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A humble suggestion for a very sweet gift…? 🙂 LG
OPEN HOUSE THIS FRIDAY! Darlings, As some as you know, I am selling my absolut…
OPEN HOUSE THIS FRIDAY!
Darlings,
As some as you know, I am selling my absolutely lovely house in Frenchtown, NJ — complete with gardens, chef's kitchen, beautiful views, and a library in the sky (where I wrote THE SIGNATURE OF ALL THINGS.)
It's a heaven of a place for artists, creators, writers, cooks, gardeners, families, dreamers…
We have some nibbles, but there is still a window of time to make an offer if you are interested! So this Friday May 9th, my friend Rayya Elias will host an Open House from 2 to 3:30pm.
Give Rayya a shout if you are interested, at: propertymanager3@gmail.com
And in the meantime, you can click on the link below and I'll take you on a video tour of the joint!
Eat, Pray, Crib | Buy author Elizabeth Gilbert's beautiful home. – eatpraycrib.com
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Dear Ones — I’m selling my beautiful perfect house. Why? Because I’m a restless person and I need to move all the time. It’s time to move, then! Otherwise, there is no sane reason to sell this exquisite and lovingly renovated “four-over-four” Italianate Victorian house that was built in 1869 by the…
Dear Ones: Yesterday I wrote on Twitter, “I’ve never seen any life transformati…
Dear Ones:
Yesterday I wrote on Twitter, "I've never seen any life transformation that didn't begin with the person in question finally getting tired of their own bullshit."
(My own life transformation MOST DEFINITELY included.)
Can you think of an example of anyone who ever earnestly changed themselves without first doing an honest accounting of their own mess? Or without taking accountability for their own dysfunctional behaviors, their own self-inflicted dramas, their own role in the dreadful storyline, their own lies, their own manipulations, their own willful blindness, their own enabling, their own addiction to being the victim, their own addiction to aggression, to fear, to blame, to never being wrong, or to always being wrong?
I don't mean to say that transformation begins with sitting down and whipping yourself into a hot froth of shame for all your horrible faults. (Addiction to self-abuse is just another garbage storyline — another way of delaying your own transcendence and dragging attention and energy away from your destiny.)
But I've never seen any sincere transformation that didn't start with somebody sitting down and being soberly, calmly, bravely honest with herself.
My life started to change the day I finally found the clarity and maturity to say: "This is the bullshit that you keep perpetuating, Liz. And this is the bullshit that has to stop."
Curiously, this is a moment that didn't happen merely once in my life; it has happened several times, around several different key emotional issues. I just had another big emotional epiphany in the last several months, which has brought along another long overdue shift in my own behavior toward others. But the first step is always, always, ALWAYS identifying my own role in the problem. And then refusing to accept any arguments from myself about my ability to change that storyline. Get whatever help you need to change it, but change it. Once you are clear and decided, the wheels of transformation start to turn.
Don't let your ego or your damage con you into thinking that change is possible for other people, but not for you.
Don't be seduced by your limitations. They have nothing to offer you but stagnation.
Heart,
LG
$5000 for your brilliant college-bound kid…? Dear Ones! I wanted to tell you…
$5000 for your brilliant college-bound kid…?
Dear Ones!
I wanted to tell you about this really cool contest, which not only rewards great writing, but is judged by great writers…
If you know and love a high school senior, let them know about "Extra Credit" – a scholarship program recognizing excellent college application essays. Just have the kid post their gorgeous slaved-over essay on Medium.com (link is below) by May 19 and somebody could win $5,000 for college!
The judges are an amazing line-up: Wally Lamb, Anna Quindlen, Mary Roach, Jeff Kinney and my pal Kelly Corrigan.
Winners will be announced June 2.
What a wonderful way to recognize and reward talented future-writers…
🙂
LG
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