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Bernie Siegel is an American writer known for his works on life philosophy and health psychology. His books emphasize the importance of a positive attitude towards life and self-actualization.

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“You can't control the world, but when you control your thoughts, you bring order.”

World Order

Author:Bernie Siegel

“I grew up with sentiments such as, "Do what will make you happy, troubles are God's redirections that something good will come from, 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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Author:Bernie Siegel

“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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Book:How to Live Between Office Visits: A Guide to Life, Love and Health

Source: How to Live Between Office Visits: A Guide to Life, Love and Health

“Some spiritual traditions view the moment of birth as a passage from a state of wholeness and knowledge to a state of forgetting. In this view of the world, we spend the rest of our lives searching for wholeness and knowledge, wellness and health-the balance and harmony we lost when we were born. If our wholeness is interrupted, then our health suffers, and we need to find a way to restore our sense of meaning. When we move in the direction of that meaning, we're healing.”

“If you see what you do each day as your way of loving the world and helping it heal, then life gets to be a lot different. The difference between burning up and burning out is the difference between loving what you are doing and not loving it.”

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Author:Bernie Siegel

“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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Book:Peace, Love And Healing

Source: Peace, Love And Healing

“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. You'll see that love improves your vision and allows you to see more than your eye has ever seen before. But be forewarned: Those who look on the world with love will need a handkerchief, not to use as a blindfold, but to blow their nose and dry their tears.”

Source: Prescriptions For Living: Inspirational Lessons for a Joyful, Loving Life

“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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Author:Bernie Siegel

“We are here to feel, wonder and gaze in awe at the world. Instead of just teaching our children how to use things and do things, I suggest we nourish their sense of wonder.”

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Author:Bernie Siegel

“God wants us to know that life is a series of beginnings not endings. Just as graduations are not terminations but commencements. Creation is an ongoing process and when we create a perfect world where love and compassion are shared by all suffering will cease.”

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Author:Bernie Siegel