It is the experience of living that is important, not searching for meaning. We bring meaning by how we love the world.
—Bernie S. Siegel
Topics: Experience, Meaning
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 S. Siegel
Topics: Awareness, Acceptance, Realization
Diseases can be our spiritual flat tires – disruptions in our lives that seem to be disasters at the time but end by redirecting our lives in a meaningful way.
—Bernie S. Siegel
Topics: Adversity, Difficulties
Refusal to hope is nothing more than a decision to die.
—Bernie S. Siegel
Topics: Aspirations, Hope
In the face of uncertainty, there is nothing wrong with hope.
—Bernie S. Siegel
Topics: Hope, Doubt, Uncertainty
The simple truth is that happy people generally don’t get sick.
—Bernie S. Siegel
Topics: Happiness
It takes more distress and poison to kill someone who has Peace of Mind, Serenity and loves life.
—Bernie S. Siegel
Topics: Serenity
Hoping means seeing that the outcome you want is possible, and then working for it.
—Bernie S. Siegel
If you watch how nature deals with adversity, continually renewing itself, you can’t help but learn
—Bernie S. Siegel
Topics: Adversity
One cannot get through life without pain … What we can do is choose how to use the pain life presents to us.
—Bernie S. Siegel
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