Anne Lamott Quotes About Gratitude

Quotes about: Gratitude

• 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

• 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, 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

• 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

• 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

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