It turned out this man worked for the Dalai Lama. And she said gently-…

Anne Lamott
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It turned out this man worked for the Dalai Lama. And she said gently-that they believe when a lot of things start going wrong all at once, it is to protect something big and lovely that is trying to get itself born-and that this something needs for you to be distracted so that it can be born as perfectly as possible. ✨ Anne Lamott (2000). Traveling Mercies: Some Thoughts on Faith, Anchor
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