Hoping means seeing that the outcome you want is possible and then working for it. Bernie Siegel More Quotes by Bernie Siegel More Quotes From Bernie Siegel Stories change people while statistics give them something to argue about. Bernie Siegel storiesgivingpeople The doctor that acts out of love doesn't burn out. He or she may get tired physically, but not emotionally. Bernie Siegel doctorstiredmay 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, often people become an addict and self destructive. Now the opposite of love is indifference and even worse is rejection and abuse, and I meet those people. Bernie Siegel motheroppositeslove-is 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. Education is about wisdom and the knowledge of how to love and survive. Bernie Siegel losseducationteacher You too are a work of art. Bernie Siegel works-of-artself-esteemart You may have heard about living today, tomorrow, or "tonow." Tonow, children tell us, is a gift, which is why we call it "the present." Children understand that tonow is the place to live. The present is really the only moment we have. Sure, bad things can happen in the tonow. But when bad things happen to children, they show us the way again, because they know how to be in touch with their feelings and needs. Bernie Siegel feelingsmaychildren 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. The order of the words varies, but beer and ice are always two of the top four staples for sale. If we were all taking care of ourselves, wouldn't the convenience stores compete for our dollars with signs that read "Fruit, Vegetables, Bread, Milk"? Bernie Siegel healthbeerorder Medicine is a very tough thing. I mean, everyone is going to die. Sooner or later. That's a tough thing to face. Bernie Siegel medicinefacesmean Love and kindness are the basis of my religious beliefs. The rituals and outward signs are not as important as one's actions and deeds. Religion should be a path to God, not something to fight about. Bernie Siegel fightingreligiouskindness I've learned to ask people, "You're doing very well so what are you doing? Let me tell other people." So what's made me who I am, my experience. Bernie Siegel ive-learnedwho-i-ampeople I performed wound care or minor surgery, I would always apologize for any pain I was causing the animal and they would lick my hand and not bite me out of anger due to the pain. They are also far more forgiving than people are of human beings and other animals. Bernie Siegel painanimalhands We destroy ourselves when we stop feeling. If you bury your feelings within you, you become a graveyard. Bernie Siegel graveyardwithin-youfeelings If a person can turn from predicting illness to anticipating recovery, the foundation for cure is laid. Bernie Siegel recoveryfoundationhealing I had patients who didn't die because they had too many pets to try to find homes for. It's why women live longer than men with the same health problems. Bernie Siegel pethomemen I believe consciousness is non-local and a big part of what we experience with near death and past lives. It's the consciousness that has come into us from other experiences and our consciousness that we remain aware of when we leave our bodies and they communicate with us through dreams, and even through drawings which I do a lot of work with myself. Bernie Siegel dreambelievepast If you love people, you'll enjoy your life. If you don't, you won't love anything you do. Bernie Siegel enjoy-your-lifeenjoypeople If nothing has helped you decide, go ask a child. Children know what they need, and more surprisingly, the know what we need. Adults think. Kids respond with their feelings. They don't think about what you will think of their answer, so they just speak the truth-if you can get to them before junior high school age. At that time, they grow up, stop feeling loved, become depressed and start thinking-and what they are thinking about worries me. Bernie Siegel growing-upchildrenschool 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. Bernie Siegel failurewifeteacher 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 Siegel cancerdoctorsboys Every day is my best day...I'm not going to have this moment again. Bernie Siegel momentspositive
