103 Quotes by Rachel Naomi Remen

When we pray, we don’t change the world, we change ourselves.

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.

At the deepest level, the creative process and the healing process arise from a single source. When you are an artist, you are a healer; a wordless trust of the same mystery is the foundation of your work and its integrity.

A shaman is someone who has a wound that will not heal. He sits by the side of the road with his open wound exposed.

Everybody is a story.

Fear is the friction in all transitions.

The places in which we are seen and heard are holy places. They remind us of our value as human beings. They give us the strength to go on.

The wisdom in the story of the most educated and powerful person is often not greater than the wisdom in the story of a child, and the life of a child can teach us as much as the life of a sage.

Life is known only by those who have found a way to be comfortable with change and the unknown. Given the nature of life, there may be no security, but only adventure.