If you want to make God laugh, tell her your plans. - Anne Lamott

When we think we can do it all ourselves — fix, save, buy, or date a nice solution — it's hopeless. We're going to screw things up. We're going to get our tentacles wrapped around things and squirt our squiddy ink all over, so that there is even less visibility, and then we're going to squeeze the very life out of everything.

Does sunset sometimes look like the sun is coming up? Do you know what a faithful love is like? You’re crying; you say you’ve burned yourself. But can you think of anyone who’s not hazy with smoke? — Rumi

She said to go ahead and feel the feelings. I did. They felt like shit.