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We may need to let go of our beliefs and ideas about life in order to have life.

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Rachel Naomi Remen
Age: 86
Born: 1938
Born: February 8
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The secret of living well is not in having all the answers but in pursuing unanswerable questions in good company.
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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 who are able to see us in this way and we become able to know and value ourselves.
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The worst thing that happens in life is not death. The worst thing would be to miss it. . . . I think the great danger in life is not showing up.
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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 of respect. Our vitality is rooted in our integrity. When we do not live in one piece, our life force becomes divided. Becoming separated from our authentic values may weaken us.
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Our wounds are our sources of growth.
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Perhaps wisdom is simply a matter of waiting, and healing a question of time. And anything good you've ever been given is yours forever.
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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 in which both people involved remember and acknowledge their true nature and worth, and strengthen what is whole in one another.
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My sense is that you can never teach anybody anything, or change anybody in ways that they don't already have in mind.
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I think that people get experiences, and out of those experiences come meaning and ideas. It's like watching a rose bush grow.
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