If you love people, you’ll enjoy your life. If you don’t, you won’t love anything you do.
BERNIE SIEGELEvery time I jog through the world, I am awed by what I find. On a winter morning, when it seems too cold and slippery for safe jogging or bicycling, I can still go out and experience the glory of sunlight turning icy branches into strings of sparkling diamonds.
More Bernie Siegel Quotes
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Love and kindness are the basis of my religious beliefs. The rituals and outward signs are not as important as one’s actions and deeds. Religion should be a path to God, not something to fight about.
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Live by your experience and do not let limited beliefs alter your life experience.
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There is no such thing as an incurable disease, only incurable people.
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You will notice at times that the new life isn’t what you asked for. But asking for specific items or for particular events to occur isn’t how I define prayer.
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Consciousness is non-local and does not depend on words to communicate.
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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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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.
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In this view of the world, we spend the rest of our lives searching for wholeness and knowledge, wellness and health-the balance and harmony we lost when we were born.
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If none of your role models provide the answer, then it is time to go within and ask yourself, “What would make me happy?” In other words, let your feelings guide you. This doesn’t work well if you focus narrowly on your personal needs.
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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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The #1 problem most patients face is the inability to love themselves
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Education is about wisdom and the knowledge of how to love and survive.
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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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You’ll see that love improves your vision and allows you to see more than your eye has ever seen before. But be forewarned:
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Stories change people while statistics give them something to argue about.
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