Plan B: Further Thoughts on FaithFrom the New York Times bestselling author of Hallelujah Anyway, Bird by Bird, and Almost Everything, a spiritual antidote to anxiety and despair in increasingly fraught times. As Anne Lamott knows, the world is a dangerous place. Terrorism and war have become the new normal. Environmental devastation looms even closer. And there are personal demands on her faith as well: getting older; her mother's Alzheimer's; her son's adolescence; and the passing of friends and time. Fortunately for those of us who are anxious about the state of the world, whose parents are also aging and dying, whose children are growing harder to recognize as they become teenagers, Plan B offers hope that we’re not alone in the midst of despair. It shares with us Lamott's ability to comfort and to make us laugh despite the grim realities. Anne Lamott is one of our most beloved writers, and Plan B is a book more necessary now than ever. It is further evidence that, as The New Yorker has written, "Anne Lamott is a cause for celebration." |
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... ” “Happy Birthday,” she said, and started crying. She looked drained and pinched, and after a moment, she pointed to her gas gauge. “I don't have money for gas, or food. I've never asked for help from a friend since 10 plan b.
... ” “Happy Birthday,” she said, and started crying. She looked drained and pinched, and after a moment, she pointed to her gas gauge. “I don't have money for gas, or food. I've never asked for help from a friend since 10 plan b.
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... I've got money,” I said. “No, no, I just need gas,” she said. “I've never asked someone for a handout.” “It's not a handout,” I told her. “It's my birthday present.” I thrust a bunch of money into her hand, everything I had. Then I ...
... I've got money,” I said. “No, no, I just need gas,” she said. “I've never asked someone for a handout.” “It's not a handout,” I told her. “It's my birthday present.” I thrust a bunch of money into her hand, everything I had. Then I ...
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... I've never been very good at breathing. When I was young, I was afraid that if I stopped remembering to breathe, I'd have cardiac arrest. I was always much better at holding my breath for long periods of time, the length of the pool, or ...
... I've never been very good at breathing. When I was young, I was afraid that if I stopped remembering to breathe, I'd have cardiac arrest. I was always much better at holding my breath for long periods of time, the length of the pool, or ...
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Contents
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three sams dad | 31 |
seven adolescence | 91 |
eight sincere meditations | 103 |
ten hard rain | 125 |
eleven good friday world | 135 |
twelve diamond heart | 147 |
fourteen joice to the world | 177 |
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