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Stitches
Stitches: A Handbook on Meaning Hope and Repair | Anne Lamott
What do we do when life lurches out of balance? How can we reconnect to one another and to what's sustaining, when evil and catastrophe seem inescapable? These questions lie at the heart of Stitches, Anne Lamott's follow-up to her New York Times-bestselling work, Help, Thanks, Wow. In this book, she explores how we find meaning and peace in these loud and frantic times; where we start again after personal and public devastation; how we recapture wholeness after loss; and how we locate our true identities in this frazzled age. We begin, Lamott says, by collecting the ripped sheets of our emotional and spiritual fabric and sewing them back together - one stitch at a time. It's in these stitches that the quilt of life begins, and embedded in them are strength, warmth, humour and humanity.
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Blueberry
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Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks 💛💛💛 8mo
Eggs 💚📚👏🏻 8mo
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Blueberry
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1. Stitches: A Handbook on Meaning, Hope, and Repair by Anne Lamott
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#Two4Tuesday @TheSpineView
I tag @NataliePatalie

TheSpineView Thanks for playing! 2y
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actualdisneyprincess
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2022 has kind of been a bitch of a year, and a friend who‘s going through some rough stuff just returned this with glowing reviews. So, spending some time with it myself. 💖 #stitches #annelamott #solace #comfort

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Blueberry
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Just finished. 4.5 ⭐.

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megnews
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This was a nice inspirational read.

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jdiehr
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I love Anne Lamott. This short, but powerful book was full of quotable quotes such as this:

"Butterflies and birds are like one perfect teaspoon of creation."

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UwannaPublishme
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What a way to start off the New Year...by reading another Anne Lamott book! Her wisdom just oozes into your soul. ❤️

Here‘s my second favorite quote from this book: “My brother teaches special education at a local high school. I think he will be seated near the Godiva chocolate fountain on the other side of eternity.” 😁🙌🏻

UwannaPublishme @Crazeedi Yes! Bird by Bird is one of my favorites too. Anne ROCKS! 🙌🏻 5y
PurpleyPumpkin I‘m definitely intrigued! I don‘t think I‘ve read an Annie Lamott book. I‘ll have to rectify that!👍🏽😉 5y
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goodbyefrancie
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"The world is always going to be dangerous, and people get badly banged up, but how can there be more meaning than helping one another stand up in a wind and stay warm?"

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goodbyefrancie
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Anne Lamott just gets it.

heidisreads 💜 5y
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goodbyefrancie
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This feels needed today. The last few days have felt so defeating. Avoiding the world and staying in my bubble.

Bklover Hugs to you!💜 5y
Blueberry Hugs 🙇‍♀️ 5y
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BarbaraJean
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I read this lovely short book by Anne Lamott earlier this year—it focuses on hope and repair, stitching pieces back together after things fall apart. Anne Lamott is always a good idea. And what are stitches without #thread? #readingresolutions

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MsLeah8417
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This was given to me as a gift and it is a gift indeed!❤️😊

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BarbaraJean
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This is classic Anne Lamott. A beautiful little book about stitching life back together when things fall apart... and the beauty that can be found in those repairs.

AmyG Anne‘s an angel. 6y
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The pain does grow less acute, but the insidious palace lie that we will get over crushing losses means that our emotional GPS can never find true north, as it is based on maps that no longer mention the most important places we have been to.

Pretending that things are nicely boxed up and put away robs us of great riches.

AmyG Anne Lamott is such a gem. ❤️ 6y
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BarbaraJean
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Lunch and new lunch book!

BlameJennyJane Love this author! 6y
BarbaraJean @BlameJennyJane Me too! Her honesty about her faith is so refreshing. 6y
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Anne Lamott is always so inspirational and willing to share her spiritual experience with us. Her books make me feel happy.

AmyG I adore her. She has helped me many times. 6y
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suvata
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Thought I would knock out these quick audiobooks next. Total time = less than 9 hours. #Audible

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MsLeah8417
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❤️❤️❤️

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One of my 19 books I currently have from the library. I keep waiting for them to say #nomorebooksforyou

Oh, and #Bleeckersays Hi #pugsoflitsy

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Panpan

2⭐ It was okay, but there were a few glaring problems that caused me to not want to finish this book, though I did listen to it until the end.

First, the audiobook version is read by the author and while I usually love books read by the author, this time it was poorly done. The narration was sometimes rushed, pauses came at random times, and it sounded like stream of consciousness. Second, there is no unifying theme not depth to her stories.

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LauraBeth I haven't read her in about ten years and was just thinking I'm due 😀 7y
Cinfhen I've seen this author pop up quite a bit on Litsy! Lots of love for Anne Lamott (edited) 7y
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Lmstraubie @LauraBeth She just released this one. I haven't gotten my hands on it yet, but am looking forward to it. 7y
LauraBeth Thanks @Lmstraubie - just stacked it! 7y
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Graciouswarriorprincess
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I loved this book and the quotes. Another 2014 read.