Rule 1: When all else fails, follow instructions. And Rule 2: Don’t be an asshole.
ANNE LAMOTTWhat fills us is real, sweet, dopey, funny life.
More Anne Lamott Quotes
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I’m not going to change the way people think about me, but I can say you know what? I’m not going to carry that in my backpack.
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Dogs are the closest we come to knowing the divine love of God on this side of eternity.
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To love yourself as you are is a miracle, and to seek yourself is to have found yourself for now. And now is all we have, and love is who we are.
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Getting into a new relationship is like pouring Miracle-Gro on your character defects.
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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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Here are the two best prayers I know: ‘Help me, help me, help me’ and ‘Thank you, thank you, thank you.
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Faith includes noticing the mess, the emptiness and discomfort, and letting it be there until some light returns.
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How do you begin? The answer is simple: you decide to.
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Laughter is a bubbly, effervescent form of holiness.
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Prayer means that, in some unique way, we believe we’re invited into a relationship with someone who hears us when we speak in silence.
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You can get the monkey off your back, but the circus never leaves town.
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What fills us is real, sweet, dopey, funny life.
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Creative expression, whether that means writing, dancing, bird-watching, or cooking, can give a person almost everything that he or she has been searching for: enlivenment, peace, meaning, and the incalculable wealth of time spent quietly in beauty.
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You can safely assume that you’ve created God in your own image when it turns out that God hates all the same people you do.
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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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