Doctors are busy playing God when so few of us have the qualifications. And besides, the job is taken.
BERNIE SIEGELWhen guilt rears its ugly head confront it, discuss it and let it go. The past is over. It is time to ask what can we do right, not what did we do wrong. Forgive yourself and move on.
More Bernie Siegel Quotes
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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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If you talk to your body, it will listen.
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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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People have taught me what most doctors don’t learn, in other words, when somebody does better than expected, the doctor will tell them they’re doing very well and to keep it up.
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Education is about wisdom and the knowledge of how to love and survive.
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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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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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To paraphrase something the anthropologist Ashley Montagu once said, the way I change my life is to act as if I’m the person I want to be. This is, to me, the simplest, wisest advice you can give anyone.
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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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Love releases incredible energy that promotes the biochemistry of healing.
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By disregarding intuition in favor of science, or science in favor of instincts, we limit ourselves.
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It’s not about curing the disease, but healing the life; then the physical benefits come.
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Give someone who has faith in you a placebo and call it a hair growing pill, anti-nausea pill or whatever, and you will be amazed at how many respond to your therapy.
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You too are a work of art.
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Whenever you get around to doing what you want to do, it will be now. The things you need to do to live a happier, more fulfilling life-the only time you can possible start doing them is now.
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