What’s the difference between you and God? God never thinks he’s you.
ANNE LAMOTTThe road to enlightenment is long and difficult, and you should try not to forget snacks and magazines.
More Anne Lamott Quotes
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Laughter is carbonated holiness.
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Everyone is flailing through this life without an owner’s manual, with whatever modicum of grace and good humor we can manage.
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And she is going to dance, dance hungry, dance full, dance each cold astonishing moment, now when she is young and again when she is old.
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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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I was reminded of the Four Immutable Laws of the Spirit: Whoever is present are the right people. Whenever it begins is the right time. Whatever happens is the only thing that could have happened. And when it’s over, it’s over.
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Again and again I tell God I need help, and God says, ‘Well, isn’t that fabulous? Because I need help too. So you go get that old woman over there some water, and I’ll figure out what we’re going to do about your stuff.
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We are not here to see through one another, but to see one another through.
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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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A good marriage is where both people feel like they’re getting the better end of the deal.
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People help you or you help them and when we offer or receive help, we take in each other. And then we are saved.
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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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Almost everything will work again if you unplug it for a few minutes, including you.
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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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Laughter is a bubbly, effervescent form of holiness.
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Don’t look at your feet to see if you are doing it right. Just dance.
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