Butterflies and birds are like one perfect teaspoon of creation.
ANNE LAMOTTForgiveness is giving up all hope of having had a better past.
More Anne Lamott Quotes
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You can get the monkey off your back, but the circus never leaves town.
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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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You own everything that happened to you. Tell your stories.
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Laughter is a bubbly, effervescent form of holiness.
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We are not here to see through one another, but to see one another through.
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Lighthouses don’t go running all over an island looking for boats to save; they just stand there shining.
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How do you begin? The answer is simple: you decide to.
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We begin to find and become ourselves when we notice how we are already found, already truly, entirely, wildly, messily, marvelously who we were born to be.
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Rule 1: When all else fails, follow instructions. And Rule 2: Don’t be an asshole.
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I do not know much about God and prayer, but I have come to believe over the last twenty-five years, that there’s something to be said about keeping prayer simple. Help, Thanks, Wow.
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When faced with a crisis, do three things: breathe, pray and be kind.
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Getting into a new relationship is like pouring Miracle-Gro on your character defects.
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The world is always going to be dangerous, and people get badly banged up, but how can there be more meaning than helping one another stand up in a wind and stay warm?
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Radical 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.
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And as it turns out, if one person is praying for you, buckle up. Things can happen.
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