As doctors, we are not trained to communicate and understand the power of our words as they relate to a patient’s ability and desire to survive.
BERNIE SIEGELA surgeon is surrounded by people who are sick, discouraged, afraid, embittered, dying – but also courageous, loving, wise, compassionate and alive.
More Bernie Siegel Quotes
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Animal intuitives can diagnose an animal’s physical health problems by listening to the animals.
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When you can’t change your life any other way, you can still change your attitude. When you do, your life changes. You find more chances to love, and you will be surprised to see how much more love is returned to you.
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Having pets in the house helps everyone have a reverence for life.
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I wish medical schools helped us to analyze our healthy and unhealthy reasons for becoming doctors.
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Remember that an act of love always benefits at least two people.
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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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An awareness of one’s mortality can lead you to wake up and live an authentic, meaningful life.
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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 always remember the words of George Halas, the owner of the Chicago Bears football team.
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If I told patients to raise their blood levels of immune globulins or killer T cells, no one would know how. But if I can teach them to love themselves and others fully, the same changes happen automatically. The truth is: love heals.
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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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Each day becomes more meaningful, and your life is enhanced when your actions are guided by what inspires you.
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Thoughts are chemical. They can either kill us or cure us.
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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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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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