Eat, Pray, Love

Elizabeth Gilbert’s life is anything but typical. How many people do you know who get to travel the world and write about it?

Gilbert’s memoir is about her struggle to find peace and happiness in her life and in herself. She embarks on a journey through three different countries with the desire to experience life on her own terms.

Italy gives Gilbert the chance to love food, which is something that women are discouraged from doing. She also begins to find a new love in Italy—love of self and love of friends.

Gilbert’s trip to India could be a book in itself. The spiritual search that she embarks on is a powerful and motivating journey. She meets some life-changing friends, and finds a calm within herself that she didn’t know she had. I wanted to stay in India with her forever.

As Gilbert moves on to Bali, her story evolves. She is no longer just on a journey to find herself. Now, she is actively participating in her life and making changes for the better. In Bali, as the title suggests, she finds love. She finally realizes that she does not have to be afraid to love another person as long as she keeps her eyes and her heart open. She also learns that you can love another person and still love yourself.

I recommend this book to anyone who likes to be moved by what they read. If you can keep an open mind, it may just give you ideas on how to make positive changes to your own life.

My Rating: A

On a side note: The movie was just as moving, with settings more amazing that I could have imagined. Movie Rating: A