Help for the sick and hungry, home for the homeless folk, peace in the world forever, this is my prayer, O Lord. Amen. - Anne Lamott

Laughter is carbonated holiness.

You get your confidence and intuition back by trusting yourself, by being militantly on your own side. You need to trust yourself, especially on a first draft, where amid the anxiety and self-doubt, there should be a real sense of your imagination and your memories walking and woolgathering, tramping the hills, romping all over the place. Trust them. Don't look at your feet to see if you are doing it right. Just dance.

You may have gotten into the habit of doubting that voice that was telling you quite clearly what was really going on. It is essential you get that back.