Gratitude, not understanding, is the secret to joy and equanimity. Author: Anne Lamott Copy Quote More from Anne Lamott “But when someone enters that valley with you, that mud, it somehow saves you ag…” “Thirty years ago my older brother, who was ten years old at the time, was tryin…” “Jealousy always has been my cross, the weakness and woundedness in me that has …” “Tom has been having a difficult patch, and we meet at the church of IKEA as oft…”