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 SIEGELAn awareness of one’s mortality can lead you to wake up and live an authentic, meaningful life.
More Bernie Siegel Quotes
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I would never have had if I’d been fool enough to make them do what I thought they should do.
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By disregarding intuition in favor of science, or science in favor of instincts, we limit ourselves.
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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 a person can turn from predicting illness to anticipating recovery, the foundation for cure is laid.
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The other great tonic for the immune system is love—loving ourselves as well as others.
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Animal intuitives can diagnose an animal’s physical health problems by listening to the animals.
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I truly feel the best doctors are ones who are criticized by nurses, patients and family. They do not make excuses and learn from their mistakes.
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You are in charge of your thoughts and feelings. If you are willing to search for the reason that you can’t let go of disturbing thoughts, you can learn about yourself and restore your own peace of mind.
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And that material things are to make the world a better place” and the latter came from my father because his father died of tuberculosis when he was twelve. They had no insurance, six kids and a hell of a time surviving.
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We destroy ourselves when we stop feeling. If you bury your feelings within you, you become a graveyard.
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When he was well into his eighties a friend found him in his office on Sunday, and asked him why, at his age, he was working on a Sunday. His response, ‘It’s only work if there’s someplace else you’d rather be.’
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Sure, bad things can happen in the tonow. But when bad things happen to children, they show us the way again, because they know how to be in touch with their feelings and needs.
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Miracles and angels are a part of our lives, so anticipate them and tune in through your quiet mind.
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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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When you love the unlovable and forgive the unforgivable, you’re free.
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