Eat, Pray, Love, Read
I came across this Elizabeth Gilbert quote on Pinterest, recently, and read it over and over. This. Is. Me. If Elizabeth Gilbert suffers the same romantic optimistic self-destructive distortions as I do, then there must be others like us out in the world. Good lord, I’m not alone!! (Does this mean I have a blockbuster book and movie in my future?) Lol!
C.S. Lewis wrote, “We read to know we’re not alone.” Yes, I think this is true. When I read many of your blogs I feel I’m not alone and it makes me so happy to know you. I feel an instant connection. When I find writers who can express my thoughts and feelings eloquently, succinctly, artistically, etc. I get excited. This is probably due to my being dyslexic. It comes as a relief to me. (I think I’ve told people I love them after I’ve read things they’ve written.) This leads me to my next C.S. Lewis quote –
“Friendship is born at that moment when one person says to another, ‘What! You too? I thought I was the only one”
Thank you to everyone who, through their exceptional writing and courage to expose themselves emotionally, has made me feel less alone.🙂
What have you read recently that made you stop, feel, and know that you weren’t alone?
Why do I just GET you? Cuzz we are from the same era or cut out of the same cloth. The quote you posted here from Elizabeth Gilbert was iconic for me. In my life… I relate so much especially to: the part that talks about falling in love with the potential of someone rather than them! I too am a victim of my own optimisim. And C.S. Lewis… well, that is one of my favs too!
I always read your posts with your music that you have chosen in the background as I post my reply.
Love when you post!! And I am home to read them on my laptop rather than my phone and really get to soak up your overall essence of them!
Loved this one!
How are you doing????
xoxo
Di
Tee hee, because we’re soul sisters.😉 I think I underlined that entire book! I had forgotten about this one. When I read it out of it’s context it really jumped out at me. Iconic, yes!
As Honie, below, stated, this is a bit of a mash up. Luckily my blogging friends seem to go with the flow and ‘get me.’ Thanks Diane for being such a positive, encouraging person in my life.
I hope you’re happy and well.
xoxox
Lisa
Oh Lisa…we ARE besties!!!! I too have even SAID that quote…I have said ‘I fall for the potential I see in the man before I fall for the man himself.’ Quite recently I get that. People usually have three strikes with me…but right now, at this moment in my life, they have to go to training camp before they even step up to the plate. Really. I just can’t take any more bullshit. I think we do this because we somehow believe in ourselves as well, somewhere in there…and WE want a chance, so we give it to others…I don’t know. I’m done with chances…hit it out of the park THEN I’ll consider it. : ) I was recently inspired by Bridgette’s Blog…http://brigittebanter.com/2013/05/17/life-is-good/ – as she openly accepted the fact that she is a nomad…it made me feel like accepting my nomadness as a fact and to quit making myself feel bad that I haven’t ‘settled down’….THIS IS SETTLING DOWN FOR ME…I love experiences, I am in them 100% – I do not dilly dally and I do everything with integrity. EFF feeling bad. I like changing things. So what. It’s who I am. Thank you Bridge!!! And thank you LISA for always reflecting on your own self as it helps me see myself better!!!
Hey my Judy,
I can tell that my blogging buds get me by the length of their comments.😀 We’re such a great group. (I’m so tempted to fly out to be with you and Mags!) Haha! They have to go to training camp before they step up to the plate and then they have to hit it out of the park… That’s the attitude I need to adopt. I’m such a sucker.
