Love is giving with no expectations…Love cures, heals, and rewards two people: the lover and the beloved.
BERNIE SIEGELAt that time, they grow up, stop feeling loved, become depressed and start thinking-and what they are thinking about worries me.
More Bernie Siegel Quotes
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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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I always remember the words of George Halas, the owner of the Chicago Bears football team.
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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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It takes more distress and poison to kill someone who has peace of mind and loves life.
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Refusal to hope is nothing more than a decision to die.
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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 can find examples of how little we value ourselves everywhere you look. The signs on the front of the convenience stores where Stephen lives in Florida tell the story. Beer, ice, bread and milk are the big come-ons.
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It 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.
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At that time, they grow up, stop feeling loved, become depressed and start thinking-and what they are thinking about worries me.
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What a shame to be so afraid of failure that you stop living. My wife has a great one-liner about failure: “Never consider yourself a failure-you can always serve as a bad example.” She is right. Failure can be a better teacher than success.
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Every time I jog through the world, I am awed by what I find. On a winter morning, when it seems too cold and slippery for safe jogging or bicycling, I can still go out and experience the glory of sunlight turning icy branches into strings of sparkling diamonds.
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The #1 problem most patients face is the inability to love themselves
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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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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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Having pets in the house helps everyone have a reverence for life.
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