The fundamental problem most patients have is an inability to love themselves, having been unloved by others during some crucial part of their lives.

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.

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.

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.

When you love the unlovable and forgive the unforgivable, you’re free.

The inexplicable happens all the time. It makes more sense to simply accept things we observe but cannot understand. It is really more scientific to keep an open mind. Until we can understand and explain the things we now label miracles, let us accept them and try to create more of them.

Traditional doctors say I'm a mystic. I don't deny it.