Acceptance takes zero energy. I agree with accepting who you are rather than fighting it. You’ll be that old woman that everyone adores in the nursing home because you’ll have the best stories. That’s right, don’t settle down. Live your life with integrity.😀
You always amaze me!!! xoxox
It makes me happy be swimming in the sea of life with you Gripster. I get frustrated with my blog and often think of stopping but then I think of the connections I have developed.The blog has been an unexpected treasure chest full of golden people(you)
Me too!! You make it so much better and funnier! Never stop blogging, even if it slows to a trickle – I need you here. It has been an unexpected treasure trove of friendship, hasn’t it? And you my brilliant Audra are a true gem. xoxox
No Audra!!! NO LEAVING. I too have unexpectedly found quite an amazing camaraderie here. I blogged for years on blogger – and THIS NEVER HAPPENED. Something was stirring us all up out there and created this because its actually pretty amazing. I actually have some friends from a writers website: Zoetrope – and we have all stayed in touch for over 13 years…and one girl from there is my BESTIE BESTIE BESTIE in real life, we have taken trips together, visited each other and talk often. Never underestimate the power of connection…it whatever form it manifests. YAY US!!!! You too Lisa!!!! And Mags!!! Y’alls should come out to Colorado in June. I’m jes sayin…
Well said Jam master J
Jam Master J!! Perfect! haha!
awww, this is great. I hadn’t thought about reading blogs this way, but you are so right, I have seen so much of myself in some of the blogs I am now following and enjoying. I can’t think of a blog offhand that makes me think “this is me!” because my brain is still half asleep, but I have been reading a book that has had this effect: Spark, a book about exercise and the brain: http://amzn.com/0316113514. I feel like success at everything boils down to being active and am just in awe of the whole concept, how it touches on all aspects of my life and my family’s life, even when the goals are completely different….
Doesn’t it excite you when you read something with that kind of truth that resonates? Exercise and the brain… I think I need to read that! LOL! Sometimes I actually get an actual chill if I’m reading or watching a movie and a character says something that hits me so hard and personally. I love that and right now in my life I live for those moments.
Life is so much richer with friends to share the experience with.🙂
Thanks for the great comment!
Lisa
I’ve been (and am) an unrepentant romantic, but I have a limited patience for letting someone reach their potentioal.
Still, it’s a great thing to see happen!
And you’re never alone ’round here, Grippy!
You have it going on, Guapo. You’re the right balance of romance and healthy boundaries. I think you need to hang your shingle out and start doling out wisdom for the love lorn. Either that, or you need to find other Guapo-esque people to fill the planet with.😉
I’m not alone with friends like you. That much I know. xoxo
Grippy
The internet has opened the doors for more connections. Imagne just 15 years ago, a blog was for journalist and folks like us would have only wrtten our words in a notebook. Like you, I find people and bits of inspiration all over this net, most especially here in the WP arena.
Marianne Williamson is the woman whose words I read and immediately connect with.. I have read this book, “Eat,Pray,Love” and really enjoyed it as well 🙂
I love Marianne Williamson, as well. Her words resonate with me on a deep level. I’m sure the reason I was drawn to you, Lynne, was because I could so relate to your thoughts and struggles and admissions. I think one of the first few posts I read of yours you were on a roll – “no more boy shorts for a bathing suit.” You had a whole bunch of self improvements and your attitude was so gung-ho that I was immediately drawn in. I liked you from that point on.
When you write from a vulnerable place it’s just bound to resonate with people.
A year and a half later and you’re still inspiring me and I’m still loving you!!🙂 xoxox
The feeling is mutual Lisa.. You remind mine of an old friend I’ve known for years.. You absolutely must put New Orleans on your travel agenda..what fun we will have and no hotel costs either..can’t beat that🙂
Nice post! I was going to do an Elvis Costello post…hah! Great minds. Blogging, while making things more anonymous, also shows us that basically, we’re all so similar. We’re lovable, funny, kind people at the root of it all. It’s a great thing🙂
Yes. Blogging has proven to me that we are so similar despite what we think. We are good, kind and fun-loving people and our need to connect is tremendous. It seems like this community is especially kind… maybe that’s just what we bring out in each other? Thanks, Lils.
