“Perfectionism means that you try desperately not to leave so much mess to clean up. But clutter and mess show us that life is being lived. Clutter is wonderfully fertile ground- you can still discover new treasure under all those piles, clean things up, edit things out, fix things, get a grip. Tidiness suggests thatContinueContinue reading “On perfectionism, Anne Lamott”
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On Hope by Anne Lamott
I heard a preacher say recently that hope is a revolutionary patience; let me add that so is being a writer. Hope begins in the dark, the stubborn hope that if you just show up and try to do the right thing, the dawn will come. You wait and watch and work: you don’t giveContinueContinue reading “On Hope by Anne Lamott”
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