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An invitation to a whole new story
Posted on October 19, 2019 50 Comments
“It’s time for something that was beautiful to turn into something else that is beautiful.”—Elizabeth Gilbert When Taz died last October, I wondered if, like spouses often do, I’d be gone within the year. But here it is, an entire 12 months later, and I’m still here on Planet Earth, breathing and creating yet another […]
You can never say “I love you” too often
Posted on November 17, 2018 83 Comments
“In the end, maybe it’s wiser to surrender before the miraculous scope of human generosity and to just keep saying thank you, forever and sincerely, for as long as we have voices.” ― Elizabeth Gilbert Every time I took off on a flight, I texted Tasman to tell her I loved her. You know, just […]
Every moment offers a multiple choice of perceptions. Choose wonderment.
Posted on September 25, 2017 24 Comments
“Life is not a roll of the dice. It is a result of what conscious awareness we find ourselves living out from. We can make a deliberate choice to shift our perception from this atmosphere of sickness and sorrow and live out from a higher principle.”–Michele Longo-O’Donnell Elizabeth Gilbert had the words “stubborn gladness” tattooed […]
Why perfectionism is a no-fly zone
Posted on August 26, 2017 24 Comments
“I am the world’s most disciplined half-ass.”—Elizabeth Gilbert My new book, Art & Soul, Reloaded, is about being a maker. It is my contention that we are here on Planet Earth to create, to make beautiful things. I believe our greatest longing is to expand the universe, to make things that, until we came along, […]
Get your boom box on the right frequency and call in miracles
Posted on January 6, 2017 28 Comments
“The universe that constantly spins out new galaxies wants to shine through you, to speak through you, to expand through you.”—A tweet I tweeted out this morning Elizabeth Gilbert tells a funny story in her book, Big Magic. She was working as a cook on a ranch in Wyoming. She was drinking beer one night […]
3 more tales from the quantum sandbox
Posted on February 2, 2016 21 Comments
“Only when we are at our most playful can divinity finally get serious with us.”—Elizabeth Gilbert I’ve been absent from the blog because I’ve been in Arizona, soaking up the sun and playing pickleball. But I’m back and I’ve got a couple quick stories to share. One of the reasons I was in Arizona is […]
Get your boom box on the right frequency and miracles will come crashing in
Posted on January 21, 2016 34 Comments
“The universe that constantly spins out new galaxies wants to shine through you, to speak through you, to expand through you.”—A tweet I tweeted out this morning Elizabeth Gilbert tells a funny story in her book, Big Magic. She was working as a cook on a ranch in Wyoming. She was drinking beer one night […]
Are you smokin’ what you’re selling?
Posted on May 1, 2015 51 Comments
“I believe reality is a marvelous joke staged for my edification and amusement and everybody is working very hard to make me happy.”– Terence McKenna Elizabeth Gilbert used that phrase in a Facebook post that was brought to my attention the other Sunday by my power posse. I mentioned how, during my February workshop in […]
“The universe always dreams bigger for you than you would for yourself.” –Amy B. Scher
Posted on March 11, 2013 9 Comments
“Where is the joy in my life and what have I sacrificed it for?: –Elizabeth Gilbert There are a grand total of two ways to do things. Whether you’re looking for a job or having a conversation with your BFF, whether you’re making a smoothie or plans for a European vacation, you either do what […]
