I remember staring at my son endlessly when he was an infant, stunned by his very existence, wondering where on earth he… — Anne Lamott Earth Copy Share Image
The whistle is always waiting to be blown, and in some ways, it gets me to do better work. — Anne Lamott Copy Share Image
“Grief ends up giving you the two best things: softness and illumination.” — Anne Lamott Death Copy Share Image
When you pray, you are not starting the conversation from scratch, just remembering to plug back into a conversation that's always in… — Anne Lamott Communication Copy Share Image
I was the angriest daughter on earth, and also, one of the most devoted. — Anne Lamott Copy Share Image
“Mattie was in love with Daniel, of course; this was the X within the circle on her map: I love Daniel.” — Anne Lamott Daniel Copy Share Image
The reason I never give up hope is because everything is so basically hopeless. — Anne Lamott Copy Share Image
... everyone has come to understand that unconditional love is a reality, but with as shelf life of about eight to ten… — Anne Lamott Copy Share Image
“I know that sometimes these friends feel that they have been expelled from the ordinary world they lived in before and that… — Anne Lamott Copy Share Image
“What you're looking for is already inside you..You can't buy it, lease it, rent it, date it, or apply for it. The… — Anne Lamott Financial security Copy Share Image
Gratitude begins in our hearts and then dovetails into behavior. It almost always makes you willing to be of service, which is… — Anne Lamott Behavior Copy Share Image
“Maybe what we say to each other is not so important after all, but just that we are alive together, and present… — Anne Lamott Copy Share Image
My dad taught me that to be a writer is a decision and a habit. It's not anything lofty, and it doesn't… — Anne Lamott Copy Share Image
“...to be born into this world exactly the way it is, into these exact circumstances, even if that meant not having a… — anne lamott Ozone layer Copy Share Image
I do know the sorrow of being ordinary, and that much of our life is spent doing the crazy mental arithmetic of… — Anne Lamott Arithmetic Copy Share Image
Age has given me the gift of me; it just gave me what I was always longing for, which was to get… — Anne Lamott Age Copy Share Image
“Are you born again?" he asked, as we taxied down the runway. He was rather prim and tense, maybe a little like… — Anne LaMott Christian Copy Share Image
“If we stay where we are, where we're stuck, where we're comfortable and safe, we die there. We become like mushrooms, living… — Anne Lamott Alone Copy Share Image
You've got to learn to let go and let your children fall, and fail. If you try to protect them from hurt,… — Anne Lamott Copy Share Image
Gorgeous, amazing things come into our lives when we are paying attention: mangoes, grandnieces, Bach, ponds. This happens more often when we… — Anne Lamott Amazing things Copy Share Image
I think joy and sweetness and affection are a spiritual path. We're here to know God, to love and serve God, and… — Anne Lamott Affection Copy Share Image
“My son, Sam, at three and a half, had these keys to a set of plastic handcuffs, and one morning he intentionally… — Anne Lamott Copy Share Image
Bananas are great, as I believe them to be the only known cure for existential dread. Also, Mother Teresa said that in… — Anne Lamott America Copy Share Image
My mother might find a thin gold chain at the back of a drawer, wadded into an impossibly tight knot, and give… — Anne Lamott Arabia Copy Share Image
“But when someone enters that valley with you, that mud, it somehow saves you again.” — Anne Lamott Copy Share Image
“I started to cry then, and I cried for a long time without making much noise. I cried and cried like a… — Anne Lamott Copy Share Image
“...but you have to remind yourself that perfectionism is the voice of the oppressor.” — Anne Lamott Excellence Copy Share Image
Rest and laughter are the most spiritual and subversive acts of all. Laugh, rest, slow down. — Anne Lamott Comedy Copy Share Image
Lighthouses don’t go running all over an island looking for boats to save; they just stand there shining. — Anne Lamott Acceptance Copy Share Image
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