Stacy and I went to see Eat. Pray. Love. this afternoon. She got me a movie gift card for my birthday last month and we restrained ourselves to wait until now to see Julia Roberts. I remember when Elizabeth Gilbert was all the rage a couple of years ago after her book became so popular, but I resisted the bandwagon movement. Of course when Julia was cast as the lead I knew I would see it. I still wasn't really too interested in the book, but I'm glad I had a chance to see the movie... and for free!
It's hard for me to watch her walk away from her marriage. I think we all dream about a "find myself" trip and many of us have been in relationships when we start to wonder if we've lost ourselves... but I think once you take the marriage vows, it changes... you can't just walk away. Or at least I want to believe it works that way...
It's hard for me to watch her walk away from her marriage. I think we all dream about a "find myself" trip and many of us have been in relationships when we start to wonder if we've lost ourselves... but I think once you take the marriage vows, it changes... you can't just walk away. Or at least I want to believe it works that way...
I love the "eat" portion. I love how the Italians embrace the pleasures in life. While I'm not a proponent of obesity, I despise counting calories and hope to find a healthy balance between working out and enjoying food.
The "pray" section makes me think... I don't know a lot about Hinduism, but from what I understand it's extremely accepting of different beliefs... The always official wikipedia said... "It is sometimes referred to as henotheistic (i.e., involving devotion to a single god while accepting the existence of others)" which is in direct contradiction to Christianity... However, I can appreciate their devotion to prayer and I can pull away life lessons for myself.
My favorite quote from the "love" part comes from Liz's advisor Ketut right before her light bulb moment... "sometimes to lose balance for love is to live a balanced life." Liz was so focused on keeping the balance in her life and was afraid by accepting love, she would lose herself as she had in previous relationships. I'm always looking for balance and Liz's battle definitely resonated with me...
The movie didn't inspire me to quit my job and leave the country, but it has incited reflection... which makes it a success in my book.
The movie didn't inspire me to quit my job and leave the country, but it has incited reflection... which makes it a success in my book.
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