Bernie Siegel on doctors
Bernie Siegel143 quotes“I truly feel the best doctors are ones who are criticized by nurses, patients and family. They do not make excuses and learn from their mistakes.”
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we are doing God’s work. So God dresses in Eskimo clothing or other disguises, and responds to us whether or not we are aware enough to hear, see, or feel God’s loving guidance. Everything is a tool of God, from DNA to the weather.
Bernie SiegelBernie Siegel When we hate people who hurt us, we come to resemble what we hate, or worse, and then we suffer all the more. What is evil is our response. We have choices, and love is the most powerful eliminator of all.
Bernie SiegelBernie Siegel 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.
Bernie SiegelBernie Siegel Act as if you are the person you want to be.
Bernie SiegelBernie Siegel Miracles and angels are a part of our lives, so anticipate them and tune in through your quiet mind.
Bernie SiegelBernie Siegel For me, a lovely day is any day I wake up.
Bernie SiegelBernie Siegel Money, financial matters were to help people, to help them survive, not to have a bigger house or a bigger car and that sort of thing, because I hear that from so many kids, they often don’t know why their father won’t spend more time with them.
Bernie SiegelBernie Siegel 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.
Bernie SiegelBernie Siegel To me, animal communication seemed an insane idea, years ago; but my experience altered my life and my beliefs.
Bernie SiegelBernie Siegel Love releases incredible energy that promotes the biochemistry of healing.
Bernie SiegelBernie Siegel I see people who die a few minutes after a doctor tells them there is no hope of a cure. They give up and go. Others get angry and find joy in proving the doctor wrong. Something within them is challenged and hopeful. Hope is the divine motivator.
Bernie SiegelBernie Siegel 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:
Bernie SiegelBernie Siegel I’m sure as an infant, no matter what I looked like, I felt like the most loved kid getting those massages. So I really think that was a big part of my growing and my brain developing.
Bernie SiegelBernie Siegel When you love the unlovable and forgive the unforgivable, you’re free.
Bernie SiegelBernie Siegel You too are a work of art.
Bernie SiegelBernie Siegel You’ll see that love improves your vision and allows you to see more than your eye has ever seen before. But be forewarned:
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There’s huge satisfaction in that, but I’ve got to credit all the doctors and trainers in Cleveland.
Bob WickmanBob Wickman I told my wife I’m afraid to go back to the doctor because I’m afraid they’re going to look at you and say: ‘ma’am, just sell him for parts. It’s like that old car that as soon as you fix one thing, something else goes out on it.
Bill EngvallBill Engvall You can’t be a doctor if you don’t know the entire parts of the body.
Bernie MacBernie Mac We would all be better off if our doctors took us aside, sat down next to us, and gave us this compassionate, yet universally true, warning,
Bill PhillipsBill Phillips As a matter of principle, we believe patients should be able to see the right doctor at the right time. As a matter of principle, we believe nothing should interfere with that doctor-patient relationship.
Bill FristBill Frist I think people are by-and-large happy with the providers that they have got now. They treasure that doctor-patient relationship.
Bob McDonnellBob McDonnell America has the best doctors, the best nurses, the best hospitals, the best medical technology, the best medical breakthrough medicines in the world.
Bill FristBill Frist To me the analogy [to climate change] is… doctors worry a lot about cholesterol. And if you go to the doctor, and the doctor says “oh, your life would be happier if you ate a different diet and exercised” people pay no attention.
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