I had patients who didn’t die because they had too many pets to try to find homes for. It’s why women live longer than men with the same health problems.
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More Bernie Siegel Quotes
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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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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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Love releases incredible energy that promotes the biochemistry of healing.
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Stories change people while statistics give them something to argue about.
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When you love the unlovable and forgive the unforgivable, you’re free.
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Do things to make your day precious.
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Love is giving with no expectations…Love cures, heals, and rewards two people: the lover and the beloved.
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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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Consciousness is non-local and does not depend on words to communicate.
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Getting well is not the only goal. Even more important is learning to live without fear, to be at peace with life and ultimately death.
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Your body loves you, but if you do not love your life, it will end it far sooner, thinking it is doing you a favor.
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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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By disregarding intuition in favor of science, or science in favor of instincts, we limit ourselves.
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Information doesn’t mean a thing to people without inspiration.
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Money, financial matters were to help people, to help them survive, not to have a bigger house or a bigger car and that sort of thing, because I hear that from so many kids, they often don’t know why their father won’t spend more time with them.
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To me, animal communication seemed an insane idea, years ago; but my experience altered my life and my beliefs.
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If our wholeness is interrupted, then our health suffers, and we need to find a way to restore our sense of meaning. When we move in the direction of that meaning, we’re healing.
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You cannot fail at being yourself. A cat doesn’t try to be a tiger, and you shouldn’t try to be something you aren’t. You are a process, not a product. Your job is to discover what you are and create that creature.
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It is the experience of living that is important, not searching for meaning. We bring meaning by how we love the world.
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When you embrace the mystery and open yourself to it, a new life is created, resistant to the old problems.
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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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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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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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Doctors are busy playing God when so few of us have the qualifications. And besides, the job is taken.
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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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God is in everyone and everything. When we save each other or guide each other or just love each other.
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