It is the experience of living that is important, not searching for meaning. We bring meaning by how we love the world.
BERNIE SIEGELWhen my body gets to the point where I can no longer function or feel gratitude, then I’ll leave it and become grateful again. But until then, I will appreciate what I have and not whine about what I don’t have,
More Bernie Siegel Quotes
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Unconditional love is the most powerful stimulant to the immune system.
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It’s not about curing the disease, but healing the life; then the physical benefits come.
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There is no such thing as an incurable disease, only incurable people.
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If our wholeness is interrupted, then our health suffers, and we need to find a way to restore our sense of meaning. When we move in the direction of that meaning, we’re healing.
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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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I see people who die a few minutes after a doctor tells them there is no hope of a cure. They give up and go. Others get angry and find joy in proving the doctor wrong. Something within them is challenged and hopeful. Hope is the divine motivator.
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Money, financial matters were to help people, to help them survive, not to have a bigger house or a bigger car and that sort of thing, because I hear that from so many kids, they often don’t know why their father won’t spend more time with them.
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Whenever you get around to doing what you want to do, it will be now. The things you need to do to live a happier, more fulfilling life-the only time you can possible start doing them is now.
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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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Life is an opportunity to contribute love in your own way.
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I cannot guarantee that the orders you place with God will always be filled. Prayer is not a test of God, but a call for help to find your inner strength and talent.
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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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You can see people draw the past, present and future as well as dream about it. You go to bed at night and have a dream that says there’s a lump in your right breast and the doctor who is foreign, with an accent tells you it’s cancer.
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Relationships keep us alive and our lives meaningful.
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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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