There is no such thing as an incurable disease, only incurable people.
BERNIE SIEGELLife is an opportunity to contribute love in your own way.
More Bernie Siegel Quotes
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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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What a shame to be so afraid of failure that you stop living. My wife has a great one-liner about failure: “Never consider yourself a failure-you can always serve as a bad example.” She is right. Failure can be a better teacher than success.
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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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My view of addiction, whether it’s drugs, food, alcohol or any list of other things, is the same reason I asked my mother why I wasn’t a drug addict or alcoholic, which is because when you’re not loved.
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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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Studies of volunteers have shown there is a benefit to performing acts of love for other people.
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Traditional doctors say I’m a mystic. I don’t deny it.
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Education is about wisdom and the knowledge of how to love and survive.
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Your body loves you, but if you do not love your life, it will end it far sooner, thinking it is doing you a favor.
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It is the experience of living that is important, not searching for meaning. We bring meaning by how we love the world.
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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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One’s attitude towards oneself is the single most important factor in healing and staying well.
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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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Consciousness is non-local and does not depend on words to communicate.
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To me, animal communication seemed an insane idea, years ago; but my experience altered my life and my beliefs.
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