Lisa,
You combined some terrific thoughts here. C.S. Lewis – one of my most fave inspiring authors – and Elvis Costello – when your dreamboat turns out to be a footnote. Yep, I soooo get that too. These days, everyday I do write the book. Monday mashup! LOVE IT😉
Honie, my middle name is Mashup. This is my typical disjointed train of thought– All Aboard!!
“We read to know we’re not alone” may be my favorite C.S. Lewis quote. It seems to especially apply in this little blogging community. ‘It’ just happens. I’ll be reading about this gal who wears her workout clothes inside out and backward and I’m so IN! I’m also in love with the writer! My internal dialogue is like, “Day-um, I really relate to Honie Briggs and her big attitude!” There’s the connection. What’s not to love?
Elvis Costello lyrics are so satisfying, right?
Lisa Mashup Gripitizer. Now that’s what I call a name! “…the wings have gotten rusted, the angels wanna wear my red shoes.” Yeah, satisfying lyrics.
Great Post! I read “Women I want to grow old with” by Diana Gage Lofgren & Margaret Bhola
It was inspiring.
when I read bloggs I’m inspired too. I really liked your the C.S. Lewis quote on friendship and on reading I can related to both. Thank You for this post
I’m writing this down. I get such great recommends from my blogging friends. Thank you.
I’m glad you can relate! That means you’re in the right place.🙂
Thanks for the great comment.
Lisa
Oh, it’s post like these, Lisa, that make me want to keep blogging. See, how you inspired me. I feel the same way reading people. More often than not, I feel connected after reading a post and it’s a satisfying, good feeling. That Elvis Costello is brilliant.
It’s funny how many of us were/are teetering on the edge of quitting. I say, “NO!” You’re not allowed to leave, EVER. LOL! I count on my peeps to write the words of my heart. You’re one of them, Amy. I feel connected to this community because I find so much commonality, so much that is familiar. It does bring me relief and makes me happy. It’s like a literary drug.😉
Yeah, Elvis Costello is brilliant. Great lyrics.
I wonder whatever happened to all my Elvis Costello ALBUMS…? Oh my! Beautiful sentiments for what I hope turns out to be a magical Monday for you, Ms. Lisa.🙂
Thanks, V! Elvis Costello is amazing. His lyrics are so satisfying. Lily and Paul chose the song, “She” for their first dance at their wedding. It was wonderful.
I’m getting back to the blog late this afternoon. I’m so behind on my reading, comments and posting. Deep sigh… such is life. Please know that even though I’m not present, I have you on my mind, I’m on Vickie time, being thrilled for you ’round the clock. xoxoxo!!!
PS I read “The Introvert Advantage: making the most of your inner strength” and ” The Introvert’s Way”– big holy cow reads for me.
Big Holy Cow reads, huh? Okay, I’m in. I will look on Amazon this evening.
By the way, you crack me up!!😀
I crack you up?
Yes – I just picture you curled up in a chair reading, The Introvert Advantage; making the most of your inner strength. I can picture your face as you have holy cow moments — and that’s getting mixed up with the most recent picture you sent me… you just make me laugh. xoxo!!
Haa yes. See I peek out of my shell and then scurry back in. You unfortunately get to sample my weirdness Gripster
I agree with both quotes. Thanks to the increase of using blogs instead of journals, the “What! You, too!” quote allows us to connect with people across the country and the world who think and feel as we do. I still recall the flurry of comments you and shared about our respective children, in learning you (and others) thought along the same lines I do, although y’all’s thought patterns are far more linear than mine), all of the delightful things that make me look forward to reading blogs and comments and emails of this network of supportive, well, friends, I’ve found.
I’m a lucky, lucky woman. Thank you for letting me be a small part of your world. X
My lovely Addie. Yes, I totally remember our excitement! How funny. That’s the best example of what I’m talking about. It’s an instant bond when you can relate to someone’s vulnerability while getting a pedicure! Lol! It just got better and better after that, right?
