I am going to notice the lights of the earth, the sun and the moon and the stars, the lights of our candles as we march, the lights with which spring teases us, the light that is already present.
ANNE LAMOTTI am going to notice the lights of the earth, the sun and the moon and the stars, the lights of our candles as we march, the lights with which spring teases us, the light that is already present.
ANNE LAMOTTDogs are the closest we come to knowing the divine love of God on this side of eternity.
ANNE LAMOTTI didn’t need to understand the hypostatic unity of the Trinity; I just needed to turn my life over to whoever came up with redwood trees.
ANNE LAMOTTNo is a complete sentence.
ANNE LAMOTTThis is one thing they forget to mention in most child-rearing books, that at times you will just lose your mind. Period.
ANNE LAMOTTThe road to enlightenment is long and difficult, and you should try not to forget snacks and magazines.
ANNE LAMOTTYou can either practice being right or practice being kind.
ANNE LAMOTTPrayer means that, in some unique way, we believe we’re invited into a relationship with someone who hears us when we speak in silence.
ANNE LAMOTTWe 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.
ANNE LAMOTTPeople help you or you help them and when we offer or receive help, we take in each other. And then we are saved.
ANNE LAMOTTButterflies and birds are like one perfect teaspoon of creation.
ANNE LAMOTTGetting into a new relationship is like pouring Miracle-Gro on your character defects.
ANNE LAMOTTOr 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.
ANNE LAMOTTChurches are good for prayer, but so are garages and cars and mountains and showers and dance floors.
ANNE LAMOTTI do not at all understand the mystery of grace – only that it meets us where we are but does not leave us where it found us.
ANNE LAMOTTI can tell you that what you’re looking for is already inside you.
ANNE LAMOTT