More from Bernie Siegel
I am convinced that unconditional love is the most powerful known stimulant of the immune system.
Bernie SiegelBernie Siegel Animal intuitives can diagnose an animal’s physical health problems by listening to the animals.
Bernie SiegelBernie Siegel Those who look on the world with love will need a handkerchief, not to use as a blindfold, but to blow their nose and dry their tears.
Bernie SiegelBernie Siegel The simple truth is that happy people generally don’t get sick
Bernie SiegelBernie Siegel 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.
Bernie SiegelBernie Siegel 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.
Bernie SiegelBernie Siegel The doctor that acts out of love doesn’t burn out. He or she may get tired physically, but not emotionally.
Bernie SiegelBernie Siegel Refusal to hope is nothing more than a decision to die.
Bernie SiegelBernie Siegel 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.
Bernie SiegelBernie Siegel 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.
Bernie SiegelBernie Siegel 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.’
Bernie SiegelBernie Siegel I believe consciousness is non-local and a big part of what we experience with near death and past lives.
Bernie SiegelBernie Siegel Sometimes our behavior with each other is no different from the cry of an unattended baby.
Bernie SiegelBernie Siegel I believe that we are here to contribute love to the planet – each of us in our own way
Bernie SiegelBernie Siegel At the end of the day, she noticed that everybody around her was happy, too- so she didn’t quit after all. She decided to come to work happy instead. Two years later, she’s still on the job, radiating happiness and love.
Bernie SiegelBernie Siegel Medicine is a very tough thing. I mean, everyone is going to die. Sooner or later. That’s a tough thing to face.
Bernie SiegelBernie Siegel
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We were dirt poor but we had each other. We didn’t need much to have a lot.
Brad NeatonBrad Neaton Always show kindness and love to others. Your words might be filling the empty places in someone else heart.
Alexander KandovAlexander Kandov One quick sip of your memory I let it slip, and I go on without you.
Emma SchippersEmma Schippers If the scars on my heart were visible to the naked eye, maybe you’d think twice about inflicting more.
Laura Natoli-KearneyLaura Natoli-Kearney I am getting better at forgetting you. I am slowly but steadily learning the art of forgetting you.
Juana GarciaJuana Garcia Paper and pen petrify me, for they pierce right through me, drawing deep blue blood, leaving me utterly cold.
Shreya JoshiShreya Joshi Spend time with people who get excited over even the smallest victories you earn.
Sonia SabnisSonia Sabnis I wonder if you were the poison or the antidote.
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