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Andrew Weil, MD, is an American doctor who practices and advocates for alternative medicine, especially as a means for healing. Weil founded the Arizona Center for Integrative Medicine and encourages patients to broaden conventional treatments by bringing in alternative therapies of all types.

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FindCenter Quotes ImageI think instead [of happiness] we should be working for contentment . . . an inner sense of fulfillment that’s relatively independent of external circumstances.

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FindCenter Quotes ImageThe notion that a human being should be constantly happy is a uniquely modern, uniquely American, uniquely destructive idea.

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FindCenter Quotes ImageI believe that it may be normal, healthy, and even productive to experience mild to moderate depression from time to time as part of the variable emotional spectrum, either as an appropriate response to situations or as a way of turning inward and mentally chewing over problems to find solutions.

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FindCenter Quotes ImageMy personal opinion is that the neutral position on the mood spectrum—what I called emotional sea level—is not happiness but rather contentment and the calm acceptance that is the goal of many kinds of spiritual practice.

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FindCenter Quotes ImageAmong other things, neuroplasticity means that emotions such as happiness and compassion can be cultivated in much the same way that a person can learn through repetition to play golf and basketball or master a musical instrument, and that such practice changes the activity and physical aspects of...

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FindCenter Quotes ImagePeople who are contented and serene sleep well. They fall asleep easily, stay asleep, and wake refreshed. Conversely, people who are anxious, stressed, or depressed do not sleep well, and chronic insomnia is strongly associated with mood disorders.

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FindCenter Quotes ImageMost experts agree that sleep and mood are closely related, that healthy sleep can enhance emotional well-being, while insufficient quantity or quality of sleep can adversely affect it.

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FindCenter Quotes ImageAny drug can be used successfully, no matter how bad it’s reputation, and any drug can be abused, no matter how accepted it is. There are no good or bad drugs; there are only good and bad relationships with drugs.

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FindCenter Quotes ImageIf you want to be in optimum emotional health, realize that social isolation stands between you and it. Reach out to others. Join groups—to drum, meditate, sing, sew, read, whatever. Find communities—to garden, do service work, travel, whatever.

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FindCenter Quotes ImageI do not claim to have attained optimum emotional well-being. Actually, I think that may be a lifetime goal. For me it’s an ongoing process that requires awareness, knowledge, and practice. I do know what good emotional health feels like, and that motivates me to keep at the practice.

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