I’m being karmically stalked by Anne Lamott.
Do you ever have something that keeps popping up in your life so much that you get the feeling that the Universe is trying to tell you something?
Over the last two weeks, I have lost track of how many times Anne Lamott’s Bird by Bird has come up. It’s been mentioned on a certain TV show I watch (and proselytize about. Have you seen Ted Lasso yet?), it’s come up in more than one conversation with friends, it’s been suggested on multiple podcasts I listen to.
It is not simply the Baader-Meinhof phenomenon. I’ve known about the book since college and I’m sure I was suppose to have read it at some point, and did read at least parts of it. It’s also been recommended to me on and off throughout my life and has generally always been one of those books that I’ve meant to get back to in full. And I’m really wishing that I had. The insistence with which it keeps coming up lately has me thinking there is something I need in there NOW!
I swear I’ve heard the book mentioned once every 48-72 hours for the last two weeks. At first, I figured that all of these people were just secret Ted Heads and the show’s shout out had given the book a resurgence. There were enough possible threads of connection. Then one of my herbalism teachers brought it up out of the blue the other day, and I finally just gave in and ordered it.
Who am I to argue? I could definitely use some instruction on writing and on life, there’s no doubt about it. I’m getting myself into quite a state of overwhelm about all the various projects in my life, hopefully Ms. Lamott can get me out.
So anyway, I may play hooky some mornings to hang out with Anne. The Universe insists.
Hey, this post wasn’t on Facebook…and I really like it! Also, you can have my copy. It’s wicked worn out, but that makes it even more comforting. *Bird by Bird* is a total blanket, wool socks, couch, hot drink book. With blank book and pen close by. I should stop sending you messages on these pages, something tells me they aren’t getting through….especially given your Mercury Retrograde piece 🙂