The fundamental problem most patients have is an inability to love themselves, having been unloved by others during some crucial part of their lives.
BERNIE SIEGELWhat I learned was to live in my heart and to do what will make my happy, and that was not selfishness. It didn’t matter what job I took, my mother’s answer was, “Do what will make you happy.”
More Bernie Siegel Quotes
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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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You too are a work of art.
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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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Each day becomes more meaningful, and your life is enhanced when your actions are guided by what inspires you.
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Refusal to hope is nothing more than a decision to die.
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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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Having pets in the house helps everyone have a reverence for life.
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I believe consciousness is non-local and a big part of what we experience with near death and past lives.
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You still won’t be perfect, but success isn’t about perfection-it is about authenticity. You are a success if you are being your real, authentic self.
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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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When my body gets to the point where I can no longer function or feel gratitude, then I’ll leave it and become grateful again. But until then, I will appreciate what I have and not whine about what I don’t have,
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I am convinced that unconditional love is the most powerful known stimulant of the immune system.
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In this view of the world, we spend the rest of our lives searching for wholeness and knowledge, wellness and health-the balance and harmony we lost when we were born.
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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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By disregarding intuition in favor of science, or science in favor of instincts, we limit ourselves.
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