You guys saw it coming, I have also jumped on the bandwagon that was so popular in '10 when that blasted movie came out. The difference is that a friend introduced me to the book back somewhat in '08 and I never have gotten around buying it until I got back from the Philippines. So I bought it and read it simultaniously when the movie came out of course not watching the movie before reading it.
What can I say; the book is just a big journey to your soul. It is simply great. It is heartbreaking, funny, and deeply moving. If you do not know the plot yet, here it is. Elizabeth decides to travel to three countries after her nasty divorce was dealt with. She wanted to travel to Italy, because she loved the language and loved the food. India was her next destination because she wanted to stay at an ashram that was led by her yogic teacher. And finally she wanted to go to Indonesia because she was supposed to help and learn from a local healer. She made a deal with her publisher to write about it and thus getting the cash advance to finance her year of travel.
She stayed in each country for 4 months and found something in every country. In Italy she found pleasure again through food. In India she found herself and god through prayers and in Indonesia she found her husband and thus completing the title of the book with love. The stories within the story were the most interesting and funny tidbits. Gilbert made me feel as if I was travelling with her and actually experiencing the culture myself. Eat Pray Love is a great read that I enjoyed.
Since I have decided to go back to my good 'ol review format I will once again and forever give you an excerpt from Eat Pray Love:
The following morning, I arrive right on time for the 4:00 am meditation session which always starts the day here. We are meant to sit for an hour in silence, but I log the minutes as if they are miles - sixty brutal miles that I have to endure. By mile/minute fourteen, my nerves have started to go, my knees are breaking down and I'm overcome with exasperation. Which is understandable, given that the conversations between me and my mind during meditation generally go somthing like this:
Me: OK, we're going to meditate now. Let's draw our attention to our breath and focus on the mantra. Om Namah Shivaya. Om Naamah Shiv-
Mind: I can help you out with this, you know!
Me: OK, good, because I need your help. Let's go. Om Namah Shivaya. Om Naamah Shiv-
Mind: I can help you think of nice meditative images. Like - hey, there's a good one. Imagine you are a temple. A temple on an island! And the island is in the ocean!
Me: Oh, that is a nice image.
Mind: Thanks. I thought of it myself.
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