It was not facing what life dealt that made you crazy, but rather trying to set life straight where it was unstraightenable.
In "Blue Shoe," Anne Lamott explores the challenges of dealing with life's complexities. She emphasizes that it is not the unavoidable difficulties that push us toward madness, but rather our futile attempts to control or correct situations that are inherently chaotic and unmanageable. This struggle to impose order can lead to frustration and emotional turmoil. Lamott's insight encourages readers to accept life's unpredictability. Instead of resisting the natural flow of events,...