As doctors, we are not trained to communicate and understand the power of our words as they relate to a patient’s ability and desire to survive.
BERNIE SIEGELSometimes our behavior with each other is no different from the cry of an unattended baby.
More Bernie Siegel Quotes
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God is in everyone and everything. When we save each other or guide each other or just love each other.
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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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Love is giving with no expectations…Love cures, heals, and rewards two people: the lover and the beloved.
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Often people become an addict and self destructive. Now the opposite of love is indifference and even worse is rejection and abuse, and I meet those people.
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Do not go looking for problems to feed your soul. Just let life be your teacher. It will nourish you with its inevitable difficulties.
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I believe consciousness is non-local and a big part of what we experience with near death and past lives.
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At the end of the day, she noticed that everybody around her was happy, too- so she didn’t quit after all. She decided to come to work happy instead. Two years later, she’s still on the job, radiating happiness and love.
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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.
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I’m sure as an infant, no matter what I looked like, I felt like the most loved kid getting those massages. So I really think that was a big part of my growing and my brain developing.
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When we hate people who hurt us, we come to resemble what we hate, or worse, and then we suffer all the more. What is evil is our response. We have choices, and love is the most powerful eliminator of all.
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Refusal to hope is nothing more than a decision to die.
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Take one role model, as often as needed. Set aside a few minutes today to fill this prescription so you will have it handy when you need it. Think now about who your role models have been. What do they offer?
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I had patients who didn’t die because they had too many pets to try to find homes for. It’s why women live longer than men with the same health problems.
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I always remember the words of George Halas, the owner of the Chicago Bears football team.
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Act as if you are the person you want to be.
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