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Anne Lamott says there really are places in the heart you don’t even know exist…

Posted on April 22, 2015 by Attempted Love

“I don’t remember who said this, but there really are places in the heart you don’t even know exist until you love a child.” – Anne Lamott, Operating Instructions: A Journal of My Son’s First Year

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Anne Lamott says everyone wanted me to get help and rejoin life…

Posted on August 2, 2014 by Attempted Love

“And I felt like my heart had been so thoroughly and irreparably broken that there could be no real joy again, that at best there might eventually be a little contentment. Everyone wanted me to get help and rejoin life, … Continue reading →

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Anne Lamott says you will lose someone you can’t live without…

Posted on December 2, 2013 by Attempted Love

“You will lose someone you can’t live without, and your heart will be badly broken, and the bad news is that you never completely get over the loss of your beloved. But this is also the good news. They live … Continue reading →

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Anne Lamott says it’s about choosing to believe this one thing…

Posted on November 13, 2013 by Attempted Love

“Hope is not about proving anything. It’s about choosing to believe this one thing, that love is bigger than any grim, bleak shit anyone can throw at us.” – Anne Lamott, Plan B: Further Thoughts on Faith

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