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 SIEGELIf you talk to your body, it will listen.
More Bernie Siegel Quotes
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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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Refusal to hope is nothing more than a decision to die.
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It is astounding how much the immune system is strengthened by reducing daily mental stress levels with either visualization or meditation.
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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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In this view of the world, we spend the rest of our lives searching for wholeness and knowledge, wellness and health-the balance and harmony we lost when we were born.
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If you see what you do each day as your way of loving the world and helping it heal, then life gets to be a lot different. The difference between burning up and burning out is the difference between loving what you are doing and not loving it.
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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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You 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.
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Having pets in the house helps everyone have a reverence for life.
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The #1 problem most patients face is the inability to love themselves
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Love and kindness are the basis of my religious beliefs. The rituals and outward signs are not as important as one’s actions and deeds. Religion should be a path to God, not something to fight about.
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If God came in and said, I want you to be happy for the rest of your life, what would you do?
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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.
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Our authority figures, particularly our parents are hypnotic. Their words are hypnotic literally to small children because of brain wave patterns.
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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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