At the end of the day, she noticed that everybody around her was happy, too- so she didn’t quit after all. She decided to come to work happy instead. Two years later, she’s still on the job, radiating happiness and love.
BERNIE SIEGELBy 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.
More Bernie Siegel Quotes
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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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Information doesn’t mean a thing to people without inspiration.
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Relationships keep us alive and our lives meaningful.
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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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The fundamental problem most patients have is an inability to love themselves, having been unloved by others during some crucial part of their lives.
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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.
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Having pets in the house helps everyone have a reverence for life.
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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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Often people become an addict and self destructive. Now the opposite of love is indifference and even worse is rejection and abuse, and I meet those people.
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Unconditional love is the most powerful stimulant to the immune system.
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Anything that offers hope has the potential to heal.
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Each day becomes more meaningful, and your life is enhanced when your actions are guided by what inspires you.
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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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I believe that we are here to contribute love to the planet – each of us in our own way
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Not because I’m fascinated by the human body or want to understand death, but I like people and I want to help them. That also became my problem, because I couldn’t help everyone, I couldn’t fix everyone.
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