Bernie Siegel first wrote about miracles when he was a practicing surgeon and founded Exceptional Cancer Patients, a groundbreaking synthesis of group, individual, dream, and art therapy that provided patients with a carefrontation.” Compiled during his more than thirty years of practice, speaking, and teaching, the stories in these pages are riveting, warm, and belief expanding. Their subjects include a girl whose baby brother helped her overcome anorexia, a woman whose cancer helped her heal by teaching her to stand up for herself, and a family that was saved from a burning house by bats. Without diminishing the reality of pain and hardship, the stories show real people turning crisis into blessing by responding to adversity in ways that empower and heal. They demonstrate what we are capable of and show us that we can achieve miracles as we confront life’s difficulties.
Uplifting and Faith Building I’m not even sure how to write this review. I am blown away. I interview a lot of authors on my radio show and I love a lot of books. This one is so purely awe inspiring. Bernie comes from his experiences and shares them with us, for which I am most grateful. You can’t not be inspired and uplifted reading this book. It changes your perspective allowing you to become more aware so the miracles that you don’t even realize are in your life, become visibile to you on a daily basis. I keep this book on my desk and just open it to any page during the day or whenever I feel to need something and am not quite sure what. Then I get it. It’s on target every time. What a masterful work! This is a must read for everyone – his books exceed all expectations – this is no exception.
He’s Done It Again! Once again, Bernie Siegel has pulled off another wonderful workshop or class in healing, love and inspiration. Bernie uses one of the best forms of teaching – people’s stories – as well as his own summaries and memos, to instill his message that we are all healers and we all are able to find miracles if only we have faith, listen, watch and believe. From the birth of a whale, witnessed by two sailors, to the selfless acts of generosity that fed homeless people Thanksgiving dinner and gave them a community/family; to the man who avoided certain death when a familiar German voice reached through the fog and pulled him back from the unseen crevasse; to Bernie’s own daughter sharing how her Dad saved her son – these stories are uplifting and deeply touching. Every story evokes the desire to share it with someone, multipying the effect of healing and comfort with each share. Most mornings I read Bernie’s prescription for the day (365 Prescriptions for the Soul)and it amazes me how often…
Practical Lessons Come Forth In A BOOK OF MIRACLES I think for so many of us there are things in our lives that are truly unexplainable. For individuals of faith, however, these are things that we are not surprised at but privileged to know that we have received the gift. In Dr Bernie S. Siegel’s new book A BOOK OF MIRACLES we are able to see examples of individuals who not only believed but were able to act in harmony with their beliefs, enjoying the reward.Sprinkled throughout the book are sage words of wisdom that allow us to know that these don’t have to be things we just hear about. We are able to receive the gifts as well! What struck me as one of the important lessons of the book is the timing. It might not come at the time that we want or the individuals that we read about may expect, but the timing is always right.Looking for something to inspire you and motivate you to action? A BOOK OF MIRALCES is just the book that you need.