Values Quotes by Rachel Naomi Remen

9 Values quotes by Rachel Naomi Remen

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Remen’s gentle, humanistic approach to medicine and life is captured in these nine brief statements, providing a succinct glimpse of the values that shape her healing philosophy.

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When we are seen by the heart we are seen for who we are. We are valued in our uniqueness by those…

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I have no idea about what death is, but because I have been in association with it so intimately, I have a…

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If you carry someone else's fears and live by someone else's values, you may find that you have lived their lives.

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Perhaps losing integrity with yourself is the greatest stress of all, far more hurtful to us than competition, time pressure, or lack…

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Ours is not a culture that respects the sick, the old or the vulnerable. We strive for independence, competence, and mastery. In…

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To seek approval is to have no resting place, no sanctuary. Like all judgement, approval encourages a constant striving. It makes us…

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Most people have come to prefer certain of lifes experiences and deny and reject others, unaware of the value of the hidden…

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We are, in a certain way, defined as much by our potential as by its expression. There is a great difference between…

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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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A label is a mask life wears. We put labels on life all the time. 'Right,' 'wrong,' 'success,' 'failure,' . . . Labeling sets…

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Healing may not be so much about getting better, as about letting go of everything that isn’t you - all of the expectations, all…

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It is said that the Christian mystic Theresa of Avila found difficulty at first in reconciling the vastness of the life of the spirit…

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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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We have become terribly vulnerable, not because we suffer but because we have separated ourselves from each other. A patient once told me that…

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All natural processes are long processes and they last.

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Deep inside, our integrity sings to us whether we are listening or not. It is a note that only we can hear. Eventually, when…

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From a good teacher you may learn the secret of listening. You will never learn the secret of life. You will have to listen…

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To seek approval is to have no resting place, no sanctuary. Like all judgement, approval encourages a constant striving. It makes us uncertain of…

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