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This sounds like an act of deliberate attention, a choice to notice what is already around and within reach. It can be read as gratitude without sentimentality, a steady way of staying present, and it lands in moments of fatigue or grief, when noticing small lights becomes a way to keep going.
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About Anne Lamott
American novelist and nonfiction writer
Anne Lamott is an American novelist and nonfiction writer. She is known for work that blends fiction with personal and reflective nonfiction, and for a voice that is direct, candid, and observant. Her writing often draws on everyday life, faith, family, addiction, recovery, and the struggles and small consolations of ordinary experience. She has built a large body of quoted material on the site, reflecting the wide reach of her public voice and the clarity of her style.
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