Traditional doctors say I’m a mystic. I don’t deny it.
BERNIE SIEGELIt’s not about curing the disease, but healing the life; then the physical benefits come.
More Bernie Siegel Quotes
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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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What if Jesus was the only normal person who ever lived?
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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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I am convinced that unconditional love is the most powerful known stimulant of the immune system.
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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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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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By relaxation, I don’t mean falling asleep in front of the TV set or unwinding with friends. The kind I’m talking about is a quieting of mental activity and withdrawal of body and mind from external stimulation.
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Don’t try to help people to ‘not die’, help them to enjoy life!
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When you accept that you are not in charge of everything, you can begin to work with the one who really is in charge. This has been my experience; when I accepted that I was not in charge and started to work with someone else’s plan, the Boss showed up.
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A surgeon is surrounded by people who are sick, discouraged, afraid, embittered, dying – but also courageous, loving, wise, compassionate and alive.
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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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Hoping means seeing that the outcome you want is possible and then working for it.
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Who else do you admire, and exactly what do you admire about them? Have your roster of role models ready and waiting to help you the next time you are perplexed.
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Remember that an act of love always benefits at least two people.
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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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