We are not alone – not at all. I’m so glad I have you in my life. You and I get each other and it feels comforting like home. Thanks lady, for always writing such thoughtful and soulful comments – okay, and funny ones, too!
XO
Now, if I could only master the art of using the iPad keyboard, my comments might also make sense on occasion. Or not.
X
It is so true that knowing someone else feels exactly the same way is better than any tonic.
I can’t help, though, introducing a touch of levity with remembering a verse that went something like this:
A fellow feeling makes us wond’rous kind,
But methinks the poet would have changed his mind
If he found a fellow feeling in his coat, behind!
haha! Very funny! Thank you for the levity. It’s always appreciated.😀
Dear Gripping
Those are quotations of the highest quality – all three, and a huge reflection on your own = emotional discernment to have chosen them.
CS Lewis is such an humane figure, and for once someone who seems, generally, to have lived up to his own potential. His remark about the moment that friendships are born is so astute so right. I seem to have these moments everyday when reading or listening to the radio.
Indeed, I’m afraid to admit that The Dandy is something of a sensible soul, and I have been known to well up when someone expresses a thought or emotion I share with a simplicity and honesty that is rare. This happens all the time listening to Radio 4 here in the UK, which is speech radio quite unlike anything that exits anywhere else.
A current project, run jointly with the British Library and National sound archive, has been concerned with interviewing families about the way we live now. No pretext, no proding, just sensitive unheard interviews and truth.
I have been moved to many times and in so many ways.
Yours ever
The Perfumed Dandy
Dearest Dandy,
If I could resurrect C.S. Lewis, I’d marry him.😉 This is the caliber of human being I’m interested in. Lol! Seriously, where are they all hiding? He truly does seem to live up to his potential and I find that so attractive. You’ve heard tennis players say, that when they play a game with someone much better than they are, it improves their game. So it is in life. I want to play with someone who will improve my game. I want to surround myself with people of integrity, people I respect and admire, courageous people. Is that too much to ask for? Oh, and they must be fragrant and yummy at all times. tee-hee😉
When I spend time in England I am so enthralled by the quality of television that’s offered. Your selection, though smaller, is of higher quality. I’ve never listened to Radio 4 but I trust that if you find it truthful and satisfying, I’m sure I would, as well. Isn’t that what we’re all desperate for, The Truth? I sometimes get a chill when I hear or read something that I recognize is an eternal truth. It cuts through everything and resonates in a way that awakens my soul – not to be dramatic, but you know what I’m talking about. When you say you have been moved I know the feeling. It’s something that connects us. When we stumble onto one of these truths we feel it so profoundly. I think it’s powerful. I believe this is what we’re all hungry for. As I get older I realize the life sustaining value in finding “simplicity and honesty” in others.
Thank you for this beautiful comment, Dandy. I knew you’d ‘get it.’
Gripping
Lisa, I can’t tell you how many times I’ve thought about deleting my blog and then you write something that so resonates with me that I simply can’t “delete” the connection I have with people on this weird platform of communicating. I think you are such an honest and beautiful person that you, as I do, put yourself “out there” and the love I feel from your posts or the simple fact that I can relate to something that you’re saying just brightens my day. So, despite the fact that I think I’m not being heard, you write something that so eloquently reminds me that I am not alone, well, thank you. You are a geniune and lovely person and you help me reinforce the fact that this world is filled with good people. xxoo
Finally, I’m glad for my delayed timing. I’m relieved that this little post was enough to deter you from deleting your blog. You, kind Brigitte, are not allowed to leave. NEVER. EVER.😉 You are one person I soo connect with. The only reason I do is because you/your writing is vulnerable, honest and true. You have invited me into your cosy world and given me more comfort than you can imagine. I depend on you to write what’s in my heart. You do it so beautifully every time. Your blog is pure Brigitte and reflects on the quality of person you are. That’s why you can’t leave. You are a golden thread in my tapestry.😉
Yes, you and I are “out there” and share the same basic philosophy that the world is full of good people. I think this is where we find so much that is familiar in each other. It is our sweet spot. Brig, you’ll never be alone as long as I’m on the planet.🙂
xoxox
That CS Lewis quote just knocked me down. I LOVE him so much. I am in need of rereading every thing he ever wrote. It is all just so good!
