Nancy

“Everything slows down when we listen and stop trying to fix the unfixable.”
― Anne Lamott, Hallelujah Anyway: Rediscovering Mercy

“In early sobriety I heard that if you have an idea after ten p.m., it is probably not a good idea—and this was before e-mail.”
― Anne Lamott, Plan B: Further Thoughts on Faith

“Pope Francis says the name of God is mercy. Our name was mercy, too, until we put it away to become more productive, more admired and less vulnerable. We tend to forget it's still there.”
― Anne Lamott, Hallelujah Anyway: Rediscovering Mercy

“I have become the woman I hardly dared imagine I could be. There are parts I don’t love—until a few years ago, I had no idea that you could have cellulite on your stomach—but not only do I get along with me most of the time now, I am militantly and maternally on my own side. Left to my own devices, would I trade this for firm thighs, fewer wrinkles, a better memory? You bet I would. That is why it’s such a blessing that I’m not left to my own devices.”
― Anne Lamott, Plan B: Further Thoughts on Faith