Love is giving with no expectations…Love cures, heals, and rewards two people: the lover and the beloved.
BERNIE SIEGELYou still won’t be perfect, but success isn’t about perfection-it is about authenticity. You are a success if you are being your real, authentic self.
More Bernie Siegel Quotes
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Relationships keep us alive and our lives meaningful.
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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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It takes more distress and poison to kill someone who has peace of mind and loves life.
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I learned to say, “You didn’t die when you were supposed to so what’s going on?”, and they always had a story to tell me.
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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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Getting well is not the only goal. Even more important is learning to live without fear, to be at peace with life and ultimately death.
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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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If I told patients to raise their blood levels of immune globulins or killer T cells, no one would know how. But if I can teach them to love themselves and others fully, the same changes happen automatically. The truth is: love heals.
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You can see people draw the past, present and future as well as dream about it. You go to bed at night and have a dream that says there’s a lump in your right breast and the doctor who is foreign, with an accent tells you it’s cancer.
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I believe consciousness is non-local and a big part of what we experience with near death and past lives.
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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.
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It’s not about curing the disease, but healing the life; then the physical benefits come.
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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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