Lamott is based in Marin County, California. She is also a progressive political activist, public speaker, and writing teacher. "It's sort of like blinking your eyes open. Anne Lamott (born April 10, 1954) is an American novelist and non-fiction writer. "Prayer is not about saying, 'Oh, I think I'm going to pray now.' Or, 'Oh, I see I've made a notation here to pray at 2:15.' It's about getting outside of your own self and hooking into something greater than that very, very limited part of our experience here - the ticker tape of thoughts and solutions, and trying to figure out who to blame. A Book Excerpt on Hope 'It was a Golden Rule parade you acted the way you wish the government would act, with goodness, and tender respect, and this held the peace. This is great.' Wow is the prayer of wonder." Plan B Further Thoughts on Faith By Anne Lamott Anne Lamott on hope for democracy and peace. You say it when you see the fjords for the first time at dawn, or you say it when you first see the new baby, and you say, 'Wow. When I don't know what else to do I go outside, and I see the sky and the trees and a bird flies by, and my mouth drops open again with wonder at the just sheer beauty of creation. The prayer where we're finally speechless - which in my case is saying something.
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