prescription for living
by Bernie Siegel, MD Eliminate What Is Killing You
nuts after two weeks because of the lack of variety and opportunity and he answered in a way no one else ever has. He said the problem is people can’t appreciate perfection. Wow, I think he is right. If we had a perfect world we could all just stop and enjoy the love we are sharing and experiencing instead of being annoyed by it. I also had to test his intelligence further so I said I want to see
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if you are as smart as a fifth grader. He is a black man and several people were with him so I asked them if I showed them a photo- graph and they couldn’t tell if it were of me or the minister what was it a photograph of. They all looked confused, except for the minister, who said, “Our insides.” I told him he was as smart as a fifth grader. We discussed several other things too which I will save for future columns but it is a pleasure to meet a caring and enlightened soul now and then. But talking about a minister makes me think about what the term being born again means to me. I recently spoke at a high school graduation and asked the students why a graduation, which represents the end of their high school experience, is called a commencement and not a termination. And why does the Bible end in a Revelation and not a conclusion? I think life is about beginnings and when things happen to us we have to begin a new life. I see this new life and the effect it has on the health of people
and even so called incurable people becoming well when they change their lives and live their time left from their hearts and not their heads. So for me being born again is something we all need to do and to live and not see it as any exclusive or religious message.
minister knocked on my door the other day and we had an interesting discussion including God not making a perfect world. I said if everything were perfect we would all be going
We need to save our lives by being authentic and not losing our lives to the desires of others. Kids would realize that you don’t eliminate yourself and commit suicide as the way out but that eliminating what is killing you is the way to a happy and productive life. Let me sum it up, by saying: Be what you is and not what you
ain’t ‘cause if you is what you ain’t, you ain’t what you is. Remember that and post it on the fridge.
Here is another piece of wisdom from Woody Allen. I hope this clarifies some important points about life for you. To love is to suf- fer, not to love is to suffer and to suffer is to suffer. To be happy is to love. To be happy then is to suffer but suffering makes one unhappy. Therefore, to be unhappy one must love, or love to suffer, or suffer from too much happiness. If you understand that then I suggest you see a therapist as soon as possible.
Bernie holds a support group in Simsbury at Wisdom of the Ages the
first Wednesday of each month from 7-9pm. Wisdom of the Ages, a special place to nurture your spiritual side. It's filled with items to calm the mind, heal the body & empower your spirit. They also provide massages & monthly meditation classes. Wisdom of the Ages is owned by Bernie's son & daugh- ter- in-law, Keith & Jane Siegel. Located at 1408 Hopmeadow St. Simsbury. Please call for info or to register for Bernie's group. (860) 651-1172, www.
wisdomoftheages.biz,
berniesiegelmd.com. See ad on page 40. Bernie also runs a Woodbridge Support Group which meets the
Second and Fourth Tuesday evenings of each month at Coachman's Square, Bradley Road, Woodbridge, CT. Contact: Lucille Ranciato at 203-288-2839 or email her at
lranciato@yahoo.com.
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