Ami
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Anne Lamott:
Stitches is such a wise and calming book. Were you inspired by the work of any other people as you were writing it?
Anne Lamott
Well, I began it the day after the shootings at Sandy Hook, because I wanted to be able to talk and listen to any Sunday School kids who might show up a few days later. I was sick with shock, and wondered, "How can there be meaning and a sense of safety for kids and parents and grandparents and aunts and uncles after Sandy Hook?". And I remembered novelist Barry Lopez saying that ultimately, as we have in the face of anything is compassion, and stories. So I started there, with a few stories that I thought might help in the chaos.
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Samantha Henson
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Anne Lamott:
Six months ago, I lost two young friends of mine. As a person of faith, it's been incredibly difficult to think about the afterlife in their regards since neither believed in God. Many Christians have been shoving Heaven and Hell down my throat, claiming that final judgement reached them. How do you handle losing someone of different beliefs in relation to your own faith?
Jennifer
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Anne Lamott:
First, thank you - your books on finding faith were the first that helped me believe it was ok to be feminist, pro-choice, pro-equality and still be a believer. I used to think conservatism was a pre-requisite to claiming that faith. So my question, as one liberal Christian to another, is what authors do you read on topics of faith?
Juliana Sheldon
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Anne Lamott:
I'm currently battling breast cancer and all of the awful things that go with it. I read your book "Help, Thanks, Wow," over an over, because so many different passages speak to me, especially as someone who had a less than ideal childhood, so thank you so much. However, I seem to be able to relate to "Help" and "Thanks", but somehow can't move to "Wow" yet. Do you have any advice on how to bridge that gap?
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