eat pray love & pbj

Well, it's been awhile since I last posted. To be honest, this week was one of those weeks in which I was really up in my head - over-analyzing, worrying, stressing - you get the gist. I tend to have these sorts of weeks from time to time, and I have a hard time focusing on the positive. That being said, finding ways to live in the moment, work on the things that are in my power, and leave the personally un-fixables alone is one of my biggest goals for myself.

Last night I went to see Eat Pray Love - and it was fantastic. I was so in love with the book, and being able to see it on the silver screen was just wonderful. I can relate to so many of the things the main character goes through in this story - particularly at this juncture of my life. She basically makes a decision to end the life in which she had become miserable to strive for a happier more fulfilling one. So seeing this movie was really encouraging for me, because you get to see her ups and downs and sadnesses and joys - everything that comes along with forging ahead into an unknown future. I wholeheartedly recommend this movie to every woman out there - particularly the ones who are in the midst of fearless self discovery.

On top of that, a song with which I used to be obsessed came on during car ride home. It's called Objects of My Affection by Peter Bjorn and John. It's essentially about the process of wondering if you are better off now than you used to be, and embracing your past and your future in an honest, thoughtful way. I also love how the singer acknowledges that it's ok to take time for yourself to do nothing, because I often over-schedule and commit to doing too much, and I get angry with myself for being exhausted. Finding a happy medium for personal and social commitments is another goal of mine. The song is filled with little bits of knowledge that impress me and make me happy to be ME!


Favorite lines?

And the question is, was I more alive
Than than I am now?
I happily have to disagree
I laugh more often now, I cry more often now
I am more me

Please enjoy the video below - and the lyrics are posted as well.

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Objects of My Affection - Peter Bjorn and John

I remember when, when I first moved here
A long time ago
'cause I heard some song I used to hear back then
A long time ago
I remember when, even further back
In another town
'cause I saw something written I used to say back then
Hard to comprehend

And the question is, was I more alive
Than than I am now?
I happily have to disagree
I laugh more often now, I cry more often now
I am more me

But of cause some days, I just lie around
And hardly exist
And can't tell apart what I'm eating
From my hand or my wrist
'cause flesh is flesh, flesh as flesh as flesh
The difference is thin
But life has a certain ability of breathing new
life into me
So I breathe it in
It says here we are, and we all are here
And you still can make sense
If you just show up and present an honest face
Instead of that grin

And the other day, this new friend of mine
Said something to me
Just because something starts differently
Doesn't mean it's worth less
And I soaked it in, how I soaked it in
How I soaked it in
And just as to prove how right he was
Then you came
So I'm gonna give, yes I'm gonna give
Im gonna give you a try
So I'm gonna give, yes I'm gonna give
I'm gonna give you a try

And the question is, was I more alive
Than than I am now?
I happily have to disagree
I laugh more often now, I cry more often now
I am more me