I will tell you why we have these extraordinary minds and souls, Miss Whittaker," he continued, as though he had not heard… — Elizabeth Gilbert Copy Share Image
The search for God is a reversal of the normal, mundane worldly order. In search for God, you revert from what attracts… — Elizabeth Gilbert Copy Share Image
As smoking is to the lungs, so is resentment to the soul; even one puff is bad for you. — Elizabeth Gilbert Copy Share Image
I tried to reassure him with every line about how the world is hard and unfair sometimes, but that it's all OK… — Elizabeth Gilbert Copy Share Image
What a large number of factors constitute a single human being! How very many layers we operate on, and how very many… — Elizabeth Gilbert Copy Share Image
Your problem is you don't understand what that word means. People think a soul mate is your perfect fit, and that's what… — Elizabeth Gilbert Copy Share Image
Faith is walking face-first and full-speed into the dark. If we truly knew all the answers in advance as to the meaning… — Elizabeth Gilbert Copy Share Image
Maybe [artistry] doesn't have to be quite so full of anguish if you never happened to believe, in the first place, that… — Elizabeth Gilbert Copy Share Image
So I stood up and did a handstand on my Guru's roof, to celebrate the notion of liberation. I felt the dusty… — Elizabeth Gilbert Copy Share Image
A true soul mate is probably the most important person you'll ever meet, because they tear down your walls and smack you… — Elizabeth Gilbert Copy Share Image
What profound reward you must glean from studying the world so closely....Too many people turn away from small wonders, I find. There… — Elizabeth Gilbert Copy Share Image
A true soul mate is a mirror, the person who shows you everything that is holding you back, the person who brings… — Elizabeth Gilbert Copy Share Image
I thought about the relentless thought-processing, soul-devouring machine that is my brain, and wondered how on earth I was ever going to… — Elizabeth Gilbert Copy Share Image
It's easy enough to pray when you're in distress but continuing to pray even when your crisis has passed is like a… — Elizabeth Gilbert Copy Share Image
When I tried this morning, after an hour or so of unhappy thinking, to dip back into my meditation, I took a… — Elizabeth Gilbert Copy Share Image
Nobody until very recently would have thought that their husband was supposed to be their best friend, confidante, intellectual soul mate, co-parent,… — Elizabeth Gilbert Copy Share Image
Nobody wants to do it - not real change, not soul change, not the painful molecular change required to truly become who… — Elizabeth Gilbert Copy Share Image
“Happiness is the consequence of personal effort. You fight for it, strive for it, insist upon it, and sometimes even travel around… — Elizabeth Gilbert Copy Share Image
A soul mates purpose is to shake you up, tear apart your ego a little bit, show you your obstacles and addictions,… — Elizabeth Gilbert Copy Share Image
That's your friend. My husband is my best friend. He's not the mirror that holds up my flaws. He's just the guy who's like,… — Elizabeth Gilbert Copy Share Image
“Not to mention that I have finally arrived at that age where a woman starts to question whether the wisest way to get over… — Elizabeth Gilbert Copy Share Image
“The Buddha taught that all human suffering is rooted in desire. Don't we all know this to be true? Any of us who have… — Elizabeth Gilbert Copy Share Image
“And while [we] do have possibilities that are vast and magnificent and almost infinite in scope, it's important to remember that our choice-rich lives… — Elizabeth Gilbert Copy Share Image
Learn your way around loneliness. Make a map of it. Sit with it, for once in your life. Welcome to the human experience. — Elizabeth Gilbert Copy Share Image
If we never leave our house except to drive to work, do we need to be even remotely aware of this powerful, humbling, extraordinary… — Elizabeth Gilbert Copy Share Image
I will tell you why we have these extraordinary minds and souls, Miss Whittaker," he continued, as though he had not heard her. "We… — Elizabeth Gilbert Copy Share Image
Both the five-year-olds looked at me with bewilderment and a bit of fearful uncertainty. I had a sudden horrifying image of the woman I… — Elizabeth Gilbert Copy Share Image
“Clearing out all your misery gets you out of the way. You cease being an obstacle, not only to yourself but to anyone else.” — Elizabeth Gilbert Copy Share Image
The ingredients of both darkness and light are equally present in all of us,...The madness of this planet is largely a result of the… — Elizabeth Gilbert Copy Share Image
I was full of a hot, powerful sadness and would have loved to burst into the comfort of tears, but tried hard not to,… — Elizabeth Gilbert Copy Share Image
“I live in nature where everything is connected, circular. The seasons are circular. The planet is circular, and so is the planet around the… — Elizabeth Gilbert Copy Share Image
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