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As I often tell people, the writings of Anne Lamott were introduced to me at a time in my life when I was struggling badly. My oldest son was in the throes of addiction. I was battling depression. And I felt like my whole world was falling apart. I was, in a word, hopeless. But my wife was a big fan of Anne Lamott and suggested I take a look at a few of her books. Figuring I had absolutely nothing to lose, I took my wife up on her suggestion. And it literally changed my life.

For someone who was pretty much out of hope, reading Lamott’s thoughtful and spiritual musings was the best thing I could’ve done for myself. It didn’t take long to figure out that Anne’s words were a beacon that could help guide me out of one of the darkest periods of my life.

“Hope begins in the dark, the stubborn hope that if you just show up and try to do the right thing, the dawn will come. You wait and watch and work: you don't give up.” That passage from Lamott’s Bird by Bird: Some Instructions on Writing and Life made me stand up and take notice. Maybe there *was* still hope for me. Maybe I *could* navigate the storm I was in the midst of and find some peace in my world. Another passage about hope, this one from Anne’s Plan B: Further Thoughts on Faith, also resonated with me: “Hope is not about proving anything. It's about choosing to believe this one thing, that love is bigger than any grim, bleak sh*t anyone can throw at us.”

Anne Lamott gave me back some hope. Now she’s given us an entire book about hope. And it’s wonderful.

Lamott tells us in the Prelude to Almost Everything: Notes on Hope that the book began as a list for her grandson and niece, “who are both exuberant and worried, as I was at their age and still am some days.” “Dearest,” she writes. “Here is everything I know about almost everything, that I think applies to almost everyone, that might help you someday.”

Yes, we’re living in tumultuous times. But that doesn’t mean we can’t be grateful for the good things in our world, too. Lamott makes that perfectly clear in the first sentence of this book: “I am stockpiling antibiotics for the apocalypse, even as I await the blossoming of paperwhites on the windowsill in the kitchen.” Those paperwhites? They represent hope. We just have to see and recognize it. “Hope springs from that which is right in front of us, which surprises us, and seems to work.”

Amen, Annie.

In Almost Everything, Anne Lamott explores life, death, love, hate, families (aka, "famblies"), food, writing, and more, and she does it with her usual candidness and (sometimes dark) wit. “I have just always found it extremely hard to be here, on this side of eternity, because of, well, other people; and death.” She’s also not afraid to throw a little self-deprecation into the mix: “Scientists say we are made of stars, and I believe them, although my upper arms look like hell.”

Lamott is so adept at reminding us that things are never as bad as they may seem. If we practice gratitude (“Gratitude is seeing how someone changed your heart and quality of life, helped you become the good parts of the person you are”) and see the good in everything--and everyONE (“Empathy begins when we realize how much alike we all are”)--our lives will be much more satisfying and fulfilling. We have to do the next right thing and “live in the light, not the dark of the sad past.” Is that always easy? Of course not. But having Anne remind us through her wise observations and meaningful stories makes it easier; and it is incredibly comforting, too.

I adore everything Anne Lamott writes, because I can relate to her on so many different levels. She thinks so many of the same things I think, which helps make me feel like I’m not alone. And, best of all, she’s a master at pointing out the silver linings--no matter how small--that I may not be able to see.

This book will make you realize that there is *always* a reason for hope. “If you arrive at a place in life that is miserable, it will change,” Lamott promises. “Some days there seems to be little reason for hope, in our families, cities, and world. Well, except for almost everything.”


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Almost Everything Notes on Hope Anne Lamott 9780525537441 Books Reviews

When I read books by Anne Lamot, I don't want them to end, and this one was no exception. This is more of a collection of essays on various topics including old age. At first I wondered where the book was going. It seemed a bit disjointed, but I enjoyed it and learned some good life lessons along the way.
I have no idea how to write a cogent review of this book. It rambles and wanders. It amuses and it infuriates. The bottom line - if you like Lamott's writing, this is a wonderful book that will make you think about your own priorities. She has made a list of sorts for her grandson. Some of this is meditation, some of it is pronouncement. If you have somehow missed Lamott, this is a good introduction to her at tomes scattershot approach to life and faith. Thanks to Edelweiss for the ARC. This was a good one to read at a difficult time.
My first Anne Lamott book was Traveling Mercies, given to me by a dear friend who is now deceased. This friend knew Anne and was a fellow San Franciscan, who thought it would be good for me. It was not only good for me -- it changed my thinking and my heart. Not all at once, but bit by bit, page by page, bird by bird, and by learning the meaning of remaining steadfast without getting nasty, resentful or judgmental. Anne writes with a grace that is one part inherent in her character, and honed by practice, education and life experience. She is one of those rare beings that can be understood and a friend, while never getting to meet her in person. Her writing draws you closer to being in union with your fellow beings; a kind of intimate pen pal. I try to read whatever she produces and I have never been disappointed. My sorrow is that the friend who introduced me to her writing is not here to gift me with this latest book. Purchasing it will be interesting in that it will be sorrowful and yet full of anticipation. I am sure I will not be disappointed.
Several years ago I read her "One By One" with pleasure. I chose this one primarily because the title attracted me. But I am not enjoying it. She jumps around from abstract theory (her own) to some incident she finds relevant but leaves me not understanding. But often she then adds "that's just my view".
I'm halfway through the book and I still am grasping for a point of relevance or reference. I realize that I go to it now as if it is a duty. Not sure I'll finish it.
I heard Anne Lamott on NPR talking about this, her latest book and ordered it instantly. Because it's clear that our moaning, wailing, and hand-wringing aren't changing anything and I need help with the everyday anguish.

