Rachel Naomi Remen

'I recommend this book highly to everyone.' – Deepak Chopra, M. D. This special updated version of the New York Times-bestseller, Kitchen Table Wisdom, addresses the same spiritual issues that made the original a bestseller: suffering, meaning, love, faith, and miracles.'Despite the awesome powers of technology, many of us still do not live very well,' says Dr. Rachel Remen. 'We may need to listen to one another's stories again.' Dr. Remen, whose unique perspective on healing comes from her background as a physician, a professor of medicine, a therapist, and a long-term survivor of chronic illness, invites us to listen from the soul. This remarkable collection of true stories draws on the concept of 'kitchen table wisdom', the human tradition of shared experience that shows us life in all its power and mystery and reminds us that the things we cannot measure may be the things that ultimately sustain and enrich our lives.

"Friendships between women can be a place of refuge from loneliness and indifference, a place where we can know we matter as we are." Rachel Naomi Remen, M. D. Author, Kitchen Table Wisdom As this compilation of stories teaches, friendship between women rarely happens automatically--that's what makes it special. Sometimes the circumstances of life--like moving to a new city, or losing your job, or entering your child in school--create an opportunity. But the act of friendship is intentional. Openness is a key ingredient even though recognition of a woman as a friend may require time. Friendship must often go through crisis or trial, some event that forges a bond and solidifies trust. The themes of difficulty and betrayal are woven into these stories, for the authors wisely know that friendship between women must be tested. Sometimes it takes painful and disappointing experiences to begin to value ourselves as friends. Some of us need to learn that what we offer in friendship is rich and worth its weight in gold. We must learn discernment about when to offer it and when it must be withdrawn because the other is not able to appreciate the potential gift of friendship. These short, compact stories are meant to be savored and reflected upon. They can be read slowly over lazy days or used as a morning reflection before running off to work. What they offer is a small but clear view of the female heart through the lens of friendship. "There is something easy, something flowing, something sacred that can go on between women. Linda Bucklin and Mary Keil have modeled this in their work together. They are close friends, and out of that friendship comes this book." The Reverend Dr. Lauren Artress

Praise for Transformative Conversations "In the 'superstorm' of writings about the crisis in higher education this little gem of a book stands out like a mindfulness bell. It calls us back to the only thing that truly matters?the energy and wisdom buried in the minds and hearts of dedicated educators." ? Diana Chapman Walsh, president emerita, Wellesley College; trustee emerita, Amherst College; member of the MIT Corporation "This book is revolutionary! It is about transforming the very essence of higher education through the power of authentic conversation, knowing that as the people within the institution evolve, the institution will transform." ? Patricia and Craig Neal, The Art of Convening: Authentic Engagement in Meetings, Gatherings, and Conversations; founders, Heartland Inc. "This is a radical story about how to create a more intimate and relational culture inside the halls of higher education.... for those who long for higher education to return from the abyss of siloed isolation to its original charter as a cooperative learning institution committed to developing the whole person in service of the common good." ? Peter Block, Flawless Consulting and Abundant Community Transformative Conversations offers guidance to help readers create and sustain Formation Mentoring Communities, where faculty, staff, and administrators can speak openly and honestly to the heart of their work as educators and human beings.

The author of the inspirational classic Kitchen Table Wisdom draws on her work as a therapist and a survivor of chronic illness while providing passages, quotes, and stories from her original work that have been best received by readers, in a volume that organizes entries under such topics as suffering, faith, and everyday miracles. Original. 50,000 first printing.

"I recommend this book highly to everyone." --Deepak Chopra, M. D. This special updated version of the New York Times-bestseller, Kitchen Table Wisdom, addresses the same spiritual issues that made the original a bestseller: suffering, meaning, love, faith, and miracles. "Despite the awesome powers of technology, many of us still do not live very well," says Dr. Rachel Remen. "We may need to listen to one another's stories again." Dr. Remen, whose unique perspective on healing comes from her background as a physician, a professor of medicine, a therapist, and a long-term survivor of chronic illness, invites us to listen from the soul. This remarkable collection of true stories draws on the concept of "kitchen table wisdom"-- the human tradition of shared experience that shows us life in all its power and mystery and reminds us that the things we cannot measure may be the things that ultimately sustain and enrich our lives.

Durch ihre vitale, heilende Kraft offenbaren uns die Geschichten von "Aus Liebe zum Leben" Rachel Naomi Remen nicht nur als eine der großen Geschichtenerzählerinnen unserer Zeit, sondern vor allem als eine Heilerin des Herzens. "Rachel Naomi Remen ist ein Geschenk des Himmels, eine Kennerin der schwer zu fassenden und doch so wesentlichen Kräfte des menschlichen Herzens. Sie lehrt uns unendlich viel über Heilung, Liebe und das Leben." Daniel Goleman "Der Triumph des Herzens. Ein Buch, das schon während des Lesens heilt und inspiriert. Eine Schatzkammer voller Geschenke der Liebe." Jack Kornfield Was auch immer Rachel Naomi Remen am "Küchentisch des Lebens" ausbreitet, es gebietet uns, innezuhalten, nachzudenken und zu staunen. Es sind die alltäglichen, oftmals sogar unbemerkten Segnungen, um die sich Remens Erzählungen ranken - jene Wohltaten, die in einer Geste, einem Wort oder einer unvermuteten Tat ins Leben treten können. Remen erinnert uns daran, daß hinter allen Geschichten eine Geschichte steht. Diese eine große Geschichte handelt von unserer wahren Identität, davon, wer wir sind, warum wir hier sind und was uns trägt. So ist jede Geschichte ein überzeugendes Plädoyer für das Leben. Übersetzt von Stephan Schuhmacher.