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.
BERNIE SIEGELSure, bad things can happen in the tonow. But when bad things happen to children, they show us the way again, because they know how to be in touch with their feelings and needs.
More Bernie Siegel Quotes
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You still won’t be perfect, but success isn’t about perfection-it is about authenticity. You are a success if you are being your real, authentic self.
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Do not go looking for problems to feed your soul. Just let life be your teacher. It will nourish you with its inevitable difficulties.
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The doctor that acts out of love doesn’t burn out. He or she may get tired physically, but not emotionally.
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When you embrace the mystery and open yourself to it, a new life is created, resistant to the old problems.
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Medicine is a very tough thing. I mean, everyone is going to die. Sooner or later. That’s a tough thing to face.
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When you wake up and act like a loving person, you realize not only that you are altered, but that the people around you are also transformed, because everybody is changed by the reception of this love.
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You can’t control the world, but when you control your thoughts, you bring order.
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I believe consciousness is non-local and a big part of what we experience with near death and past lives.
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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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Love is giving with no expectations…Love cures, heals, and rewards two people: the lover and the beloved.
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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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I will feel blessed by life and the opportunity to help others see that they are blessed, too.
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I’ve learned to ask people, “You’re doing very well so what are you doing? Let me tell other people.” So what’s made me who I am, my experience.
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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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I grew up with sentiments such as, “Do what will make you happy, troubles are God’s redirections that something good will come from.
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