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Gratitude, not understanding, is the secret to joy and equanimity.

Gratitude, not understanding, is the secret to joy and equanimity.

Anne Lamott
Gratitude, Joy, Understanding
Anne Lamott (2006). “Plan B: Further Thoughts on Faith”, p.295, Penguin

Gratitude begins in our hearts and then dovetails into behavior. It almost always makes you willing to be of service, which is where the joy resides. It means that you are willing to stop being such a jerk. When you are aware of all that has been given to you, in your lifetime and the past few days, it is hard not to be humbled, and pleased to give back.

Anne Lamott
Gratitude, Mean, Heart
"Help, Thanks, Wow: The Three Essential Prayers". Book by Anne Lamott, November 13, 2012.

Gratitude begins in our hearts and then dovetails into behavior. It almost always makes you willing to be of service, which is where the joy resides.

Anne Lamott
Gratitude, Heart, Joy
"Help, Thanks, Wow: The Three Essential Prayers". Book by Anne Lamott, www.pbs.org. 2012.

The movement of grace toward gratitude brings us from the package of self-obsessed madness to a spiritual awakening.

Anne Lamott
Spiritual, Gratitude, Self
Anne Lamott (2012). “Help, Thanks, Wow: The Three Essential Prayers”, p.22, Penguin

My gratitude for good writing is unbounded; I’m grateful for it the way I’m grateful for the ocean.

Anne Lamott
Gratitude, Ocean, Grateful
Anne Lamott (2007). “Bird by Bird: Some Instructions on Writing and Life”, p.15, Anchor

I did not raise my son, Sam, to celebrate Mother's Day. I didn't want him to feel some obligation to buy me pricey lunches or flowers, some annual display of gratitude that you have to grit your teeth and endure.

Anne Lamott
Mother, Gratitude, Flower

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