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This book is shamefully overdue at the library (and heavily requested, which is why I couldn't renew or just re-request and wait a few days patiently), but the chaos of daily life did not allow for a zip through the pages of Eat, Pray, Love by Elizabeth Gilbert, which has made quite the splash in the blogs I've been reading. Since, as of recent, I've been exploring a certain level of transformation, finding inner calm amongst the turbulence of daily life, this book was, in a sense, perfect to accompany me on my still spiritual journey. She uses the three I's: Italy, India, and Indonesia, as her places for change, and though I've done a bit of traveling (Boston in May, camping this month), I can't say movement is what pushes me through my own mental exploration. Emily helped me figure out why her writing style disappointed me and excited others. Though I have a long way to go before I can truly say this, I am a poet. I am one who writes little pieces, things on scraps of paper, fleeting images. Gilbert writes, as Emily's friend called it, journalistically. I think (though I could be wrong) she meant it as a magazine-writer might mean it, but I think "journalistically" strikes me more correctly in that the book reminded me of reading a well written blog. This wasn't a disappointing read, and certainly a good book for those (women) who are seeking ways to explore the world and explore the self. I found myself actually wanting to meditate after reading some sections and wanting to muse on my own, to digest slowly, after reading other sections. I found some places speaking to me--the discussion of negative energy attracting negative things (which, I think, is more like--if you have a positive attitude, those negative things seem less strikingly painful--you tend to focus and tell stories of the good) and thoughts on living in a country for months simply to learn the language because you feel it is beautiful (Italy for her, and for me, I would go to France).