Anne Lamott

For too long, and despite what people told me, I had fallen for what the culture said about beauty, youth, features, heights, weights, hair textures, upper arms. ↗

— Anne Lamott

#body-image #self-esteem-or-lack-thereof #beauty

Anne Lamott’s priest friend Tom, how to get through: "Left foot, right foot, left foot, breathe," he said. "Right foot, left foot, right foot, breathe." Salon April 25, 2003 ↗

— Anne Lamott

#life

... everyone has come to understand that unconditional love is a reality, but with as shelf life of about eight to ten seconds. [p. 110] ↗

— Anne Lamott

#faith

Now she and I sit together in her room and eat chocolate, and I tell her that in a very long time when we both to go heaven, we should try to get chairs next to each other, close to the dessert table. ↗

— Anne Lamott

#heaven #faith

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

#writing-craft #life

When we did art with the kids, the demons would lie down. ↗

— Anne Lamott

#children #teaching #art

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

#inspirational #perfection #writing #inspirational

...the three things I cannot change are the past, the truth, and you. ↗

— Anne Lamott

#past #prayer #truth #change

I just gave up one day. Around the time the news about toxic shock came out. I thought, Fuck me, man, I give up. Come and get me. ↗

— Anne Lamott

#giving-up #death

After a while the middle-aged person who lives in her head begins to talk to her soul, the kid. ↗

— Anne Lamott

#age