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This beautifully written, heartfelt memoir touched a nerve among both readers and reviewers. Elizabeth Gilbert tells how she made the difficult choice to leave behind all the trappings of modern American success (marriage, house in the country, career) and find,
...(more) instead, what she truly wanted from life. Setting out for a year to study three different aspects of her nature amid three different cultures, Gilbert explored the art of pleasure in Italy and the art of devotion in India, and then a balance between the two on the Indonesian island of Bali. By turns rapturous and rueful, this wise and funny author (whom Booklist calls(less)
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Source: Eat, Pray, Love: One Woman's Search for Everything Across Italy, India and Indonesia, Page: 26-27
Contributed by: Elaine.
I want to have a lasting experience with God. Sometimes I feel like I understand the divinity of this world, but then I loose it because I get distracted by my petty desires and fears.
I want to be with God all the time. But I don't want to be a monk, or totally give up worldly pleasures.
I guess what I want to learn is how to leave in this world and enjoy its delights, but also elevate myself to God.