Хората поначало са склонни да смятат, че щастието е въпрос на късмет, че ако ти е писано, ще ти се случи като хубаво време. Но щастието не действа така. Щастието е следствие от усилията на човека. Бориш се за него, стремиш се към него, изискваш го, а понякога дори тръгваш да го търсиш по света. Трябва да участваш неотклонно в проявленията на собственото си щастие. И щом веднъж си достигнал състояние на щастие, никога не трябва да ставаш немарлив в поддържането му, трябва да правиш големи усилия, за да плуваш срещу течението на това щастие завинаги, за да останеш на повърхността му. Ако не го направиш, ще разпилееш присъщото си удовлетворение. Много е лесно да се молиш, когато си в беда, но да продължаваш да се молиш дори когато кризата е отминала, е като запечатващ процес, който помага на душата ти здраво да се закрепи за своите добри постижения.

Elizabeth Gilbert

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I have far more enthusiasm in life than I have actual energy. In my excitement, I routinely take on more that I can physically or emotionally handle, which causes me to break down in quite predictable displays of dramatic exhaustion. You will be the one burdened with the job of mopping me up every time I've overextended myself and then fallen apart. This will be unbelievably tedious. I apologize in advance.

Elizabeth Gilbert


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If I – as a beneficiary of that exact formula – will concede that my own life was indeed enriched by that precise familial structure, will the social conservatives please (for once!) concede that this arrangement has always put a disproportionately cumbersome burden on women? Such a system demands that mothers become selfless to the point of near invisibility in order to construct these exemplary encironments for their families. And might those same social conservatives – instead of just praising mothers as “sacred” and “noble” – be willing to someday join a larger conversation about how we might work together as a society to construct a world where healthy children can be raised and healthy families can prosper without women have to scrape bare the walls of their own souls to do so?

Elizabeth Gilbert

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Oh, I just want what we all want: a comfortable couch, a nice beverage, a weekend of no distractions and a book that will stop time, lift me out of my quotidian existence and alter my thinking forever.

Elizabeth Gilbert


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É melhor viver o nosso próprio destino de forma imperfeita do que uma imitação da vida de outra pessoa na perfeição"

Bhagavad Gitav

Elizabeth Gilbert

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A maior parte da Humanidade tem os olhos cheios de poeira da desilusão que nunca verão a verdade, por mais ajudas que tenham. Outras pessoas já são tão perspicazes e calmas que não precisam de instrução ou ajuda, seja de que tipo for. Mas há também aquelas cujos olhos têm apenas uma ligeira poeira e que, com a ajuda do mestre certo, poderão ser ensinadas a ver mais claramente um dia" - Buda

Elizabeth Gilbert

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Se a fé fosse racional, não seria - por definição - fé. Fé é acreditar naquilo que não se pode ver, provar ou tocar. Fé é caminhar de cara levantada e a toda a velocidade em direcção à escuridão

Elizabeth Gilbert

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Só quero Deus. Quero Deus dentro de mim. Quero que Deus brinque na minha corrente sanguínea da mesma forma que a luz do sol se diverte na água

Elizabeth Gilbert

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Liz: What's it like in hell?
Ketut: Same like heaven. Universe is a circle, Liss. To up, to down -- all same, at end.
Liz: Then how can you tell the difference between heaven and hell?
Ketut: Because of how you go. Heaven, you go up, through seven happy places. Hell you go down, through seven sad places. This is why it better for you to go up, Liss.
Liz: You mean, you might as well spend your life going upward, through the happy places, since heaven and hell -- same destinations -- are the same thing anyway?
Ketut: Same-same. Same in end, so better be happy on journey.

Elizabeth Gilbert

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To feel physically comfortable with someone else's body is not a decision you make. It has very little thing to do with how two people think or act or talk or even look. The mysterious magnet is either there, buried somewhere deep behind the sternum, or it is not.

Elizabeth Gilbert

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