It is 4 o' clock in the afternoon and I am in the library where I SHOULD be writing my thesis paper. Unfortunately, my brain is doing everything it can to distract my mind which is how I stumbled upon the trailer for Eat, Pray, Love.
I think the movie already came out? Well, I could be wrong. But I read the book a couple years ago when it first grazed the "bestsellers" shelf at Borders. Actually, my friend bought it for me because I don't like to buy "self-help" books (it makes me incredibly self conscious...don't ask me why). In any case, I'm glad I got the book. It was good.
As you probably already know, it is about a woman whose NYC life falls apart and hence goes on a journey throughout the world and re-discovers herself. I have to admit, I, at first, did not like the premise of this book. The main character (Liz Gilbert) and I are very different people. I just felt like she was running away from her problems. And I'm a very Type-A person; always trying to fix things and what not. Run away from my problems? Never! I'm a fighter!
With that said, though, her journey speaks volumes. It even resonated with me! For me, I feel that life is always about learning and growing, and hopefully becoming a better person. So, her "journey" to herself really struck a chord within me. So many times, I feel like we get stuck in our routine life and we forget that there is a world out there that doesn't care about our routines. We forget that we are but small pieces in this huge puzzle of life. We don't have to have thousands of dollars to go to Italy, India and/or Bali to find ourselves. Self discovery is an every day every life event. So stop and smell the roses! Be inspired! Life is truly magical~
When was the last time you marveled at something?
