Relationships keep us alive and our lives meaningful.
BERNIE SIEGELAs 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.
More Bernie Siegel Quotes
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Studies of volunteers have shown there is a benefit to performing acts of love for other people.
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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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Information doesn’t mean a thing to people without inspiration.
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Feelings aroused by the touch of someones hand, the sound of music, the smell of a flower, a beautiful sunset, a work of art, love, laughter, hope and faith – all work on both the unconscious and the conscious aspects of the self, and they have physiological consequences as well.
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I heard that when I had grown up and had no idea of the whole story because the family album had pictures of a covered carriage and my mother smiling so I assumed I was asleep.
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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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A surgeon is surrounded by people who are sick, discouraged, afraid, embittered, dying – but also courageous, loving, wise, compassionate and alive.
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Miracles and angels are a part of our lives, so anticipate them and tune in through your quiet mind.
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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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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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I find new and healing images in that dark, silent place away from emotions that control me.
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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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Having pets in the house helps everyone have a reverence for life.
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If a person can turn from predicting illness to anticipating recovery, the foundation for cure is laid.
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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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