fail at being yourself. A cat doesn’t try to be a tiger, and you shouldn’t try to be something you aren’t. You are a process, not a product. Your job is to discover what you are and create that creature.”
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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.
Bernie SiegelBernie Siegel By disregarding intuition in favor of science, or science in favor of instincts, we limit ourselves.
Bernie SiegelBernie Siegel It’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.
Bernie SiegelBernie Siegel As one woman told me, “When I decided to come in to work happy, everybody around me became happy.” This woman had decided to quit a job she hated, and on the last day of her two weeks’ notice, she woke up happy.
Bernie SiegelBernie Siegel Don’t do things to not die, do things to enjoy living. The by-product may be not dying.
Bernie SiegelBernie Siegel I love how Mother Theresa said she wouldn’t attend an anti-war rally but if there was a peace rally to call her. So I realized it’s not about waging a war against everybody’s disease and diagnosis but rather about helping them live.
Bernie SiegelBernie Siegel 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.
Bernie SiegelBernie Siegel As doctors, we are not trained to communicate and understand the power of our words as they relate to a patient’s ability and desire to survive.
Bernie SiegelBernie Siegel 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,
Bernie SiegelBernie Siegel Take 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?
Bernie SiegelBernie Siegel I am convinced that unconditional love is the most powerful known stimulant of the immune system.
Bernie SiegelBernie Siegel Animal intuitives can diagnose an animal’s physical health problems by listening to the animals.
Bernie SiegelBernie Siegel Those who look on the world with love will need a handkerchief, not to use as a blindfold, but to blow their nose and dry their tears.
Bernie SiegelBernie Siegel The simple truth is that happy people generally don’t get sick
Bernie SiegelBernie Siegel 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.
Bernie SiegelBernie Siegel 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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Bill KaulitzBill Kaulitz I think everyone is most confident when they are just being themselves and not trying to impress others.
Bethany MotaBethany Mota I mean, everybody would love to have their clothes torn off by a mob of girls, but being screamed at is different.
Bill MurrayBill Murray There is only one way in the world to be distinguished. Follow your instinct! Be yourself, and you’ll be somebody. Be one more blind follower of the blind, and you will have the oblivion you desire.
Bliss CarmanBliss Carman I logically don’t believe that all this stuff [surrounding us] is generated from dust. But I’m also not like “Jesus Christ came down to save us.” It’s almost selfish to think that human beings, on this plane of reality, are the end of it.
Blake ButlerBlake Butler Some values must be universal, like human rights and the equal worth of every human being.
Bjorn UlvaeusBjorn Ulvaeus In our community, we have a duty to strengthen the weakest among us to build a better society.
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