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My Grandfather's Blessings - by Rachel Naomi Remen (Paperback)

My Grandfather's Blessings - by  Rachel Naomi Remen (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>From the bestselling author of "Kitchen Table Wisdom" comes a book that will wrap the warmth of a wise grandfather's love and the blessings of life around every reader. As a small child, Remen sat at the feet of her grandfather, an orthodox rabbi and scholar of the kabbalah, and learned the secret of life that she now shares: that love and blessings given to others heals our loneliness, unhappiness, and in fact all our wounds.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br>In <b>My Grandfather's Blessings</b>, <b>Rachel Naomi Remen</b>, a cancer physician and master storyteller, uses her luminous stories to remind us of the power of our kindness and the joy of being alive.<p>Dr. Remen's grandfather, an orthodox rabbi and scholar of the Kabbalah, saw life as a web of connection and knew that everyone belonged to him, and that he belonged to everyone. He taught her that blessing one another is what fills our emptiness, heals our loneliness, and connects us more deeply to life.</p><p>Life has given us many more blessings than we have allowed ourselves to receive. <b>My Grandfather's Blessings</b> is about how we can recognize and receive our blessings and bless the life in others. Serving others heals us. Through our service we will discover our own wholeness&#151and the way to restore hidden wholeness in the world.</p><p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br>This book is a gift to the world--which it is sure to bless.--Christiane Northrup, M.D., bestselling author of <b>Women's Bodies, Women's Wisdom</b><p>The stories in <b>My Grandfather's Blessings</b> are simple and profound, with healing lessons for all of us.--Andrew T. Weil, M.D.</p><p>Rachel Naomi Remen is nature's gift to us, a genius of that elusive and crucial capacity, the human heart. She has much to teach us about healing, loving, and living.--Daniel Goleman, Ph.D., bestselling author of <b>Emotional Intelligence</b></p><p>Rachel Naomi Remen has done it again. <b>My Grandfather's Blessings</b> is a massage to the heart. It is a wonderful book.--Marianne Williamson, bestselling author of <b>Illuminata</b></p><p>This lovely book, like its author, is itself a blessing. Where some doctors treat symptoms, Dr. Remen heals souls.--Rabbi Harold S. Kushner, author of <b>When Bad Things Happen to Good People</b></p><p>A lovely, warm, inspiring book for the soul.--Caroline Myss, bestselling author of <b>Anatomy of the Spirit and Why People Don't Heal</b></p><p>Through a series of unpretentious, affecting vignettes, the author of the bestseller <b>Kitchen Table Wisdom</b> encourages readers to recognize and celebrate the unexpected blessings in their own lives...She gently illustrates her advice through simple yet powerful stories...[an] exceptional book.--<b>Publisher's Weekly</b> (starred review)</p><br><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br><b>Rachel Naomi Remen, M.D.</b> has been counseling those with chronic and terminal illness for more than twenty years. She is cofounder and medical director of the Commonweal Cancer Help Program in Bolinas, California, and is currently clinical professor of family and community medicine at the University of California at San Francisco School of Medicine.

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