Life lessons in a paperback

"The Bhagavad Gita - that ancient Indian Yogic text - says that it is better to live your own destiny imperfectly than to live an imitation of somebody else's life with perfection. So now I have started living my own life. Imperfect and clumsy as it may look, it is resembling me now, thoroughly." - Liz Gilbert (Eat, Pray, Love)

I write my favorite lines from the book in my krissyfied personalized notebook

I am halfway through reading Elizabeth Gilbert's Eat, Pray, Love and I swear, this book has made a big impact on my life. It couldn't have come at a better time, too, as I started reading it when I was going through a very dark period in my life. It tells about Ms. Gilbert's travels to Italy, India and Indonesia as she seeks answers and attempts to find out more about herself. Simply put, it's a memoir about God and faith without being preachy, the human pursuit of pleasure, and finding the balance between the two. Reading it has been both an emotional and spiritual journey for me, to think that I am not yet even finished with the book. I can usually finish a book in less than a week, but this one, I am prolonging it as much as I can as I let myself be swept away in this personal journey. It is such a positive reinforcement. Please don't think I am exaggerating when I say the book has helped heal me. 

"People think a soul mate is your perfect fit, and that's what everyone wants. But a true soul mate is a mirror, the person who shows you everything that is holding you back, the person who brings you to your own attention so you can change your life." - Richard from Texas (Eat, Pray, Love)

"If you clear out all that space in your mind that you're using right now to obsess about this guy, you'll have a vacuum there, an open spot - a doorway. And guess what the universe will do with that doorway? It will rush in - God will rush in - and fill you with more love than you ever dreamed. - Richard from Texas (Eat, Pray, Love)

I read these lines, and my heart when pssssssh. All the hurt and resentment I've been feeling over my heartbreak seemed to dissolve, just like that. I hope Misses Pain, Depression and Loneliness won't go knocking on my door anytime soon.

The book has been made into a movie featuring Julia Roberts and Javier Bardem and will be released on August this year. I've seen the trailer for more than 10 times but I still get goosebumps every single time. I first saw it when we watched Sex and the City 2, and I swear I teared up at the movie theater. The book has affected me that much.

"You were given life; it is your duty (and also your entitlement as a human being) to find something beautiful within life, no matter how slight." - Liz Gilbert (Eat, Pray, Love)

Have you read this book already? If not, I highly recommend that you do so. :)