Eat Pray Love
We’ve all been there haven’t we. Not yet? Someday you will. Guarantee it. All of us have and will struggle with the path that our lives have taken. Some people will feel fulfilled and in control while for the rest of us (I’m thinking the vast majority) will think “why in the hell am I here?” and “How did I get here and why did I let this happen?”
But what sets us apart from the great divide is that “others” do something about it. This is exactly what Eat, Pray, Love is about. The author, Elizabeth Gilbert finds herself in a lonely and agonizing place that she just knows she can’t be a part of any longer. She however actually does something about it. She takes us on her personal journey through desperation to enlightenment. Every possible emotion that you can possibly think of, it’s in there.
The author, refers to herself a lot as Liz in the book, is not a celebrity, is not from royalty, and is not a wealthy person. All of this makes her so refreshing, real and approachable. She is the regular person that you see in the mirror every day just trying to make it through, but doing it on her own terms. You feel that if this “regular” person did it and made a change, then dammit so can I.
The author’s whole effort in her journey is to ultimately find balance. I think what is most interesting about this book is how we as a reader will react to each section of her journey; whether it be Italy, India or Indonesia. Therefore, depending on what phase of life you are in within your own life will ultimately determine how you will react to each section of the book and how it will personally affect you. With that said you may find a section more appealing than another. One section may even be challenging to get through. All in all however, there are plenty of inspiring words of wisdom and straight to the point phrases to internalize and possibly live by.
One great phrase I think we can all live by is a perfect quote from Richard from Texas (He is a prominent character in her book) says, “Your wishin’ too much. You gotta stop wearing your wishbone where your backbone ‘oughtta be.” Great at any age isn’t it. This book is a ‘life is a journey’ kind of book. Happy Reading.
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Loved the Author, her sense of humor rings true to me. This book helps define for me how we all need to become more “present” in our lives. I highly recommend this book to those who have been on, are on and want to be on a spiritual journey.