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This note points to the unevenness of being human, and to the way spiritual maturity can appear and disappear from one moment to the next. It can be taken to mean that growth is not a fixed state, but something we glimpse, lose, and glimpse again. It lands when someone is judging themselves too harshly for not being consistently wise or calm.
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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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