Tricia
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Elizabeth Gilbert:
I have been enjoying your podcast and am looking forward to getting your new book. It's my birthday today and so I was wondering if you have a special ritual to mark each new year. Do you make new goals for yourself? Thank you for being a source of inspiration!
Elizabeth Gilbert
I always try to go into water on my birthday. Fortunately, my birthday is in July so it's always good weather for it. But whether it's a pool, a lake, a river, or (best!) the ocean, it's not really a birthday for me until I've had a good dunking — to wash away the old, and bring in the new. I also try to make sure I sing or dance. I tend to save my serious life goals for New Year's Day — birthdays, for me, are about pure celebration.
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