I feel such a kinship with you, Lisa, and it’s for the connections that I form with people like you that I need to keep blogging. I have no extended family and very few close friends in my town and I thrive on the support that I get from you and a small handful of other bloggers I’ve become close to. Hearing your words about parenthood and life in general (and SEEING the fruits of your labor through my blogging relationship with Lily) is a tremendous encouragement to me. I feel like I’m really not alone in the world and in my struggles and experiences when I read your words. xoxo
This relationship of ours is serious stuff, am I right? I feel the same kinship with you, Em. It goes beyond words. I’m always struck hard by the profound quality and beauty of your spirit. If you were a drink I’d gulp you, or an elixir, I’d splash you all over… I need my Emily fix at consistent intervals. Yes, I need our connection and I’m not even a needy person!
It’s just so happy-making to know that you exist and you’re in my world, and best of all… you’re my sweet friend! And Cee is the cherry on top! How did I get so lucky? (Lily feels the same way, too. Not that I need to even point that out, but still…)
Deep sigh…
Keep writing. That’s an order. It makes me love you!!! Lol!
xoxox
Oh Lisa! I know exactly what you mean! It’s a special feeling all on it’s own when you read a quote that feels like somebody pulled right out of your very own heart! You just have to sit there and let it sink in and in and in. It such a precious moment. It always happens in an ordinary, little moment, when you’re least expecting it and when it happens it’s just so special. It’s one of those little magical moments when the sun comes in the window just right and your favorite song is playing and you think, I’m so lucky to be alive and here in this moment in time.
There’s nothing better than getting to spend time with the people you love. And what better time to spend with them than to read their words. That kind of friendship cuts through time and space! In the blogging world, I’m exactly where I want to be and I’m spending quality time with fun, caring, intelligent people who are genuinely nice! Gosh I love it here! 😀
Linda, I have no words… you of all people ALWAYS express my exact thoughts and feelings and you do it in such a winning way. It is such a precious moment! You’re right. Is it any wonder I’m drawn to you like a magnet? I get goosebumps when I’ve read some of the things that we’ve shared, ‘knowing’ things that you’ve written. I call them eternal truths because they seem to cut across everything and stand alone. They can happen at any old time, but usually when you least expect it. I recognize them because they stop me in my tracks, sometimes my eyes well up, sometimes I get a chill, or sometimes I laugh so hard that I almost fall off my chair! What a gift you have for speaking the truth with humor. I’d give anything to have that ability, but through the magic of our bond, while I’m reading your words, I DO! It’s one of the many things that has connected us. I totally get you! It’s so satisfying to have that quiet understanding between us. I love it.😉
xoxox!!!
Oh Lisa. I’ve got goosebumps! I want to give you a big hug right now!! I think you and I have made a one in a million connection. I truly do. I can’t tell you how much your comment means to me. We do get each other Lisa and I am so very very grateful for our connection. I’ve never met anyone before who could express the feelings that I have about anything and everything right down to the gifs you choose HA! You do get me and I can’t tell you how much your unwavering support makes me feel. It keeps me going. Really. You the best Lisa, just the best!! xoxoxo
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I think that Elizabeth Gilbert quote describes me, too, though it’s not something I want to change about myself.
I’m glad you said that. I always knew I liked you!! As if the dirt pile wasn’t enough to cement my feelings about you…😉 For all the pain it’s caused me it’s still a pretty decent characteristic. You’re right. I’ll keep it. Anyway, I think it’s pretty ingrained, I don’t think I could change it even if I wanted to! Lol!
