I heard that when I had grown up and had no idea of the whole story because the family album had pictures of a covered carriage and my mother smiling so I assumed I was asleep.
BERNIE SIEGELThe Secret Language of Your Body truly is the essential guide to restore your body to its healthiest state and assist you to heal your life.
More Bernie Siegel Quotes
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The irony is that it is actually in your best interest to be selfless. The things you do for the benefit of others not only make you feel fulfilled, they increase your chances of living a long and happy life.
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The words of love you hear, and the life you feel touching your body and soul, then you know you have discovered the great value of misfortune.
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I know patients who bring a dozen roses to the doctor’s office. And, boy, the next visit, nobody forgets that. You come in and hey – ‘Here’s the lady who brought the roses’ vs. ‘Here’s the lung cancer.’
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I find new and healing images in that dark, silent place away from emotions that control me.
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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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What I learned was to live in my heart and to do what will make my happy, and that was not selfishness. It didn’t matter what job I took, my mother’s answer was, “Do what will make you happy.”
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Love is giving with no expectations…Love cures, heals, and rewards two people: the lover and the beloved.
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You will notice at times that the new life isn’t what you asked for. But asking for specific items or for particular events to occur isn’t how I define prayer.
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Education is about wisdom and the knowledge of how to love and survive.
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It’s not about curing the disease, but healing the life; then the physical benefits come.
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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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You too are a work of art.
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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 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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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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