I find new and healing images in that dark, silent place away from emotions that control me.
BERNIE SIEGELWhen you can’t change your life any other way, you can still change your attitude. When you do, your life changes. You find more chances to love, and you will be surprised to see how much more love is returned to you.
More Bernie Siegel Quotes
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Who else do you admire, and exactly what do you admire about them? Have your roster of role models ready and waiting to help you the next time you are perplexed.
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The doctor that acts out of love doesn’t burn out. He or she may get tired physically, but not emotionally.
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The #1 problem most patients face is the inability to love themselves
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Sometimes our behavior with each other is no different from the cry of an unattended baby.
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When you love the unlovable and forgive the unforgivable, you’re free.
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When guilt rears its ugly head confront it, discuss it and let it go. The past is over. It is time to ask what can we do right, not what did we do wrong. Forgive yourself and move on.
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Love and kindness are the basis of my religious beliefs. The rituals and outward signs are not as important as one’s actions and deeds. Religion should be a path to God, not something to fight about.
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Medicine is a very tough thing. I mean, everyone is going to die. Sooner or later. That’s a tough thing to face.
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Every time I jog through the world, I am awed by what I find. On a winter morning, when it seems too cold and slippery for safe jogging or bicycling, I can still go out and experience the glory of sunlight turning icy branches into strings of sparkling diamonds.
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I am not talking about selfishness or self-interest. When I ask, What will make you happy?, I mean, What way of loving others feels right for you? Choose a way of loving that makes you happy, and your efforts will be play rather than work.
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The fundamental problem most patients have is an inability to love themselves, having been unloved by others during some crucial part of their lives.
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At that time, they grow up, stop feeling loved, become depressed and start thinking-and what they are thinking about worries me.
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Studies of volunteers have shown there is a benefit to performing acts of love for other people.
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I learned to say, “You didn’t die when you were supposed to so what’s going on?”, and they always had a story to tell me.
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Do not be afraid to love. Remember dear old Don Quixote, viewing the world with love. He saw many beautiful things no one else saw. Try being dear Don Quixote for a day.
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