It’s not about curing the disease, but healing the life; then the physical benefits come.
BERNIE SIEGELAnything that offers hope has the potential to heal.
More Bernie Siegel Quotes
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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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As one woman told me, “When I decided to come in to work happy, everybody around me became happy.” This woman had decided to quit a job she hated, and on the last day of her two weeks’ notice, she woke up happy.
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By disregarding intuition in favor of science, or science in favor of instincts, we limit ourselves.
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Education is about wisdom and the knowledge of how to love and 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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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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Doctors are busy playing God when so few of us have the qualifications. And besides, the job is taken.
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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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You can find examples of how little we value ourselves everywhere you look. The signs on the front of the convenience stores where Stephen lives in Florida tell the story. Beer, ice, bread and milk are the big come-ons.
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No matter what the statistics say there is always a way.
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What thoughts are so important that it is worth holding on to them even when they make you miserable? Why are you holding on?
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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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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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The irony is that it is actually in your best interest to be selfless. The things you do for the benefit of others not only make you feel fulfilled, they increase your chances of living a long and happy life.
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Hoping means seeing that the outcome you want is possible and then working for it.
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