Yay us? I never thought about that, but it’s true. Some of my best friendships started not so much in a “hey you’re not alone way” but more either me or the other person giving some good advice and the one receiving the advice thinking “wow, that’s helpful.” My best friend and I for instance were the only two kids in kindergarten who saw Spaceballs. I finally realized I was not alone.
Spaceballs! haha! That would certainly create some bonding. Wasn’t Rick Moranis in that? What happened to him? He always made me laugh.
Those things we think are unique to us but turn out to be someone else’s ‘thing’ bind us together. It’s comforting to see ourselves reflected in one another.
Yes Rick Moranis was Darth Helmet. His wife actually died and he decided to retire and spend time with his kids. Now I feel like I brought the mood of the room down.
Oh, that’s so sad. Maybe the mood needed to be brought down.😉
This was a great, humane, perceptive post, Lisa. And you’re an Elvis Costello fan, too! As a real non sequitur here’s one of my favourite lines by Mr MacManus, “speaking real Double Dutch to a real Double Duchess” – word play, and I know the feeling!
You’re never alone with all your webfriends, Ms Gripping, and the shining light of your soul draws us all in. And, you’re funny, which is important too😉
Isn’t it wonderful how books can introduce you to Other Worlds, Environments, Minds. While good writing be it in an excellent feelingful novel, memoir, weblog (as opposed to those weblogs one wouldn’t touch with a forty-foot pole!) etc can connect with us and enhance our perceptions, or else chime with already extant feelings, ideas, wisdom already extant within our hearts and minds.
Woo! Sorry for babbling, that was a long (and, sadly, boring :)) weblog post in itself!
Hope you’re having a peaceful day,
hugs, George
I love Elvis Costello! We have that in common, too.😉
Thanks, kind friend, for the nice compliments. The feeling is mutual.
Don’t be so self-deprecating. I have yet to read something that you’ve written that’s boring or classifies as “babbling.” Anyway, that’s my specialty.😉
It’s 5:00 here in Chi-town. I hope your day has been swell, George. I really do.
Big hug!
Lisa
xox
“sometimes far too long” ain’t that the truth
How ’bout thirty years? Yes, I’m a moron.😀
Whoops a daisy!
Haha!
“I feel an instant connection. When I find writers who can express my thoughts and feelings eloquently, succinctly, artistically, etc. I get excited.” And so do I.
I like reading stuffs in WordPress. When a person writes, part of him/her is there present in the piece of writing created….His/Her honest, uncovered, vulnerable, yet stunningly beautiful self is somehow revealed🙂
Exactly! I think when writers, and people in general, are able to let their guard down and allow themselves to be vulnerable, beautiful connections and friendships get made. I’ve definitely found this to be true on WordPress.
Love your comment! Thank you!!🙂
Lisa
Sorry I’m just getting to this but of course I love it.
What?! You, too?! Perfect.
Elizabeth Gilbert is so good. I loved that book and saw her read years ago. We’d totally be friends.
xoxoxox
I loved that book, too. I think I underlined the whole thing! Then I forget to go back and read what I underlined. Lol!
Yours is a blog I love and relate too or, reverse that, because I relate to it and you expressly feelings and make me laugh, it cause me to love ya!
Xoxox
Whenever I’m tempted into a high evaluation of someone on short acquaintance I remind myself that “men live lives of silent desperation”. This reminds me of how fallible we all are and unfailingly brings everyone down from the pedestal I may have put them on.
I love the quote! I think I intellectually know that but often I respond with my heart and not my head. I see everyone’s potential and ignore the person they presently are. In romantic encounters I think it’s heightened. I ignore a lot of red flags because I see only goodness. (This is how I have to approach each of my clients in order to help them, so maybe it’s just a habit that slips into my everyday life?)
