The problem with God - or at any rate, one of the top five most annoying things about God - is that he or she rarely answers right away. Anne Lamott More Quotes by Anne Lamott More Quotes From Anne Lamott 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. Anne Lamott four law people I have a terrible time during elections. I am way too politically involved. I absolutely never argue politics with anyone, as it makes me crazy and full of judgment and hostility. I have two very conservative friends, whom I cherish and would entrust my life to; we avoid politics like the plague. So in a certain way, it limits how completely we let ourselves know each other, but this is just the way it is and it is the best we can do. And I am secretly convinced that God is a progressive Democrat. Anne Lamott crazy two way You can either practice being right or practice being kind. Anne Lamott be-kind positivity practice We are not here to see through one another, but to see one another through. Anne Lamott cooperation You own everything that happened to you. Tell your stories. If people wanted you to write warmly about them, they should have behaved better. Anne Lamott should-have writing people And as it turns out, if one person is praying for you, buckle up. Things can happen. Anne Lamott buckles turns praying What’s the difference between you and God? God never thinks he’s you. Anne Lamott light prayer thinking One thing I know for sure about raising children is that every single day a kid needs discipline.... But also every single day a kid needs a break. Anne Lamott parenting kids children Clutter and mess show us that life is being lived...Tidiness makes me think of held breath, of suspended animation... Perfectionism is a mean, frozen form of idealism, while messes are the artist's true friend. What people somehow forgot to mention when we were children was that we need to make messes in order to find out who we are and why we are here. Anne Lamott true-friend mean children So what are we supposed to do again, when we hate everything? You stop pretending life is such fun or makes sense. It's often messy and cruel and dull, and we do the best we can. It's unfair, and jerks seem to win. But you fall in love with a few people. Like I love you, Elizabeth. You're the angel God sent me. Anne Lamott falling-in-love hate fun Prayer is talking to something or anything with which we seek union, even if we are bitter or insane or broken. (In fact, these are probably the best possible conditions under which to pray.) Prayer is taking a chance that against all odds and past history, we are loved and chosen, and do not have to get it together before we show up. Anne Lamott odds prayer past I can tell you that what you're looking for is already inside you. Anne Lamott i-can All I ever wanted since I arrived here on Earth were the things that turned out to be within reach. The same things I needed as a baby - to go from cold to warm, lonely to held, the vessel to the giver, empty to full. You can change the world with a hot bath, if you sink into it from a place of knowing that you are worth profound care, even when you're dirty and rattled. Who knew? Anne Lamott lonely baby dirty How do you begin? The answer is simple: you decide to. Anne Lamott simple answers I spent my whole life helping my mother carry around her psychic trunks like a bitter bellhop. So a great load was lifted when she died, and my life was much easier. Anne Lamott psychics mother helping 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 Lamott different-universes grace mean This is one thing they forget to mention in most child-rearing books, that at times you will just lose your mind. Period. Anne Lamott mind book children Never compare your insides to everyone else's outsides. Anne Lamott compare For some of us, books are as important as almost anything else on earth. What a miracle it is that out of these small, flat, rigid squares of paper unfolds world after world after world, worlds that sing to you, comfort and quiet or excite you. Books help us understand who we are and how we are to behave. They show us what community and friendship mean; they show us how to live and die. Anne Lamott reading motivational book All those years I fell for the great palace lie that grief should be gotten over as quickly as possible and as privately. But, what I've discovered is that the lifelong fear of grief keeps us in a barren, isolated place, and that only grieving can heal grief. The passage of time will lessen the acuteness, but time alone, without the direct experience of grief, will not heal it. Anne Lamott grief grieving lying
