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 SIEGELMiracles and angels are a part of our lives, so anticipate them and tune in through your quiet mind.
More Bernie Siegel Quotes
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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 love people, you’ll enjoy your life. If you don’t, you won’t love anything you do.
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Refusal to hope is nothing more than a decision to die.
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Sometimes our behavior with each other is no different from the cry of an unattended baby.
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It’s not about curing the disease, but healing the life; then the physical benefits come.
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Unconditional love is the most powerful stimulant to the immune system.
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I had patients who didn’t die because they had too many pets to try to find homes for. It’s why women live longer than men with the same health problems.
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Animal intuitives can diagnose an animal’s physical health problems by listening to the animals.
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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 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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It brought attention to my own feelings, and the realization that I never knew what the future would bring so to keep an optimistic view of it, because who knows what today’s events will bring.
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I performed wound care or minor surgery, I would always apologize for any pain I was causing the animal and they would lick my hand and not bite me out of anger due to the pain. They are also far more forgiving than people are of human beings and other animals.
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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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Relationships keep us alive and our lives meaningful.
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It can be tempting to blame others for our loss of direction. We get lots of information about life but little education in life from parents, teachers, and other authority figures who should know better from their experience. Information is about facts.
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