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 SiegelRead
It's not about curing the disease, but healing the life; then the physical benefits come.
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What this quote means
Healing is more about nurturing the overall quality of life than simply treating physical ailments.
In this quote, Bernie Siegel emphasizes the importance of holistic healing, suggesting that true recovery involves addressing emotional and psychological well-being rather than solely focusing on physical symptoms. By prioritizing life enhancement and inner wellness, physical improvements will naturally follow, indicating that health encompasses much more than the absence of disease.
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HealingHealthWellnessLifeDiseaseQuality Of Life
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During a seminar on holistic health, I shared a quote by Bernie Siegel to emphasize the importance of mental wellness in physical healing.
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All quotes →It is astounding how much the immune system is strengthened by reducing daily mental stress levels with either visualization or meditation. The other great tonic for the immune system is love—loving ourselves as well as others.
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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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Part of my evolution has been to learn how painful most people's childhoods are. They grow up not liking themselves, not loving themselves. Ask people if they were lovable the minute they were born, and watch them sit back and have to think about it. One lady said, 'I suppose so.' That's painful.
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Being a survivor doesn't mean being strong - it's telling people when you need a meal or a ride, company, whatever. It's paying attention to heart wisdom, feelings, not living a role, but having a unique, authentic life, having something to contribute, finding time to love and laugh. All these things are qualities of survivors.
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Getting well is not the only goal. Even more important is learning to live without fear, to be at peace with life and ultimately death.
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