Persons Quotes by Rachel Naomi Remen

9 Persons quotes by Rachel Naomi Remen

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Rachel Naomi Remen’s nine succinct reflections on individuals combine compassion with gentle humor. Though limited, the set offers a warm entry point into her caring worldview.

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Our listening creates a sanctuary for the homeless parts within another person.

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The most basic and powerful way to connect to another person is to listen. Just listen.

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The wisdom in the story of the most educated and powerful person is often not greater than the wisdom in the story…

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A blessing is not something that one person gives another. A blessing is a moment of meeting, a certain kind of relationship…

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A woman once told me that she did not feel the need to reach out to those around her because she prayed…

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Listening is the oldest and perhaps the most powerful tool of healing. It is often through the quality of our listening and…

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I have even learned to respond to someone crying by just listening. In the old days I used to reach for the…

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I suspect that the most basic and powerful way to connect to another person is to listen. Just listen. Perhaps the most…

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Perhaps the most important thing we bring to another person is the silence in us, not the sort of silence that is…

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Goose bumps happen when your soul is close to you, breathing lightly on the back of your neck, and wakes you up.

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All natural processes are long processes and they last.

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