Name: 12 truths I learned from life and writing
Uploaded: 2017-06-09T15:06:36Z
Duration: 15 min 44 s
Description: A few days before she turned 61, writer Anne Lamott decided to write down everything she knew for sure. She dives into the nuances of being a human who lives in a confusing, beautiful, emotional world, offering her characteristic life-affirming wisdom and humor on family, writing, the meaning of God, death and more.

A few days before she turned 61, writer Anne Lamott decided to write down everything she knew for sure. She dives into the nuances of being a human who lives in a confusing, beautiful, emotional world, offering her characteristic life-affirming wisdom and humor on family, writing, the meaning of God, death and more.

Anne Lamott: 12 truths I learned from life and writing

12 truths I learned from life and writing

Embracing life's paradoxes—its immense beauty and inevitable hardship—unlocks a deeper understanding and acceptance of existence.

Radical self-care acts as quantum wellness, radiating positive energy outward and gifting the world with a breath of fresh air.

Grief is a lifelong journey of homesickness for lost loved ones, but tears and time gently heal, baptizing us anew in life's sacred cycle.

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*Bird by Bird: Some Instructions on Writing and Life*

love

communication

religion

aging

Christianity

personal growth

comedy

self

humanity

writing

society

beauty

family

birds

books

friendship

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