Thoughts are chemical. They can either kill us or cure us.
BERNIE SIEGELTake 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?
More Bernie Siegel Quotes
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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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The words of love you hear, and the life you feel touching your body and soul, then you know you have discovered the great value of misfortune.
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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.
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When you embrace the mystery and open yourself to it, a new life is created, resistant to the old problems.
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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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What if Jesus was the only normal person who ever lived?
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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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If you talk to your body, it will listen.
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Act as if you are the person you want to be.
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Do things to make your day precious.
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Don’t do things to not die, do things to enjoy living. The by-product may be not dying.
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What a shame to be so afraid of failure that you stop living. My wife has a great one-liner about failure: “Never consider yourself a failure-you can always serve as a bad example.” She is right. Failure can be a better teacher than success.
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Miracles and angels are a part of our lives, so anticipate them and tune in through your quiet mind.
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By relaxation, I don’t mean falling asleep in front of the TV set or unwinding with friends. The kind I’m talking about is a quieting of mental activity and withdrawal of body and mind from external stimulation.
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You will notice at times that the new life isn’t what you asked for. But asking for specific items or for particular events to occur isn’t how I define prayer.
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