Austin Chapter
Reader's Guide
August 2002
Kitchen Table Wisdom
by Rachel Remen, M.D.
A collection of personal anecdotes, case histories, and reflections notable for their Zen-like quality of absolute acceptance. Remen (Univ. of Calif., San Francisco, Medical School; The Human Patient, 1980) was once a pediatrician and is now a ''psycho-oncologist,'' counseling people with cancer...
- Notice the table of contents. Was the organization of the book helpful to you?
- Which of the stories meant the most to you? Why?
- What does the quote "...the greatest gift we bring to anyone who is suffering is our own wholeness" mean to you? (p. 219)
- What does the gift of the gold earrings to Rachel mean to her? (p. 222)
- Where do you find your "sanctuary"? (p. 281)
- Have you known anyone who was "looking at the light"? (p.25)
- Approval versus love (p. 47). What are your thoughts about this?
- Has someone else's heroism, etc. become a part of your story? If so, how? (p. 50)
- "Life is known only by those who have found a way to be comfortable with change and the unknown...there may be no security, but only adventure." (p. 67) Discuss.
- p. 113 last paragraph. What is your experience with regard to the paragraph?
- What is your opinion of the book?
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