My Grandfather's Blessings
Stories of Strength, Refuge, and Belonging
Penguin Publishing Group · Print & ebook · April 1, 2001
In My Grandfather's Blessings, Rachel Naomi Remen, 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.
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- Who it’s for
- Luminous stories explore how kindness, service, and receiving life’s blessings can connect us more deeply.
- Themes
- Connection and belonging, Blessings and gratitude, Service and healing
- Genres
- Spirituality, Religious Lives, Inspiration & Personal Growth
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In My Grandfather's Blessings, Rachel Naomi Remen, 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. 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.
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He taught her that blessing one another is what fills our emptiness, heals our loneliness, and connects us more deeply to life. Life has given us many more blessings than we have allowed ourselves to receive. My Grandfather's Blessings 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—and the way to restore hidden wholeness in the world.
Kindness and Belonging
Luminous stories explore how kindness, service, and receiving life’s blessings can connect us more deeply.
Come here for
- Stories about connection, loneliness, and the joy of being alive
- A thoughtful reflection on serving others and finding wholeness
Expect
- Warm, spiritually rooted storytelling
- An invitation to notice blessings and recognize the life in others
Where it sits
| Inspiration & Personal Growth | 22% |
|---|---|
| Spirituality | 21% |
| Religious Lives | 20% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Inspirational Religion
- Orthodox Judaism
- The Pursuit of Happiness
- Authors
- Rachel Naomi Remen
- Publisher
- Penguin Publishing Group
- Published
- April 1, 2001
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Theme
- Connection and belonging · Blessings and gratitude · Service and healing
- Reading lane
- Inspirational Religion