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Almost everything will work again if you unplug it for a few minutes, including you.
Anne Lamott
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Anne Lamott
Age: 70
Born: 1954
Born: April 10
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If we can believe in the Gnostic gospel of Thomas, old Uncle Jesus said, If you bring forth what is inside you, what you bring forth will save you. If you don't bring forth what is inside you, what you bring forth can destroy you.
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And that almost everyone was struggling to wake up, to be loved, and not feel so afraid all the time. That's what the cars, degrees, booze, and drugs were about.
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Clutter and mess show us that life is being lived.
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Astonishing material and revelation appear in our lives all the time. Let it be. Unto us, so much is given. We just have to be open for business.
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The whistle is always waiting to be blown, and in some ways, it gets me to do better work.
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