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I’ve Got The Eating Down… I know I’m like four years behind the rest of the world, but I just finished reading Elizabeth Gilbert’s Eat, Pray Love.  Ok, fine – I’m only half way through the praying portion of her trip, but I’m reading it nonetheless.  The book has got me thinking about a lot of stuff, and not all of it is cheesy like “where will my life’s journey lead me?”  Some of my thoughts, for example, are centered on why she even left the never-ending-pasta-bowl that is Italy in the first place.  But, who am I to judge. This particular novel was made into a movie last summer but I never saw it.  I was too busy watching Sly and his expendable buds kick some major bum to be concerned with one lady’s quest to get over her divorce (I guess I took that call to arms trailer very seriously).  But I’ve come to realize that adventures come in all different shapes and sizes and since one of my New Year’s resolutions is to be more open minded, I guess I have to accept that you’re just as likely to stumble upon your true calling by traveling to an ashram in India as you are by conquering a South American dictator.  I guess the point I’m trying to make is that we all “find ourselves” in different ways – some by going on a murderous rampage through the jungle and others by eating gelato until their pants don’t fit.  In case you were wondering, I fall into the latter category. Eat, Pray, Love is far from the only film (and definitely not the only book) that follows a character’s attempt to discover their true selves.  There are many movies that explore “coming-of-age” at all different stages of life.  Some discover their identities as a teenager like in the documentary American Teen, some find their chickpea-soul when they’re middle-aged like Paul Giamatti in Cold Souls and others’ cores are revealed after an important relationship develops like in Rain Man.  What is your favorite soul-searching film?  And, better yet, where is the weirdest place a soul has been found?  I’m thinking discovering one’s character after a few too many beers and a dip in a magical hot tub might be the winner, but I would love to hear your thoughts! L.T.

I’ve Got The Eating Down…

I know I’m like four years behind the rest of the world, but I just finished reading Elizabeth Gilbert’s Eat, Pray Love.  Ok, fine – I’m only half way through the praying portion of her trip, but I’m reading it nonetheless.  The book has got me thinking about a lot of stuff, and not all of it is cheesy like “where will my life’s journey lead me?”  Some of my thoughts, for example, are centered on why she even left the never-ending-pasta-bowl that is Italy in the first place.  But, who am I to judge.

This particular novel was made into a movie last summer but I never saw it.  I was too busy watching Sly and his expendable buds kick some major bum to be concerned with one lady’s quest to get over her divorce (I guess I took that call to arms trailer very seriously).  But I’ve come to realize that adventures come in all different shapes and sizes and since one of my New Year’s resolutions is to be more open minded, I guess I have to accept that you’re just as likely to stumble upon your true calling by traveling to an ashram in India as you are by conquering a South American dictator.  I guess the point I’m trying to make is that we all “find ourselves” in different ways – some by going on a murderous rampage through the jungle and others by eating gelato until their pants don’t fit.  In case you were wondering, I fall into the latter category.

Eat, Pray, Love is far from the only film (and definitely not the only book) that follows a character’s attempt to discover their true selves.  There are many movies that explore “coming-of-age” at all different stages of life.  Some discover their identities as a teenager like in the documentary American Teen, some find their chickpea-soul when they’re middle-aged like Paul Giamatti in Cold Souls and others’ cores are revealed after an important relationship develops like in Rain Man. 

What is your favorite soul-searching film?  And, better yet, where is the weirdest place a soul has been found?  I’m thinking discovering one’s character after a few too many beers and a dip in a magical hot tub might be the winner, but I would love to hear your thoughts!

L.T.