Traveling Mercies
2 journalers for this copy...
One of many books that I recently acquired for the purposes of sharing it with others.
I have enjoyed other books by Anne Lamott that I have read and one of the podcasts I listen to cites her regularly as a source of wisdom. That made picking this book to read a no-brainer, even though my personal reading has slowed down quite noticeably since I got bit by the quilting bug. It helps that she talks a lot about creativity and personal expression in her books, which is what quilting currently is for me. Still, it took me longer to finish this book than I am used to and I feel a bit of guilt about that. I did enjoy it very much, though.
This book includes all sorts of things that I don't recall encountering in her other books -- stories of her childhood, her addiction and recovery, the birth of her son during a time of struggle, the deaths of many people that she loves. There are multiple little lessons and quotes that I have underlined and could try to go back and recapture for this comment. But I think there is one that sums up the rest of the book beautifully, so I will confine myself to that. "This is the most profound spiritual truth I know: that even when we're sure that love can't conquer all, it seems to anyway."
This book includes all sorts of things that I don't recall encountering in her other books -- stories of her childhood, her addiction and recovery, the birth of her son during a time of struggle, the deaths of many people that she loves. There are multiple little lessons and quotes that I have underlined and could try to go back and recapture for this comment. But I think there is one that sums up the rest of the book beautifully, so I will confine myself to that. "This is the most profound spiritual truth I know: that even when we're sure that love can't conquer all, it seems to anyway."
Journal Entry 3 by 
6of8
at BCinDC meet-up in -- Mail or by hand-rings, RABCK, meetings, Maryland USA on Friday, September 22, 2023
6of8 at BCinDC meet-up in -- Mail or by hand-rings, RABCK, meetings, Maryland USA on Friday, September 22, 2023
Released 2 mos ago (9/23/2023 UTC) at BCinDC meet-up in -- Mail or by hand-rings, RABCK, meetings, Maryland USA
WILD RELEASE NOTES:
Taking the opportunity to share this book at the September meet-up in Rockville. Hoping someone takes it home to enjoy.
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Any future reader or recipient of this book is encouraged to leave a journal entry here on the BookCrossing site to let prior readers know the fate of the book. You can make an anonymous entry without joining the BookCrossing movement, but if you are interested in joining, it is a free and spam-free community where your contact information is not shared with others. Best of all, members receive private messages via e-mail from books like this one when those books are journaled, allowing for long-term relationships between books and readers.
Brought home from today's BC in DC gathering. I thought I had read Bird by Bird by this author, but it turns out I had it mixed up with something else. Regardless, I'm looking forward to reading this and passing it on to my mom.
