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# Stitches: A Handbook on Meaning, Hope and Repair

**Brand:** anne lamott
**Price:** € 38.12
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- **What is this?** Stitches: A Handbook on Meaning, Hope and Repair by anne lamott
- **How much does it cost?** € 38.12 with free shipping
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Stitches: A Handbook on Meaning, Hope and Repair

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## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ 4.0 out of 5 stars







  
  
    Sweet time with Anne Lamott
  

*by A***R on Reviewed in the United States on July 3, 2023*

I'm a big fan of Anne Lamott. Her work speaks to me as a mom, a recovering codependent,  a recovering imposter. This collection of chapters are sweet, practical, loving, grieving deep wonders of our lives as we age into ourselves.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 5.0 out of 5 stars







  
  
    Need Some Meaning, Hope and Repair?
  

*by L***R on Reviewed in the United States on October 31, 2013*

If you like an approach to spirituality that is big-hearted, nonjudgmental, fun, joyous, smart, active, non-priggish and inclusive, welcome to Anne Lamott's books.  You may wish she were your Sunday School teacher.  I once thought that it's hard to get smart, spiritual and funny in a combination.  Lamott serves it up.This slim handbook of 98 pages on meaning, hope and repair is a follow-up to Lamott's previous book HELP, THANKS, WOW: The Three Essential Prayers. This book opens with the concept that "life holds beauty, magic and anguish".  It tells you what you can do during the anguish.  When our life is on track - having love, family, work - it's easier to cope with the anguish Lamott tells us.But what do we do when our lives are off track, and we stumble upon evil, sadness, illness or death?  What do you do on the really bad days during an extended rough time?  Lamott sketches out some simple and deep concepts that have worked for her and those she has known.  One concept inspired the title of this book and that's to keep stitching, take those next small steps which keep you going.  They may be daily rituals like a walk around the neighborhood or a meal with a friend who listens well.Some of Lamott's writing in this book which jumped off the pages for me - you will enjoy finding your own inspiration:*  "Oh, honey, buckle up, it gets worse."*  "We live stitch by stitch, when we're lucky."*  "My brothers and I were not encouraged to search for God, the obvious source of solace, but we three kids were led to the world of books, which to us was just as good.  We found in books the divine plop, the joy of settling down deeply into something, worlds and realities greater than our own troubled minds.  All of life, for me, begins with books and art."* "Daily rituals, especially walks, even forced marches around the neighborhood, and schedules, whether work or meals with non-awful people, can be the knots you hold on to when you've run out of hope."* "They taught me that maturity was the ability to live with unresolved problems."One joy of books is the ability to learn from folks who are on the same wave length and journey.  You can assimilate the lessons from their experiences, and the inspiration that comes to their thought, as they puzzle over life's questions.  If you appreciate books and people that make spirituality warm and welcoming, or are going through a really tough time and want some hope, meaning and repair, this handbook offers it.  It's short - five small chapters, but comforting.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ 4.0 out of 5 stars







  
  
    Just what I needed.
  

*by L***T on Reviewed in the United States on December 13, 2015*

I recently had my hip replaced and took this book with me to the hospital.  I thought that by the title alone, it would be just the spiritual medicine I would need to get me back on track.  Little did I know however, that I had no physical stitches in my incision.  The surgeon glued me back together.  Modern medicine is quite amazing.What I learned from this book is that even though I didn't get stitched back together, many stitches have been made in the quilt that is me from this experience.  We are made up of stitches, each one carefully sewn for every step we take in life.There are many passages here that I wanted to highlight and remember forever.  The one however, that stuck with me is, "The American way is to not need help, but to help."  Right now I need help to do a lot of things and I hate asking for it.  I'm using a walker just to get around.  Managing it and me is a full time effort.  I can't even get a drink from the refrigerator with out asking for it.  It is a humbling experience and a lesson I needed to learn.  And a stitch my quilt needed in order to grow.I love Anne Lamott.  She's funny and has a unique way of writing about the journey of life.  I have to admit I liked Help, Thanks, Wow a bit better than Stitches.  This book was exactly what I needed during my road to recovery.  It's amazing to me how books have a way of working their way to the top of the reading pile at just the right time.

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