...I believe that when all si said and done, all you can do is to show up for someone in crisis, which seems so inadequate. But then when you do, it … - Anne Lamott

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...I believe that when all si said and done, all you can do is to show up for someone in crisis, which seems so inadequate. But then when you do, it can radically change everything. Your there-ness, your stepping into a scared [person's] line of vision, can be life giving, because often everyone else is in hiding...

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Anne Lamott (born 10 April 1954) is an American novelist and non-fiction writer.

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My friend Terry says that when you need to make a decision, in your work or otherwise, and you don’t know what to do, just do one thing or the other, because the worst that can happen is that you will have made a terrible mistake.

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