One’s attitude towards oneself is the single most important factor in healing and staying well.
BERNIE SIEGELDo not be afraid to close your eyes and be silent in prayer, meditation, rest or sleep. In those states you may rediscover a new self. Then your life, time and thoughts will become yours again and you can live your unique myth.
More Bernie Siegel Quotes
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What a shame to be so afraid of failure that you stop living. My wife has a great one-liner about failure: “Never consider yourself a failure-you can always serve as a bad example.” She is right. Failure can be a better teacher than success.
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When he was well into his eighties a friend found him in his office on Sunday, and asked him why, at his age, he was working on a Sunday. His response, ‘It’s only work if there’s someplace else you’d rather be.’
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Every time I jog through the world, I am awed by what I find. On a winter morning, when it seems too cold and slippery for safe jogging or bicycling, I can still go out and experience the glory of sunlight turning icy branches into strings of sparkling diamonds.
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By disregarding intuition in favor of science, or science in favor of instincts, we limit ourselves.
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Be grateful simply for being alive. When you are grateful for life, pure and simple, your life becomes one you can be grateful for. That may strike you as circular or even backward logic, but your attitude really does have an effect on how things work out.
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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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For me, a lovely day is any day I wake up.
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There is no such thing as an incurable disease, only incurable people.
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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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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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If a person can turn from predicting illness to anticipating recovery, the foundation for cure is laid.
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Sometimes our behavior with each other is no different from the cry of an unattended baby.
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When you can’t change your life any other way, you can still change your attitude. When you do, your life changes. You find more chances to love, and you will be surprised to see how much more love is returned to you.
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Do things to make your day precious.
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Embrace each challenge in your life as an opportunity for self-transformation.
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