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1 " Compassion and kindness it turned out, was good for your health. "
― James R. Doty
2 " It's the same with the wound in our hearts. We need to give them our attention so that they can heal. Otherwise the wounds continue to cause us pain. Sometimes for a very long time. We're all going to get hurt. But here's the trick - they also serve an amazing purpose. When our hearts are wounded that's when they open.We grow through pain. We grow through difficult situations.That's why you have to embrace each and every difficult thing in your life. "
― James R. Doty , Into the Magic Shop: A Neurosurgeon's Quest to Discover the Mysteries of the Brain and the Secrets of the Heart
3 " The head is powerful, but it can only get us what we really want if we open our heart first. "
4 " There are a lot of things in life we can’t control. It’s hard, especially when you’re a child, to feel like you have control over anything. Like you can change anything. But you can control your body and you can control your mind. That might not sound like a lot, but it’s very powerful. It can change everything. "
5 " Non penso esista una legge della fisica capace di descrivere appieno il potere e la forza che si creano quando si usano insieme la mente e il cuore "
6 " When your mind wanders away from your breath it's not good or bad. It's just doing what it does. Just notice it. Then guide it back to your breath. Help it focus again. That's all. You just have to show it who is in control. "
7 " But you can control your body and you can control your mind. That might not sound like a lot, but it's very powerful. It can change everything. "
8 " ENDORSEMENT STATEMENT: Since the publication of ‘The Psychology of Consciousness’ in 1972, Dr. Ornstein has continued to explore the boundaries of what we call God. In ‘God 4.0’ he has combined the latest research from a number of domains to create a new spiritual literacy that offers an understanding of the transcendent nature of consciousness and by doing so allows us to truly see God. Humbling, profound and, ultimately, transformative. "
9 " She taught me the pointlessness of wishing for a different past and the futility of worrying about all of the frightening futures over which I had no control. "
10 " Another mystery of the brain is that it will always choose what is familiar over what is unfamiliar. By visualizing my own future success, I was making this success familiar to my brain. Intention is a funny thing, and whatever the brain puts its intention on is what it sees. "
11 " Others will create your reality if you can’t make it for yourself. "
12 " You need to understand that what you think you want isn’t always what’s best for you and others. You need to open your heart to learn what you want before you use this magic, otherwise if you don’t really know what you want and you get what you think you want, you’re going to end up getting what you don’t want.” Huh? "
13 " The brain, as busy as it can be, is actually very lazy...It sees what it expects to see "
14 " Each of us chooses what is acceptable in our lives. As kids, we don't get a lot of choice. We are born into families and situations, and it's all really out of our control. But as we get older, we choose. Consciously or unconsciously, we decide how we are going to allow ourselves to be treated. What will you accept? What won't you accept? You're going to have to choose, and you're going to have to stand up for yourself. No one else can do it for you. "
15 " Feel your heart beating and relax the muscles around "
16 " Everyone has a story, and I have learned that, at the core of it, most of our stories are more similar than not. "
17 " People see only what they think is there rather than what's actually there. "
18 " I didn’t have anyone to bother me—to tell me to do my homework, wake me up for school, or tell me what to wear. But I was only pretending. Teenagers crave freedom, but only if they’re standing on a base that is stable and secure. • "
19 " Research has shown that the more connected we are socially, the longer we will live and the faster we will recover when we get ill. In truth, isolation and loneliness puts us at a greater risk for early disease and death than smoking. Authentic social connection has a profound effect on your mental health—it even exceeds the value of exercise and ideal body weight on your physical health. It makes you feel good. Social connection triggers the same reward centers in your brain that are triggered when people do drugs, or drink alcohol, or eat chocolate. In other words, we get sick alone, and we get well together. "
20 " You can turn this little tiny light into a huge fireball with only one thing–your mind. "
