She even quoted God as saying, "WTF, Jonah." Just say hallelujah.. anyway. I brewed a pot of coffee and began reading this wonderful book which arrived yesterday. Discover (and save!) Let us know what’s wrong with this preview of
Every time Anne Lamott releases a book, it is somehow just what I needed to read. My husband and 2 dogs were still sleeping. I woke up early today, Saturday, and knew exactly what I wanted to do. “Underneath all things means that beneath the floorboards, in the depths, in the spaces between the pebbles or sandy floor that contain the pond, that hold our own inside person, is something that can't be destroyed, a foundation that keeps all the water from sinking back into the earth. Even her misses are good for me to read, like plain oatmeal can nourish the body, even if it doesn't do much for the soul, but here, in Hallelujah Anyway, she has hit it out of the park. This world could definitely use more mercy and kindness.I woke up early today, Saturday, and knew exactly what I wanted to do.
Still, this was just lovely. “Every one of us sometimes needs a tour guide to remind us how big and deep life is meant to be.” Several of us just didn’t get “into” this book, but three really thought it spoke to them. Deep is the realm of soul.” Do you want this, or do you want to be right? She even quoted God as saying, "WTF, Jonah." I love her personality. And the way we start making that possible is to accept one another for what we are.
“Everything slows down when we listen and stop trying to fix the unfixable.” I kept waiting for something deep and serious about mercy: giving it back to yourself, giving it to others, and how that allows us to live in joy, but it never came. This is your vitamin. I love Anne Lamott's writing - she can be funny and biting and tender all at once. This may be my favorite. And so we give mercy to the unlikable writer who was rude to you Anne, my friend.I've never read any of her other books, but she came highly recommended. Based in the San Francisco Bay Area, her non-fiction works are largely autobiographical, with strong doses of self-deprecating humor and covering such subjects as alcoholism, single motherhood, and Christianity. No one is.” But holy silence is spacious and inviting. So deeply moving and well worth the read...but don't forget the tissues.50% poetic writing, 50% A.D.D. From Anne Lamott—the bestselling author of Hallelujah Anyway, Bird by Bird, and Traveling Mercies—comes a new book about the pl...Yes and no. She's right there with us, jealousy and envy and us, her readers, feeling just exactly what she felt toward the writer who she didn't like.
I took a gardening break as the day was perfect to be outside. The book simply ended. Each chapter in this book delivers an engaging sermon about life and mercy in a way that only Anne Lamott can. Anne Lamott changed all that, filling a big pot hole in my own understanding of love and compassion: Mercy is each person's priceless wild card, given by God in the game of life, that transforms anger and guilt into kindness and compassion.
I was bummed out for her, thinking maybe her best writing days were over. It was short sweet and a great audiobookJust okay. I picked up this book on a whim at one of my favorite independent book stores Book Culture. And many times. The dictionary may define mercy as “compassion or forgiveness shown toward someone whom it is within one's power to punish or harm,” but Annie’s got a better definition: “Mercy is radical kindness,” she writes. Upon finishing, I thought of all the people I love who I want to share this book with and was surprised at how many faces popped into my mind. I didn't know what to make of Lamott's style. You can drink it down.