Not because I’m fascinated by the human body or want to understand death, but I like people and I want to help them. That also became my problem, because I couldn’t help everyone, I couldn’t fix everyone.
BERNIE SIEGELI will feel blessed by life and the opportunity to help others see that they are blessed, too.
More Bernie Siegel Quotes
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I would never have had if I’d been fool enough to make them do what I thought they should do.
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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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Relationships keep us alive and our lives meaningful.
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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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I am convinced that unconditional love is the most powerful known stimulant of the immune system.
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If a person can turn from predicting illness to anticipating recovery, the foundation for cure is laid.
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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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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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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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Inspiration is the greatest gift because it opens your life to many new possibilities.
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You can’t control the world, but when you control your thoughts, you bring order.
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The #1 problem most patients face is the inability to love themselves
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When you wake up and act like a loving person, you realize not only that you are altered, but that the people around you are also transformed, because everybody is changed by the reception of this love.
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Give someone who has faith in you a placebo and call it a hair growing pill, anti-nausea pill or whatever, and you will be amazed at how many respond to your therapy.
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Our authority figures, particularly our parents are hypnotic. Their words are hypnotic literally to small children because of brain wave patterns.
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I always remember the words of George Halas, the owner of the Chicago Bears football team.
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It is astounding how much the immune system is strengthened by reducing daily mental stress levels with either visualization or meditation.
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Those who look on the world with love will need a handkerchief, not to use as a blindfold, but to blow their nose and dry their tears.
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I know patients who bring a dozen roses to the doctor’s office. And, boy, the next visit, nobody forgets that. You come in and hey – ‘Here’s the lady who brought the roses’ vs. ‘Here’s the lung cancer.’
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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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Live by your experience and do not let limited beliefs alter your life experience.
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Hoping means seeing that the outcome you want is possible and then working for it.
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God wants us to know that life is a series of beginnings not endings. Just as graduations are not terminations but commencements. Creation is an ongoing process and when we create a perfect world where love and compassion are shared by all suffering will cease.
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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 order of the words varies, but beer and ice are always two of the top four staples for sale. If we were all taking care of ourselves, wouldn’t the convenience stores compete for our dollars with signs that read “Fruit, Vegetables, Bread, Milk”?
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Education is about wisdom and the knowledge of how to love and survive.
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