From My Book Shelf - Eat Pray Love.

Hello!

For the bookworms out there, this is a post about the latest book I just finished reading -

Eat, Pray, Love, which in my opinion, was one of the best, most rich stories I have ever read. 

This book is a memoir of Elizabeth Gilbert (author), who travels around the world after her divorce. She spent a year travelling, by first going to Italy where the word ''pleasure'' is the right word to describe the experience. She learned the language and had relationships with pizza. In other words, 'Dolce Far Niente' - The Sweetness of Doing Nothing.

She traveled to India to meditate and find her spirituality while living in an ashram. 

And finally, she ended the year in Bali, Indonesia to find balance between devotion and pleasure and to meet with her spiritual healer, Ketut. She also finds new love in the end. 

This book is rich in motivational words written with realistic and honest thinking. Gilbert does not feel shy to express her feelings and in fact she expresses her sadness and deep feelings with no trouble. This woman knows how to pay attention to things that really matter.

Also, this book is in a movie but I recommend, you read the book first. There is so much lost detail in the movie. To give a hint of what to expect, here are some of my favorite quotes from the book. 

"Happiness is the consequence of personal effort. You fight for it, strive for it, insist upon it, and sometimes even travel around the world looking for it. You have to participate relentlessly in the manifestations of your own blessings. And once you have achieved a state of happiness, you must never become lax about maintaining it. You must make a mighty effort to keep swimming upward into that happiness forever, to stay afloat on top of it.''

“You need to learn how to select your thoughts just the same way you select your clothes every day. This is a power you can cultivate. If you want to control things in your life so bad, work on the mind. That's the only thing you should be trying to control.” 

“To lose balance sometimes for love is part of living a balanced life.” 

“I'm choosing happiness over suffering, I know I am. I'm making space for the unknown future to fill up my life with yet-to-come surprises.” 

“You are, after all, what you think. Your emotions are the slaves to your thoughts, and you are the slave to your emotions.” 

“To find the balance you want, this is what you must become. You must keep your feet grounded so firmly on the earth that it's like you have 4 legs instead of 2. That way, you can stay in the world. But you must stop looking at the world through your head. You must look through your heart, instead. That way, you will know God.” 

“Ruin is a gift. Ruin is the road to transformation.” 

“To travel is worth any cost or sacrifice.''

Eat, Pray, Love Book Cover

Scene from the movie

Movie Poster

This story continues with its sequel titled ''Committed -  A Skeptic Makes Peace with Marriage'', a love story. 

Find Your Passion!

Love,

Ciklemfusa

xx