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. Anne Lamott More Quotes by Anne Lamott More Quotes From Anne Lamott 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. Anne Lamott sexylove-youinspiring Gratitude, not understanding, is the secret to joy and equanimity. Anne Lamott gratitudeunderstandingjoy When God is going to do something wonderful, He or She always starts with a hardship; when God is going to do something amazing, He or She starts with an impossibility. Anne Lamott hardshipfaithwonderful We're all afraid of the same stuff. Mostly we're afraid that we're secretly not okay, that we're disgusting, or frauds, or about to be diagnosed with cancer. ... We want to teach you how to quiet the yammer ... how you can create comfort, inside and outside, how you can get warm, how you can feed yourself. And even learn to get through silence. ... There is a wilderness inside you, and a banquet. Both. [p. 253] Anne Lamott cancersilencecomfort When hope is not pinned wriggling onto a shiny image or expectation, it sometimes floats forth and opens. Anne Lamott floatsexpectationssometimes ...most of the time, all you have is the moment, and the imperfect love of the people around you. Anne Lamott imperfectmomentspeople The movement of grace toward gratitude brings us from the package of self-obsessed madness to a spiritual awakening. Anne Lamott gratitudeselfspiritual Butterflies and birds are like one perfect teaspoon of creation. Anne Lamott butterflyperfectbird I just can't get over how much babies cry. I really had no idea what I was getting into. To tell you the truth, I thought it would be more like getting a cat. Anne Lamott catbabyideas Laughter is a bubbly, effervescent form of holiness Anne Lamott holinesslaughterform Try to write in a directly emotional way, instead of being too subtle or oblique. Don't be afraid of your material or your past. Be afraid of wasting any more time obsessing about how you look and how people see you. Be afraid of not getting your writing done. Anne Lamott emotionalwritingpast Radical self-care is what we've been longing for, desperate for, our entire lives-friendship with our own hearts. Anne Lamott compassionselfheart The thing about light is that it really isn’t yours; it’s what you gather and shine back. And it gets more power from reflectiveness; if you sit still and take it in, it fills your cup, and then you can give it off yourself. Anne Lamott shininglightgiving A big heart is both a clunky and a delicate thing; it doesn't protect itself and it doesn't hide. It stands out, like a baby's fontanel, where you can see the soul pulse through. Anne Lamott heartbabyinspirational ...[T]here should be a real sense of your imagination and your memories walking and woolgathering, tramping the hills, romping all over the place. Trust them. Don't look at your feet to see if you are doing it right. Just dance. Anne Lamott realfeetmemories I thought the secret of life was obvious: be here now, love as if your whole life depended on it, find your life's work, and try to get hold of a giant panda. Anne Lamott giantssecrettrying Here are the two best prayers I know: 'Help me, help me, help me' and 'Thank you, thank you, thank you. Anne Lamott prayerhelpingtwo If you asked me, parents were supposed to affect the life of their child in such a way that the child grows up to be responsible, able to participate in life and in community. Anne Lamott growing-upcommunitychildren When we agree to being part of something bigger than our own wired, fixated minds, we are saved. Anne Lamott agreebiggermind This is a very violent place to live, the Earth, and we're a very violent species. Cain is still killing Abel. We see that every day. Anne Lamott abelcainearth
