Getting well is not the only goal. Even more important is learning to live without fear, to be at peace with life and ultimately death.
BERNIE SIEGELIf 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.
More Bernie Siegel Quotes
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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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We have to create perfection through love
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What if Jesus was the only normal person who ever lived?
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The simple truth is that happy people generally don’t get sick
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The #1 problem most patients face is the inability to love themselves
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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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If you are used to fending entirely for yourself, then when a catastrophe occurs you will expend a lot of energy looking for help at a time when you need your energy looking for help at a time when you need your energy for creative work.
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Animal intuitives can diagnose an animal’s physical health problems by listening to the animals.
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It’s not about curing the disease, but healing the life; then the physical benefits come.
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Consciousness is non-local and does not depend on words to communicate.
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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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You too are a work of art.
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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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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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I’ve learned to ask people, “You’re doing very well so what are you doing? Let me tell other people.” So what’s made me who I am, my experience.
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