What thoughts are so important that it is worth holding on to them even when they make you miserable? Why are you holding on?
BERNIE SIEGELIn this view of the world, we spend the rest of our lives searching for wholeness and knowledge, wellness and health-the balance and harmony we lost when we were born.
More Bernie Siegel Quotes
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Traditional doctors say I’m a mystic. I don’t deny it.
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Animal intuitives can diagnose an animal’s physical health problems by listening to the animals.
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I believe that we are here to contribute love to the planet – each of us in our own way
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we are doing God’s work. So God dresses in Eskimo clothing or other disguises, and responds to us whether or not we are aware enough to hear, see, or feel God’s loving guidance. Everything is a tool of God, from DNA to the weather.
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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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For me, a lovely day is any day I wake up.
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We are here to feel, wonder and gaze in awe at the world. Instead of just teaching our children how to use things and do things, I suggest we nourish their sense of wonder.
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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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It’s hard to carry a child around with you, but fortunately, in most cases, you don’t have to ask a child for directions if you have a well-chosen role model ready to guide you. This is the next prescription:
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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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What I try to get physically healthy people to understand is that they’re going to die someday. There is no way out. And dying isn’t failure, but not living is, so make use of your time. Don’t keeping waiting.
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It’s not about curing the disease, but healing the life; then the physical benefits come.
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If you love people, you’ll enjoy your life. If you don’t, you won’t love anything you do.
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Remember this: Now is the only time you have. When God created the universe, it was now. You can’t say to creation and energy, “I’ll do it later, not now.” Later doesn’t exist. Creation doesn’t know anything but now.
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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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