And as it turns out, if one person is praying for you, buckle up. Things can happen.
ANNE LAMOTTRadical self-care is quantum, and radiates out into the atmosphere, like a little fresh air. It is a huge gift to the world. When people respond by saying, “Well, isn’t she full of herself,” smile obliquely, like Mona Lisa, and make both of you a nice cup of tea.
More Anne Lamott Quotes
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Or you might shout at the top of your lungs or whisper into your sleeve, “I hate you, God.” That is a prayer too, because it is real, it is truth, and maybe it is the first sincere thought you’ve had in months.
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Don’t look at your feet to see if you are doing it right. Just dance.
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Almost everything will work again if you unplug it for a few minutes, including you.
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Here are the two best prayers I know: ‘Help me, help me, help me’ and ‘Thank you, thank you, thank you.
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Prayer means that, in some unique way, we believe we’re invited into a relationship with someone who hears us when we speak in silence.
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I’m human, you’re human, let me greet your humanness. Let’s be people together for a while.
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The miracle is that we are here, that no matter how undone we’ve been the night before, we wake up every morning and are still here. It is phenomenal just to be.
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Joy is the best makeup.
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Creative expression, whether that means writing, dancing, bird-watching, or cooking, can give a person almost everything that he or she has been searching for: enlivenment, peace, meaning, and the incalculable wealth of time spent quietly in beauty.
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What’s the difference between you and God? God never thinks he’s you.
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I don’t remember who said this, but there really are places in the heart you don’t even know exist until you love a child.
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The reason life works at all is that not everyone in your tribe is nuts on the same day.
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We are not here to see through one another, but to see one another through.
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I’m not going to change the way people think about me, but I can say you know what? I’m not going to carry that in my backpack.
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Faith includes noticing the mess, the emptiness and discomfort, and letting it be there until some light returns.
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