Try looking at your mind as a wayward puppy that you are trying to pap…

Anne Lamott
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Try looking at your mind as a wayward puppy that you are trying to paper train. You don't drop-kick a puppy into the neighbor's yard every time it piddles on the floor. You just keep bringing it back to the newspaper. ✨ Anne Lamott (2007). Bird by Bird: Some Instructions on Writing and Life, p.99, Anchor
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Whenever the world throws rose petals at you, which thrill and seduce the ego, beware. ✨ Anne Lamott (2007). Bird by Bird: Some Instructions on Writing and Life, p.218, Anchor
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