You are not your bank account, or your ambitiousness. You're not the c…

Anne Lamott
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You are not your bank account, or your ambitiousness. You're not the cold clay lump with a big belly you leave behind when you die. You're not your collection of walking personality disorders. You are spirit, you are love. ✨ Anne Lamott's Commencement Address at University of California in Berkeley, California, www.salon.com. July 6, 2003.
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