You too are a work of art.
BERNIE SIEGELI wish medical schools helped us to analyze our healthy and unhealthy reasons for becoming doctors.
More Bernie Siegel Quotes
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Remember that an act of love always benefits at least two people.
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I see people who die a few minutes after a doctor tells them there is no hope of a cure. They give up and go. Others get angry and find joy in proving the doctor wrong. Something within them is challenged and hopeful. Hope is the divine motivator.
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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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I find new and healing images in that dark, silent place away from emotions that control me.
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It takes more distress and poison to kill someone who has peace of mind and loves life.
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Stories change people while statistics give them something to argue about.
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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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I grew up with sentiments such as, “Do what will make you happy, troubles are God’s redirections that something good will come from.
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If something controls you in a way that puzzles you, think of it as a mystery. Mysteries are best approached by closing your eyes and mouth to experience darkness and silence.
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Traditional doctors say I’m a mystic. I don’t deny it.
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I once heard a man say he knew there was a God, he just didn’t think he needed Him. It is nice to take care of yourself and be independent, but it is also nice to know that you have a resource to rely on in times of need.
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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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The simple truth is that happy people generally don’t get sick
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Every 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.
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Sometimes our behavior with each other is no different from the cry of an unattended baby.
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