Her writing is delightful and her messages simple. For example (pp. 39-40)

"I heard something a few years ago that would have completely changed my life had I learned it as a child. It was at my church, where I was teaching my Sunday school class of two teenage boys, both with rough skin, one slightly younger boy, and a little girl with elaborate and charming buckteeth, too young for braces. That day I was teaching my one good message, that we are loved and chosen as is, fearfully and wonderfully made, with love and awe, perfect and fragile. We are lovely as sparrows, and all sparrows are sweet. No one thinks, 'That sparrow is kind of a loser, and boy, is that one letting herself go.'

I know that all teenagers believe they are intrinsically defective, so that was why I brought up sparrows and friends. I asked the class if any of their best friends had acne, glasses, or problems at home, and if that made them love their friends less. Of course not. I asked them to say, 'I have value,' and both teenagers did so with mortification. The younger boy, not yet destroyed by hormones and society, said it as calmly as if announcing he had ears.

I turned to the little girl, expectantly. She said, 'I has value!'

I asked her to say it again, 'I has value.'

I has value. I want to get that tattooed on my forearm.
As I often tell people, the writings of Anne Lamott were introduced to me at a time in my life when I was struggling badly. My oldest son was in the throes of addiction. I was battling depression. And I felt like my whole world was falling apart. I was, in a word, hopeless. But my wife was a big fan of Anne Lamott and suggested I take a look at a few of her books. Figuring I had absolutely nothing to lose, I took my wife up on her suggestion. And it literally changed my life.

For someone who was pretty much out of hope, reading Lamott’s thoughtful and spiritual musings was the best thing I could’ve done for myself. It didn’t take long to figure out that Anne’s words were a beacon that could help guide me out of one of the darkest periods of my life.

“Hope begins in the dark, the stubborn hope that if you just show up and try to do the right thing, the dawn will come. You wait and watch and work you don't give up.” That passage from Lamott’s Bird by Bird Some Instructions on Writing and Life made me stand up and take notice. Maybe there *was* still hope for me. Maybe I *could* navigate the storm I was in the midst of and find some peace in my world. Another passage about hope, this one from Anne’s Plan B Further Thoughts on Faith, also resonated with me “Hope is not about proving anything. It's about choosing to believe this one thing, that love is bigger than any grim, bleak sh*t anyone can throw at us.”

Anne Lamott gave me back some hope. Now she’s given us an entire book about hope. And it’s wonderful.

Lamott tells us in the Prelude to Almost Everything Notes on Hope that the book began as a list for her grandson and niece, “who are both exuberant and worried, as I was at their age and still am some days.” “Dearest,” she writes. “Here is everything I know about almost everything, that I think applies to almost everyone, that might help you someday.”

Yes, we’re living in tumultuous times. But that doesn’t mean we can’t be grateful for the good things in our world, too. Lamott makes that perfectly clear in the first sentence of this book “I am stockpiling antibiotics for the apocalypse, even as I await the blossoming of paperwhites on the windowsill in the kitchen.” Those paperwhites? They represent hope. We just have to see and recognize it. “Hope springs from that which is right in front of us, which surprises us, and seems to work.”

Amen, Annie.

In Almost Everything, Anne Lamott explores life, death, love, hate, families (aka, "famblies"), food, writing, and more, and she does it with her usual candidness and (sometimes dark) wit. “I have just always found it extremely hard to be here, on this side of eternity, because of, well, other people; and death.” She’s also not afraid to throw a little self-deprecation into the mix “Scientists say we are made of stars, and I believe them, although my upper arms look like hell.”

Lamott is so adept at reminding us that things are never as bad as they may seem. If we practice gratitude (“Gratitude is seeing how someone changed your heart and quality of life, helped you become the good parts of the person you are”) and see the good in everything--and everyONE (“Empathy begins when we realize how much alike we all are”)--our lives will be much more satisfying and fulfilling. We have to do the next right thing and “live in the light, not the dark of the sad past.” Is that always easy? Of course not. But having Anne remind us through her wise observations and meaningful stories makes it easier; and it is incredibly comforting, too.

I adore everything Anne Lamott writes, because I can relate to her on so many different levels. She thinks so many of the same things I think, which helps make me feel like I’m not alone. And, best of all, she’s a master at pointing out the silver linings--no matter how small--that I may not be able to see.

This book will make you realize that there is *always* a reason for hope. “If you arrive at a place in life that is miserable, it will change,” Lamott promises. “Some days there seems to be little reason for hope, in our families, cities, and world. Well, except for almost everything.”