But it was the singing that pulled me in and split me wide open. Anne Lamott More Quotes by Anne Lamott More Quotes From Anne Lamott 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 abel cain earth You fall so deeply in love with your grandbaby. It's so so so much easier than being a parent, because you really don't have much responsibility. And just when you are at the end of your rope with exhaustion, the parents take the baby away. So it's the best of both worlds. Anne Lamott love-you baby fall Publication is not all that it is cracked up to be. But writing is. Anne Lamott publication cracked writing Left to my own devices, would I trade this for firm thighs, fewer wrinkles, a better memory? On some days. That's why it's such a blessing I'm not left to my own devices. Because the truth is I have amazing friends and a deep faith in God, to whom I can turn. I have a cool kid, a sweet boyfriend, darling pets. I've learned to pay attention to life, and to listen. I'd give up all this for a flatter belly? Are you crazy? Anne Lamott giving-up inspiring sweet It is in many people's best interest for you not to find Anne Lamott finding-yourself people world I'm a terrible Christian and meditating is very hard for me, and I do it. I do it badly, like I do a lot of things. I believe in doing things badly. Anne Lamott terrible christian believe After a while the middle-aged person who lives in her head begins to talk to her soul, the kid. Anne Lamott middle soul kids Honesty is not necessarily interesting. I don't want to hear about your dreams or your acid trips, probably unless you make them really interesting. Anne Lamott honesty dream interesting The reason 'help' is such a great prayer is that God is the gift of desperation. When you're in despair, you're teachable. Anne Lamott despair prayer helping My idea of absolute happiness is to be in bed on a rainy day, with my blankie, my cat, and my dog. Anne Lamott rainy-day cat dog Little by little, in telling Sam all these details, I got to see the bigger point of baseball, that it can give us back ourselves. We’re a crowd animal, a highly gregarious, communicative species, but the culture and the age and all the fear that fills our days have put almost everyone into little boxes, each of us all alone. But baseball, if we love it, gives us back our place in the crowd. It restores us. Anne Lamott baseball animal giving What if we never 'get over' certain deaths, or our childhoods? What if the idea that we should have by now, or will, is a great palace lie? What if we're not supposed to? What if it takes a life time...? Anne Lamott should-have lying ideas Perfectionism means that you try not to leave so much mess to clean up. But clutter and mess show us that life is being lived. Anne Lamott cleaning trying mean For me and most of the other writers I know, writing is not rapturous. In fact, the only way I can get anything written at all is to write really, really shitty first drafts. Anne Lamott writing way firsts Writing takes a combination of sophistication and innocence; it takes conscience, our belief that something is beautiful because it is right. Anne Lamott innocence writing beautiful Perfectionism is a mean, frozen form of idealism, while messes are the artist's true friend. Anne Lamott true-friend artist mean I get thirsty people glasses of water, even if that thirsty person is just me. Anne Lamott glasses water people When we search for something larger than our own selves to hook into, we can come through whatever life throws at us. Anne Lamott hook self I just try to love and serve everyone, and bring everyone water, and lend an ear; that's what Jesus said to do. Anne Lamott trying water jesus Nothing can be delicious when you are holding your breath. Anne Lamott delicious breaths
