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.
BERNIE SIEGELIf you are used to fending entirely for yourself, then when a catastrophe occurs you will expend a lot of energy looking for help at a time when you need your energy looking for help at a time when you need your energy for creative work.
More Bernie Siegel Quotes
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Open your mind to all possibilities and believe!
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It’s the consciousness that has come into us from other experiences and our consciousness that we remain aware of when we leave our bodies and they communicate with us through dreams, and even through drawings which I do a lot of work with myself.
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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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The other great tonic for the immune system is love—loving ourselves as well as others.
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Embrace each challenge in your life as an opportunity for self-transformation.
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I wish medical schools helped us to analyze our healthy and unhealthy reasons for becoming doctors.
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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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An awareness of one’s mortality can lead you to wake up and live an authentic, meaningful life.
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You cannot fail at being yourself. A cat doesn’t try to be a tiger, and you shouldn’t try to be something you aren’t. You are a process, not a product. Your job is to discover what you are and create that creature.
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There is no such thing as an incurable disease, only incurable people.
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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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Miracles and angels are a part of our lives, so anticipate them and tune in through your quiet mind.
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One’s attitude towards oneself is the single most important factor in healing and staying well.
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What if Jesus was the only normal person who ever lived?
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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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