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.
BERNIE SIEGELIt is the experience of living that is important, not searching for meaning. We bring meaning by how we love the world.
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Now we are a team and I have less to be concerned about. He organizes my schedule. I just follow it, and when He is taking a day off my wife steps in.
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By disregarding intuition in favor of science, or science in favor of instincts, we limit ourselves.
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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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My view of addiction, whether it’s drugs, food, alcohol or any list of other things, is the same reason I asked my mother why I wasn’t a drug addict or alcoholic, which is because when you’re not loved.
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Our Creator has given us five senses to help us survive threats from the external world, and a sixth sense, our healing system, to help us survive internal threats.
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Unconditional love is the most powerful stimulant to the immune system.
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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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I wish medical schools helped us to analyze our healthy and unhealthy reasons for becoming doctors.
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If something controls you in a way that puzzles you, think of it as a mystery. Mysteries are best approached by closing your eyes and mouth to experience darkness and silence.
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Doctors are busy playing God when so few of us have the qualifications. And besides, the job is taken.
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Money, financial matters were to help people, to help them survive, not to have a bigger house or a bigger car and that sort of thing, because I hear that from so many kids, they often don’t know why their father won’t spend more time with them.
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Animal intuitives can diagnose an animal’s physical health problems by listening to the animals.
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It is the experience of living that is important, not searching for meaning. We bring meaning by how we love the world.
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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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Having pets in the house helps everyone have a reverence for life.
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