There’s no point in writing hopeless novels. We all know we’re going to die; what’s important is the kind of men and women we are in the face of this. - Anne Lamott

and you try to quiet your mind so you can hear...

I learned that opening myself to my own love and to life’s tough loveliness not only was the most delicious, amazing thing on earth but also was quantum. It would radiate out to a cold, hungry world. Beautiful moments heal, as do real cocoa, Pete Seeger, a walk on old fire roads.

...I learned that God was an equal opportunity employer — that it was possible to experience the divine anywhere you were, anywhere you could see the sun and moon rise or set, or burn through the fog.