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July 9, 2014
WHAT’S YOUR PEACEFUL PLACE? Dear Ones – Last weekend I went home to Connecticu…
WHAT'S YOUR PEACEFUL PLACE?
Dear Ones -
Last weekend I went home to Connecticut to visit my parents, and we went for a long walk through the familiar woods of my childhood. We came to this bridge, where I hadn't been in more than twenty years — except that I visit it often in memory.
Whenever someone asks me what the happiest moment of my life was, I think about this bridge. It was June of 1984, and school had just let out for summer. I walked to this bridge with my friend Kerry — to this swimming hole where we kids often hung out. It was a wam, sunny day. We climbed to the top of the bridge and stretched out there, sunning ourselves like turtles.
I've always been a busy person, even as a kid, and I remember being overcome with this feeling that I had, for once, NOTHING TO DO. The summer stretched ahead of me like a sweet promise. I don't think I had ever been so relaxed in my life up until that point, and I have not often been so relaxed since!
Whenever I can't sleep, or am overcome with worry, or even when I'm just trying to meditate, I return in my imagination to that day, that bridge, the water beneath me, the sun on my face, the sense of peace and the absence of urgency.
It was lovely to go back and visit this place in person, and find it unchanged.
Happy.
So what's your peaceful place? Where do you go, either in actuality or in memory, when the world closes in?
Heart,
LG
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THE SIGNATURE OF ALL THINGS reaches Poland….lovely!
THE SIGNATURE OF ALL THINGS reaches Poland….lovely!
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Polish version. I'm start to read and I love it! Hug from Poland
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In honor of today’s World Cup showdown between Holland and Argentina…THE SIGNA…
In honor of today's World Cup showdown between Holland and Argentina…THE SIGNATURE OF ALL THINGS in Dutch!
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Your book was also great in Dutch! Loved reading your words about the Dutch language xx
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THE SIGNATURE OF ALL THINGS goes to Maine — deep into its natural mossy habitat….
THE SIGNATURE OF ALL THINGS goes to Maine — deep into its natural mossy habitat. Lovely!
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The wonderful book goes to Monhegan Island, Maine!
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…spotted in the London Underground! So cool! Have you been seeing these poste…
…spotted in the London Underground! So cool!
Have you been seeing these posters around town, my dear British lovelies?
LG
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July 8, 2014
I couldn’t go to bed tonight without sending love to my friends in Brazil, who j…
I couldn't go to bed tonight without sending love to my friends in Brazil, who just suffered the most heartbreaking World Cup loss ever.
I keep thinking about those Brazilian boys who lost the game today, and I keep worrying about how they will recover from it. Their lives will be so deeply affected by this — and now they will have to learn how to process it. They had too much pressure on their young shoulders, I think. To be expected to hold the dreams of an entire country, while playing your own soil, while competing with the legends of past Brazilian soccer heroes, while being watched by the entire world…it's all just a little bit too much. I hope those boys will be supported, not demonized. They're just kids. Mama Liz worries…
But I have to say also — congratulations to Germany! Not only for the mighty win (though you know that my marriage to a Brazilian requires me to cheer for Brazil!) but even more for the grace and good sportsmanship that kept some dignity and kindness on the field today. That really touched me. Your guys could have been jerks about this game, but they weren't. That was cool.
I know it's just a sport, but these are real people playing that game, and this truly is a World Cup of the WHOLE world. It all gets very passionate and heated, but I love the way it feels — for just a few moments every four years — like everyone on earth is thinking about the same thing. I can't help but care about it and be amazed by it. The collective human emotionality is pretty impressive, even when it's heartbreaking.
Anyway…
Sleep well, Brazil. We love you! Take care of those boys; they'll need it.
LG
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Thank you, Arizona, for such a beautiful evening last night! And here I come, M…
Thank you, Arizona, for such a beautiful evening last night!
And here I come, Milwaukee! See you tomorrow at 7pm.
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Thank you, Cate!
Thank you, Cate!
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I finished The Signature of All Things today and I have to say that I feel quite lonely without it. I've loved everything you've written but was hesitant to read this novel because I heard it was different from your other books. I'm so thankful I gave it a chance! SOAT has changed my life. It has changed my opinion of myself, how I think about the future, and how strong I am able to be. I have grown to love Alma like a sister, and I know I will visit her again in the future. Thank you for sharing her with us.
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THE SIGNATURE OF ALL THINGS in Australia!
THE SIGNATURE OF ALL THINGS in Australia!
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Reading The Signature Of All Things on a sunny winters day in Sydney – just what the soul ordered. Thank you, thank you Elizabeth Gilbert for your wisdom and beauty
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Wine, flowers and a new book — lovely photo!
Wine, flowers and a new book — lovely photo!
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My heaven: fresh flowers, a glass of wine, and a good book (ahem)…
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