Ready to Eat Pray Love

I hit up the RedBox & finally watched Eat Pray Love last night. I was told it was horrible, so I avoided it for a while, thinking it was going to be boring.

But can I just tell you: Loved it! My kinda movie. My kinda life.

I'm not a huge Julia Roberts fan (something about her mouth just bugs me... but I almost didn't notice in this movie).

Watching it, I guess I felt a connection to Liz and saw myself somewhere in her character. I've always longed for some guy and thought my perfect relationship would make it all... well, perfect. Why couldn't we "find ourselves" together? And that's exactly what I think happened in all my past relationships: We found ourselves right on out of there.

Sure, there were moments when I'd rid myself of my latest knight in shining facade and have an epiphany... But the time in between was always brief before I'd lose myself in someone else yet again. I never took the time to just be happy being and finding *me*.

Of course, now "me" consists of three, so I can't very well delve into the same kind of self-discovery travel as EPL.... but all our journeys are different anyway, right? We all have our own lessons in this life. And I am finally excited and thrilled to be experiencing mine, in this very moment. (But I could sure go for some Italian!)

And, yes, sometimes I still get hopeless romantic-y and envision what it will be like when I meet THE ONE - wondering when/how it'll be, etc... [According to a psychic I talked to once, I'll be "in my thirties" - so somewhere within the next 10 years] But it's not in a desperate, Veruca Salt "I Want It Now!" kinda way. Instead, I send out light & love as I ponder the thought, and then I let it go. ;)

Then I smile with gratitude for all the soul mates I have already.

"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.

"A true soul mate is probably the most important person you'll ever meet, because they tear down your walls and smack you awake. But to live with a soul mate forever? Nah. Too painful. Soul mates, they come into your life just to reveal another layer of yourself to you, and then leave.

"A soul mate's purpose is to shake you up, tear apart your ego a little bit, show you your obstacles and addictions, break your heart open so new light can get in, make you so desperate and out of control that you have to transform your life, then introduce you to your spiritual master..."

- Elizabeth Gilbert (Eat Pray Love)