When you accept that you are not in charge of everything, you can begin to work with the one who really is in charge. This has been my experience; when I accepted that I was not in charge and started to work with someone else’s plan, the Boss showed up.
BERNIE SIEGELIt’s not about curing the disease, but healing the life; then the physical benefits come.
More Bernie Siegel Quotes
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If God came in and said, I want you to be happy for the rest of your life, what would you do?
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Inspiration is the greatest gift because it opens your life to many new possibilities.
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If something controls you in a way that puzzles you, think of it as a mystery. Mysteries are best approached by closing your eyes and mouth to experience darkness and silence.
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I am convinced that unconditional love is the most powerful known stimulant of the immune system.
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The simple truth is that happy people generally don’t get sick
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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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If I told patients to raise their blood levels of immune globulins or killer T cells, no one would know how. But if I can teach them to love themselves and others fully, the same changes happen automatically. The truth is: love heals.
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You’ll see that love improves your vision and allows you to see more than your eye has ever seen before. But be forewarned:
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If you love people, you’ll enjoy your life. If you don’t, you won’t love anything you do.
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I heard that when I had grown up and had no idea of the whole story because the family album had pictures of a covered carriage and my mother smiling so I assumed I was asleep.
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When he was well into his eighties a friend found him in his office on Sunday, and asked him why, at his age, he was working on a Sunday. His response, ‘It’s only work if there’s someplace else you’d rather be.’
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Remember that an act of love always benefits at least two people.
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No matter what the statistics say there is always a way.
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we are doing God’s work. So God dresses in Eskimo clothing or other disguises, and responds to us whether or not we are aware enough to hear, see, or feel God’s loving guidance. Everything is a tool of God, from DNA to the weather.
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It brought attention to my own feelings, and the realization that I never knew what the future would bring so to keep an optimistic view of it, because who knows what today’s events will bring.
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