A lack of restful sleep disrupts the body's innate balance, weakens our immune system, and speeds up the aging process.
Deepak ChopraEven though we all have genetic predispositions, our health and aging aren't predetermined.
Deepak ChopraWe have approximately 60,000 thoughts in a day. Unfortunately, 95% of them are thoughts we had the day before.
Deepak ChopraWhile most people are conditioned to see the body as a biological machine, you can begin to view it as a field of energy, transformation, and intelligence that is constantly renewing itself. Begin to notice both your internal dialogue and how you speak about your body and aging.
Deepak ChopraFor me and my family personally, September 11 was a reminder that life is fleeting, impermanent, and uncertain. Therefore, we must make use of every moment and nurture it with affection, tenderness, beauty, creativity, and laughter.
Deepak ChopraSuccess is the ability to meet worthy goals, but it's also the ability to love and have compassion and the ability to get in touch with your creative center, to transform yourself toward more peaceful and just pursuits. I hope we redefine success. Otherwise, we'll see more of what we're already seeing - more aggression, more burnout, more Wall Street scandals, more war, more terrorism, more eco-destruction.
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