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Eat, pray, love is probably how must of us would like to spend our lives, if only life didn't keep getting in the way. Actually Eat, Pray, Love is the simple yet profound title of a book by Elizabeth Gilbert....and I promise it will leave a lasting impression, if not change the way you look at life.

I'm guessing many women on this blog have already heard of it. Gilbert has done the talk show circuit, including Oprah, and her book is front and center at Barnes and Noble stores across the country. I have to admit I hadn't heard of it or seen it until the day I bought it. The title piqued my curiosity and the synopsis on the back cover alludes to the fact that she travels through exotic countries, and that was enough for me. (In case you haven't read my bio, I love to travel!)

Let me just say it's one of the best books I've read in a long, long, long time. Gilbert, in her interview with Oprah, said she wrote the book for herself and no one else. But as a nice little bonus for us she connects to every woman who has ever gone through a breakup or divorce or left a job, or suddenly had an identity crisis and felt like she had to reinvent herself, starting from square one. No, it's not a self help book. Quite frankly at times her depression is so vivid you can actually hear the wah, wah, wah in the background.

Gilbert is your average over-achiever. She has a good husband, a nice house, nice car, great job, but her unhappiness and uneasiness in that life become more than she can bear. As you continue reading you realize the book is more about her journey, a recovery if you will, than the  things that nearly broke her for good. And the beauty of it is you come to see how she takes her life back....And if it's possible for her, well gosh darn, it's possible for anyone.

Ok, I have way over simplified a wonderful book, but I just wanted to share it with you.

But please don't take my word for it.....

Eat, Pray, Love.....and READ (it)!