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IT’S MOVIE MONDAY! Dear Ones — Every Monday till October (if I remember, which…
IT'S MOVIE MONDAY!
Dear Ones —
Every Monday till October (if I remember, which is a BIG IF) I will show this video again, for those of you who may have missed it the first time(s) around!
This is a lovely little movie about my new book, which I do hope you will enjoy. I hope it gives you a sense of what is coming…
And if you want to pre-order the novel, you may do so right here:
https://www.elizabethgilbert.com/books/
ENJOY!
xo
Liz
LizNews Newsletter #9 – "The Signature of All Things" promo trailer
I have something so very special for you today, quite out of the blue. As some of you know, my new novel "The Signature of All Things" is coming out in Octob…
DEAR ONES: It’s Monday morning, therefore: Kierkegaard! I just had dinner…
DEAR ONES:
It's Monday morning, therefore: Kierkegaard!
I just had dinner last night with an old friend of mine who told me that, while visiting Copenhagen this year, he was invited to a dinner at the Kierkegaard Society. It was apparently a quite serious affair, that dinner. Not a lot of goofing off. (It was actually an affair at which, my friend swears, all the men and women alike in attendance seemed to have invisible long grey beards.)
My friend was, unexpectedly, asked to speak about what Kierkegaard means to him. (I have nightmares of being trapped in scenarios exactly like this, by the way.) But he was able to rise to the occasion, and offered up a brief praise of Kierkegaard's belief that the goal of life and of faith is to "arrive at immediacy, after reflection."
This line made my heart beat a little bit harder, so I thought I would share it with you. IMMEDIACY, AFTER REFLECTION. This is the great balance. Not to be constantly leaping, yet not to be never leaping, either. Pause, think it over, and then leap. This idea of sudden and decisive action after a period of intense concentration (a shout after a silence) — this is one of my favorite sensations in the world.
This morning, as I went digging on the Webnets for the exact quote (I think it's: "Faith is immediacy after reflection"), I discovered another yet Kierkegaardian gem:
"Everything depends upon passionate concentration."
Do you all agree with that?
For I agree. With all my heart. And now I want more, so it looks like maybe it's time to learn Danish.
Lastly, for an example of: 1) reflection 2) faith 3) passionate concentration, I offer you this photo, taken only yesterday, of my cat Zipper reclining next to his favorite reclining buddha. (Because you know what Kierkegaard really loved? CUTE KITTY PHOTOS.)
Have a rich and gorgeous and contemplative day, everyone…
Liz
Can I resist stuff like this? No. No, I cannot… (Thank you, Caroline, for s…
Can I resist stuff like this? No. No, I cannot…
(Thank you, Caroline, for sending it to me!)
Tiffany’s HAPPINESS JAR!
Tiffany's HAPPINESS JAR!
Photos of Elizabeth Gilbert
Here is my happiness jar :). I took this photo of a lotus flower and put a meaningful saying onto the photo. I am quite pleased with it. It makes me happy just looking at it!
An early reader of “The Signature of All Things” hides in the 19th century from…
An early reader of "The Signature of All Things" hides in the 19th century from a contemporary heat wave…. 🙂
Photos of Elizabeth Gilbert
Making the most of the heat wave, tucking into "The Signature of All Things".