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eat pray love one liners

heartsdeesire — Fri, 18 Jan 2008 07:01:21 +0000

Sitting down to read eat pray love is like eating a box of chocolates. Can I eat just one? Yes, I think I can. The future headline reads: Woman breaks Guinness Book of World Records Longest Time to Read New York Times Bestseller. I’ll put the award right next to my Emmy for Drama Queen. :)

You see, I once thought everything I needed to know, I really did learn in kindergarten. That was really a sham developed by well meaning kindergarten teachers. I’m fairly certain everything I need to know is really in this one little book: eat pray love. And so I’m still reading, still savoring. With any luck, I’ll still be blogging on this book well into the next generation. And maybe by then we can come up with a name that doesn’t rhyme with flogging. :) A girl can dream, can’t she?

Here’s a few one liners from the book, just to illustrate how much there is to learn:

“To know God, you need only to renounce one thing — your sense of division from God.”

“…the rules of transcendence insist that you will not advance even one inch closer to divinity as long as you cling to one last seductive thread of blame.”

“…what kind of prayer is this to imbibe: ‘give us this day our daily grudge?’ “

“Guilt’s just your ego’s way of tricking you into thinking that you are making moral progress. Don’t fall for it, my dear.”

“God never slams a door in your face, without opening a box of girl scout cookies.”

eat pray love & what a true soulmate is

heartsdeesire — Wed, 05 Dec 2007 22:57:17 +0000

Ok, all you Eat, Pray, Lovers out there. Get your book out and turn to page 149. This is where Richard, the Texas yogi is telling ‘Groceries’ what a true soul mate is. I’m gonna quote some of it below, but keep reading a few more pages cuz it’s pee your pants funny. Especially when Richard tells Groceries she’s a control freak – her reaction: priceless!

…A true soul mate is a mirror, the person who shows you
everything that’s holding you back, the person who brings you to your own
attention so you can change your life. A true soul mate is probably the most
important person you’ll ever meet, because they tear down your walls and
smack you awake. But to live with a soul mate forever. Nah. Too painful.
Soul mates, they come into your life just to reveal another layer of yourself
to you, and then they leave. And thank God for it.

(excerpted from Eat Pray Love by Elizabeth Gilbert)

Oh, and the dog and the empty tin can part – also priceless!

If you don’t have the book, drop everything and go get it! I’d loan you my
copy but as you can see I’m still reading it. Yes, I know I started reading it
weeks ago. But I’m savoring it. My favorite thing is to savor. Yup, that’s my
story and I’m stickin’ to it.
Love all, Bethie

god & cookies

heartsdeesire — Fri, 19 Oct 2007 17:02:48 +0000

…God never slams a door in your face
without opening a box of Girl Scout cookies…

excerpted from Eat Pray Love/Elizabeth Gilbert