Grace means you’re in a different universe from where you had been stuck, when you had absolutely no way to get there on your own.
ANNE LAMOTTHope begins in the dark.
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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You own everything that happened to you. Tell your stories.
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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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Forgiveness is giving up all hope of having had a better past.
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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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Lighthouses don’t go running all over an island looking for boats to save; they just stand there shining.
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Laughter is a bubbly, effervescent form of holiness.
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Pay attention to the beauty surrounding you.
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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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I can tell you that what you’re looking for is already inside you.
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When faced with a crisis, do three things: breathe, pray and be kind.
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No is a complete sentence.
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Nothing heals us like letting people know our scariest parts: When people listen to you cry and lament, and look at you with love, it’s like they are holding the baby of you.
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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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What fills us is real, sweet, dopey, funny life.
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