P Kellach Waddle

“Hallelujah that in spite of it all, there is love, there is singing, nature, laughing, mercy.”
― Anne Lamott, Hallelujah Anyway: Rediscovering Mercy

“The world has an awful beauty. This is a chaotic place, humanity is a chaotic place, and I am a chaotic place.”
― Anne Lamott, Hallelujah Anyway: Rediscovering Mercy

“My dear,
In the midst of hate, I found there was, within me, an invincible love.
In the midst of tears, I found there was, within me, an invincible smile.
In the midst of chaos, I found there was, within me, an invincible calm.
I realized, through it all, that…
In the midst of winter, I found there was, within me, an invincible summer.
And that makes me happy. For it says that no matter how hard the world pushes against me, within me, there’s something stronger – something better, pushing right back.

Truly yours,
Albert Camus”

I like this because only one part is usually quoted but the full quote has such symmetry.”
― Albert Camus

“Kindness toward others and radical kindness to ourselves buy us a shot at a warm and generous heart, which is the greatest prize of all. Do you want this, or do you want to be right? Well, can I get back to you on that? I”
― Anne Lamott, Hallelujah Anyway: Rediscovering Mercy