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.
BERNIE SIEGELIt can be tempting to blame others for our loss of direction. We get lots of information about life but little education in life from parents, teachers, and other authority figures who should know better from their experience. Information is about facts.
More Bernie Siegel Quotes
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Having pets in the house helps everyone have a reverence for life.
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Don’t try to help people to ‘not die’, help them to enjoy life!
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Don’t do things to not die, do things to enjoy living. The by-product may be not dying.
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There is no such thing as an incurable disease, only incurable people.
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Now we are a team and I have less to be concerned about. He organizes my schedule. I just follow it, and when He is taking a day off my wife steps in.
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Relationships keep us alive and our lives meaningful.
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Anything that offers hope has the potential to heal.
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Education is about wisdom and the knowledge of how to love and survive.
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It’s hard to carry a child around with you, but fortunately, in most cases, you don’t have to ask a child for directions if you have a well-chosen role model ready to guide you. This is the next prescription:
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One’s attitude towards oneself is the single most important factor in healing and staying well.
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Act as if you are the person you want to be.
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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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You will notice at times that the new life isn’t what you asked for. But asking for specific items or for particular events to occur isn’t how I define prayer.
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I am not talking about selfishness or self-interest. When I ask, What will make you happy?, I mean, What way of loving others feels right for you? Choose a way of loving that makes you happy, and your efforts will be play rather than work.
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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.
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