Hallelujah Anyway by Anne Lamott Summary
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In "Hallelujah Anyway," Anne Lamott explores "radical kindness" with her signature humor and raw honesty. Nominated for Goodreads Choice Award, this spiritual guide reveals how mercy transforms mundane moments. What if the path to healing begins where you least expect it - in your daily failures?
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When Everything Feels Impossible
A six-year-old boy drifts to sleep whispering, "That was the best day ever." Hours later, he wakes crying in the dark: "Nana, will you ever get sick or die?" Morning arrives, and he's transformed again: "This could be the best day ever." This is the human condition in miniature-we swing between wonder and terror, hope and dread, sometimes within the same breath. We know we should be kinder to ourselves and others, yet kindness feels impossibly distant when we're nursing grudges, rehearsing grievances, or replaying our failures on an endless loop. Here's a radical thought: what if mercy isn't something we need to learn but something we've forgotten? What if the compassion we desperately seek is already within us, buried under years of disappointments and self-protection?
The Mercy We've Forgotten
The Shrapnel Field of Being Human
Gold in the Cracks
Presence in Darkness
The Underground Lake
Coming Home to Ourselves
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"BeFreed turned my commute into learning time. 20-min podcasts are perfect for finishing books I never had time for."
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