What you say is exactly right, though, we are all fighting our battles in “silent desperation.” So true. Good to keep that ever present in my head and hopefully one day it will penetrate my heart.🙂
Deleted segment from my little verse –
“Lisa sighed and said “Sometimes my heart rules my head”
Then I replied “Lisa that’s fine, you’ve mo need to hide”
– but as it doesn’t scan at all, so out it went!
Hope you have a great weekend, L.🙂
Hugs, G. K.
George, you are a dear heart for writing this verse. Typo Schmypo! It’s sweet. In my eyes you can do no wrong. Then again, “Sometimes my heart rules my head.” LOL! Seriously, your sensitivity will always save the day, yours, and lucky for me, as of late, mine.🙂
Big hugs!
L.
Darn it! That should read “you’ve *no* need to hide”! Curse you TYPO! Heh, the other reason I deleted those lines is that they are, sadly, rubbish! Sorry!
George x
What rubbish…? I see no rubbish here – only kindness.
Lisa! I’m still alive, I feel like it’s been ages since we spoke. I actually loved that quote, I feel like I could be one of those people not reaching their full potential; mainly because I’m right lazy and all I want to do when I leave work is sleep. I always find it comforting that people like you are only a computer screen away, so I rarely feel alone🙂
Aww… Pete! You’re especially easy to love. I see right through you and love everything about you – even your sleepy self.😉 Your potential knows no bounds. You are great. Never forget that.
It is very comforting to know that we’re separated only by a click of a button. Magic. Mr. Peter Howorth is with me. Wonderful. xoxo
Got quite misty eyed over your post and all those delicious comments.
Yes.
Isn’t it magical that we get to metaphorically pour another cup of tea and smile and say “spill, sister”.
L o v e.
Well, your comment is my cup of tea and let me tell you, it’s delicious.😉
Thank you, for this tasty little treat.
Magic… Yes. It. Is. Xoxo
Hey, I really like this blogpost! It’s so sincere and genuine! I just love it! I’ve quoted C.W. Lewis in this article on my blog (http://onmyway8.wordpress.com/2013/04/06/when-you-know-youve-just-found-a-friend/) I hope you’ll like it! Xxx
I know I’ll like it! Thank you kind friend. I’m heading over to your place right now. Xoxo
Cool😉 thank you so much Xxxx
Hi Lisa…I love those lines. Several times when I feel victimized, I realize that I have been the victim of my own folly. And in most cases, not all, emotional hurt is a creation of the within. I feel a lot of us cling on to relationships just because we cannot accept the fact that we made a wrong decision, a wrong choice. It is this ego satisfying urge in us that keeps us in denial and prevents us from moving on. We think that time will prove us right but alas, that time never comes.I have been guilty of doing that and am sure there are others who end up the same way.
When I read philosophical essays I tend to embrace those that are a reflection of what I think. I think we are genetically predisposed to do that. I remember reading Osho many years back and going Aha! now that’s what I think and this man’s put it in such clear writing. I guess the blogs I follow are a reflection of what I believe in subconsciously and am not able to put it out there. No wonder I’m spending my Sunday on your blog🙂
Oh Raunak! that’s so kind and such a compliment. I agree that our egos get in the way in more cases of daily living than we would care to recognize. I’m certain mine does, though I like to fancy myself as someone who is egoless!😀
I become very excited when I read someone’s thoughts/ideas that reflect my own life experiences. It feels validating. Again, the ego! I think CS Lewis was right, “we read to know we’re not alone.” I have no doubt that I’m attracted to blogs that challenge me, capture my imagination, but mostly confirm that my beliefs are true. LOL!
I have read the book twice, so far. And there are really a lot of good quotations in there. It’s a gem that I’m really shocked when I stumbled upon a post saying that it’s one of the top five most abandoned books according to Goodreads. Anyway, I also feel the same for blogging. I look around and get really hooked when somebody’s able to write the exact same thing I’m feeling or thinking be it in the form of poetry, fiction, essay, etc. And yes, this particular quote speaks of the fantasist in me.