By disregarding intuition in favor of science, or science in favor of instincts, we limit ourselves.
BERNIE SIEGELIt can be tempting to blame others for our loss of direction. We get lots of information about life but little education in life from parents, teachers, and other authority figures who should know better from their experience. Information is about facts.
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Education is about wisdom and the knowledge of how to love and survive.
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Don’t try to help people to ‘not die’, help them to enjoy life!
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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.
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Relationships keep us alive and our lives meaningful.
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Embrace each challenge in your life as an opportunity for self-transformation.
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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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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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For me, a lovely day is any day I wake up.
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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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If a person can turn from predicting illness to anticipating recovery, the foundation for cure is laid.
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When we hate people who hurt us, we come to resemble what we hate, or worse, and then we suffer all the more. What is evil is our response. We have choices, and love is the most powerful eliminator of all.
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It’s hard to carry a child around with you, but fortunately, in most cases, you don’t have to ask a child for directions if you have a well-chosen role model ready to guide you. This is the next prescription:
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Live by your experience and do not let limited beliefs alter your life experience.
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The order of the words varies, but beer and ice are always two of the top four staples for sale. If we were all taking care of ourselves, wouldn’t the convenience stores compete for our dollars with signs that read “Fruit, Vegetables, Bread, Milk”?
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Refusal to hope is nothing more than a decision to die.
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