Probably every woman has seen the movie "Eat, Pray and Love".
based on Elizabeth Gilbert's book. Or she read the book herself. On the way to happiness, every person encounters many things, learns a lot, suffers. Like the main character, Elizabeth herself, who leaves the life she knows but which makes her miserable to embark on the adventure called self-discovery. Along the way, she learns a lot: how to enjoy life, food, the world around her. She learns how to pray and forgive, especially herself. And most of all, he learns to truly love.
I have selected 33 priceless quotes from the movie, they will help us understand ourselves.
1. We look for happiness everywhere, but we are like Tolstoy's infamous beggar who spent his life on a pot of gold and begged for small money to any passer-by, unaware that his wealth is right beneath him the entire time. Your treasure—your perfection—is already within you. But to ask for it, you must leave the hectic bustle of the mind and abandon the desires of the ego,
to enter the silence of the heart.
2. You have to learn to choose your thoughts like you choose the clothes in your wardrobe. It's a power you can master. If you want to control everything so much, start with your mind. That's the only thing you have control over.
3. The resting place of the mind is the heart. All the mind hears all day long are bells ringing, noise and arguments, and it wants only peace. The only place the mind will ever find peace is in the silence of the heart. That's where you have to go.
4. Your emotions are subordinate to your thoughts, and you are subordinate to your emotions.
5. I think I deserve something beautiful.
6. In our desire to be loved, we create certain characteristics of our partner that we need them to be, and then we are disappointed when they refuse to play the role we have assigned them.
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7. Never apologize for crying. Without this one emotion, we are all robots.
8. It's good to have a broken heart. It means you tried.
9. I choose happiness over suffering. I am creating a space for the unknown future that will be filled with upcoming surprises. See also: Stop feeling bad for feeling bad
10. We gallop through life like circus performers balancing on two horses galloping side by side - one foot on the horse called "fate" and the other on the horse "free will". The question you have to ask yourself every day is: do I tell the difference between the two horses? Which horse should I stop worrying about because it is out of my control, and which one should I guide with great care?
11. To find the balance you want so much, here's what you need to do. You have to keep your feet on the ground. As strong as if you had 4 legs instead of 2. But you have to think with your heart instead of your head. That is how you will be able to know God.
12. At some point, you have to let go of everything that is bothering you, sit still and allow joy to come to you.
13. We do not realize, but somewhere within us lies an essence of ours that is at eternal peace.
14. Ruin is a gift. It is the path to transformation.
15. Travel is worth every cost and sacrifice.
I want to bring a man back to me, I dream every night, but he is not looking for me
16. God never slams the door in your face without opening a box of cookies.
17. People think your soulmate is your perfect match. That's what everybody wants. But the truth is that your soulmate is your mirror. The person who shows you your true self and everything about it that holds you back. The person who makes you pay attention to yourself so that you can change your life.
18. There isn't a problem in this world that can't be fixed with a hot bath, a glass of whiskey and a good book. Read more: From today I will live more slowly
19. Smile with your face and mind and the good energy will come and clear all the bad energy from you.
20. Zen masters say that you can only see your reflection in still waters, not flowing ones.
21. Learning to control your speech is a way to stop your energy from flowing aimlessly through your mouth, draining you and filling the world with words, words, words instead of peace and love.
22. One should always be prepared for huge and unrelenting waves of transformation.
23. The more satisfying you can be doing nothing, the more successful you are in life. 24. And if you feel a tiny possibility of happiness after such a dark period, you must cling to the ankles of happiness and not let go until it pulls you out of the mud by your eyes - this is not selfishness, but an obligation. You have been given life; it is your duty (and also your right as a human being) to find something beautiful in life, no matter how fragile it is.
25. God, please show me everything I need to know about forgiveness and surrender.
26. This was the time to seek the healing and peace that only come from solitude.
27. You make some grand decision about what you want out of life and who you want to be, and the circumstances immediately show you how little you know yourself.
28. I am stronger than depression, braver than loneliness and nothing would break me.
29. Indeed, sooner or later, everything will be fine.
30. It's easy to pray when you're desperate. But continuing to pray when your crisis has passed is a process that helps the soul to hold on to what it has achieved.
31. What I want to learn is how to live in this world and enjoy its pleasures while at the same time consecrating myself to God.
32. Il bel far niente. – *The beauty of doing nothing.
33. Honey, balance means not letting someone love you less than you love yourself.
A selection of quotes: Milena Goleva
Learn more about Milena Goleva's collection of meditations here: https://milenagoleva.com
