“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.'” KnowsNextForgetBoysOfficeDoctorsRosePatientCancerHeyDozenLungsLung Cancer Author:Bernie 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.” PeopleKnowsMatterHelpingKidsFatherHouseCarBiggerFinancialMore Time Author:Bernie Siegel
“What 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." It brought attention to my own feelings, and the realization that I never knew what the future would bring so to keep an optimistic view of it, because who knows what today's events will bring.” KnowsHeartMatterFeelingsTodayJobsMotherMy OwnAnswersViewsAttentionEventsMy HeartOptimisticRealizationSelfishnessMake You Happy Author:Bernie Siegel
“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.” KnowsShouldLittlesFactsParentLossEducationTeacherFiguresInformationAuthorityBlameTemptingHow To LoveAuthority Figures Author:Bernie Siegel
“I am convinced that unconditional love is the most powerful known stimulant of the immune system. If I told patients to raise their blood levels of immune globulins or killer T cells, no one would know how. But if I can teach them to love themselves and others fully, the same changes happen automatically. The truth is: love heals.” IfsKnowsLoveI CanHappensTruthChangeLove IsLevelsPowerfulHealingKnownTeachKnow HowKnowingBloodTruth IsTransformationRaisesPatientConvincedHealCellsChanging The WorldMost PowerfulUnconditional LoveInspirational LoveLove YourselfKillersUnconditionalMaking ChangesImmuneSurgeonsImmune SystemMeaning Of LoveStimulantsLove HealsPowerful Love Author:Bernie Siegel
“I once heard a man say he knew there was a God, he just didn't think he needed Him. It is nice to take care of yourself and be independent, but it is also nice to know that you have a resource to rely on in times of need. If you are used to fending entirely for yourself, then when a catastrophe occurs you will expend a lot of energy looking for help at a time when you need your energy looking for help at a time when you need your energy for creative work.” IfsThinkingKnowsMenNeedsGodHelpingCareUsedEnergyCreativeNiceHeardNeededResourcesIndependentTake CareRelyCatastropheCreative WorkTake Care Of YourselfTime Of NeedLooking For Help Author:Bernie Siegel
“Several of our children have married outside my faith. Would I prefer they marry within their religion? Yes, because I know that marrying outside the family faith will very likely bring them more problems-but not from me. My job is to accept them and love them, not to criticize them and make their lives more difficult.” KnowsChildrenProblemJobsDifficultAcceptingAcceptanceMarriedAnd LoveOur ChildrenCriticizeMarrying Author:Bernie Siegel
“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.” KnowsWayNeedsMayChildrenMomentsShowsFeelingsHappensTodayKnow HowHeardTomorrowThings HappenBad ThingsPlaces To LiveBad Things HappenWhen Bad Things Happen Author:Bernie Siegel
“Remember this: Now is the only time you have. When God created the universe, it was now. You can't say to creation and energy, "I'll do it later, not now." Later doesn't exist. Creation doesn't know anything but now. Whenever you get around to doing what you want to do, it will be now. The things you need to do to live a happier, more fulfilling life-the only time you can possible start doing them is now.” KnowsWantNeedsRememberUniverseEnergyCreationWhat You WantFulfillingOnly TimeFulfilling LifeDoing What You Want Book:Prescriptions For Living: Inspirational Lessons for a Joyful, Loving Life Source: Prescriptions For Living: Inspirational Lessons for a Joyful, Loving Life
“God wants us to know that life is a series of beginnings not endings. Just as graduations are not terminations but commencements. Creation is an ongoing process and when we create a perfect world where love and compassion are shared by all suffering will cease.” KnowsWorldWantLife IsSufferingProcessPerfectCompassionCreationSeriesCeaseWant UOngoingLove And CompassionCommencementA Perfect WorldTermination Author:Bernie Siegel
“Bobby and I were married in 1954 and by now we know that anger does not mean "I don't love you" or "I want a divorce." It means, "I am wounded and in need of love, and I feel safe telling you about it because you are my family." Sometimes our behavior with each other is no different from the cry of an unattended baby.” KnowsWantNeedsFeelsMeanDoeDifferentSometimesLove YouCryBabySafeBehaviorMarriedMy FamilyAngerDivorceWoundedI Don't Love You Author:Bernie Siegel
“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.” IfsThinkingKnowsNeedsChildrenFeelingsKidsAgeSchoolAsksSpeakGrowsAnswersWorryGrowing UpHigh SchoolAdultsJuniorsSpeak The TruthJunior HighHigh School Junior Author:Bernie Siegel
“Do not go looking for problems to feed your soul. Just let life be your teacher. It will nourish you with its inevitable difficulties. How will you know whether you are letting life teach you and nourish you? If your physical senses become more sensitive to the beauty you see, the words of love you hear, and the life you feel touching your body and soul, then you know you have discovered the great value of misfortune.” IfsKnowsFeelsSoulProblemBodyLife IsSpiritValuesTeachTeacherLove YouDifficultyYour BodySensesInevitableYour SoulSensitiveMisfortunesTouchingGreat ValueLife TeachesYour Body And Soul Book:Prescriptions For Living: Inspirational Lessons for a Joyful, Loving Life Source: Prescriptions For Living: Inspirational Lessons for a Joyful, Loving Life
