Most of us never stop to consider our blessings; rather, we spend the day only thinking about our problems. But since you have to be alive to have problems, be grateful for the opportunity to have them.
BERNIE SIEGELLife is an opportunity to contribute love in your own way.
More Bernie Siegel Quotes
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Live by your experience and do not let limited beliefs alter your life experience.
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When we hate people who hurt us, we come to resemble what we hate, or worse, and then we suffer all the more. What is evil is our response. We have choices, and love is the most powerful eliminator of all.
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I find new and healing images in that dark, silent place away from emotions that control me.
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I once heard a man say he knew there was a God, he just didn’t think he needed Him. It is nice to take care of yourself and be independent, but it is also nice to know that you have a resource to rely on in times of need.
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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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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.
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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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Having pets in the house helps everyone have a reverence for life.
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To paraphrase something the anthropologist Ashley Montagu once said, the way I change my life is to act as if I’m the person I want to be. This is, to me, the simplest, wisest advice you can give anyone.
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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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Don’t do things to not die, do things to enjoy living. The by-product may be not dying.
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To me, God is an intelligent, loving, conscious energy and why do I say that? Well you need energy to create. You have to have a source. It’s undifferentiated energy which has intelligence or it couldn’t create.
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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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The Secret Language of Your Body truly is the essential guide to restore your body to its healthiest state and assist you to heal your life.
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No matter what the statistics say there is always a way.
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