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.
ANNE LAMOTT
Writing and reading decrease our sense of isolation. They deepen and widen and expand our sense of life: they feed the soul.
More Anne Lamott Quotes
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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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Love is so much bigger than our ignorance.
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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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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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Small is how blessings, healing, progress and increase occur.
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You own everything that happened to you. Tell your stories.
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The road to enlightenment is long and difficult, and you should try not to forget snacks and magazines.
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If we stay where we are, where we’re stuck, where we’re comfortable and safe, we die there… When nothing new can get in, that’s death.
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Gratitude, not understanding, is the secret to joy and equanimity.
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Almost everything will work again if you unplug it for a few minutes, including you.
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Joy is the best makeup.
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Never compare your insides to everyone else’s outsides.
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What fills us is real, sweet, dopey, funny life.
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No is a complete sentence.
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What’s the difference between you and God? God never thinks he’s you.
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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?
ANNE LAMOTT