Finding the roots of oneself is a daunting task.  Daunting, because we ourselves are the moving target … ever on the journey of change, ever with the need for balance.

After reading Elizabeth Gilberts book Eat Pray Love, I felt like her sister, I guess I’d have to say her older sister, because her journey, the depression, the divorce and her devotion to knowing God is mine too. I‘ve even taken her suitcase journey to Italy, India and Bali, and as unique as each of our stories are, there are many women who have joined us on a path of tears, prayer and hope. What we love about Elizabeth’s Eat Pray Love is her lightness of being, her honest subtle humor and her adventurous spirit.

Many of us have been called to self understanding, spiritual unfolding and to experience firsthand the diverse cultures of our amazing world. It seems that every season of our life offers us real challenges, challenges bigger than a positive outlook or friendly dragon can rescue us from. Like Elizabeth, when we reach deeply into our creative spark plugged minds – we sometimes find answers. I’m there today, with even more prayers mailed out and more courage necessary than yesterday.  Julia Roberts will soon be portraying Elizabeth in the upcoming movie Eat Pray Love and perhaps, like her you were plunged into the rapids and came out surviving. Both the movie and the book provide us with the keys to bringing serenity in these times, as we fearlessly hold a faith in the natural flow. Divorce and its unfolding story carry a practice of letting go of who we thought we were and where we were going. The message is, with earnestness, we can awaken our true nature with profound transformational change possible.

Our sweet  friend in Bali, we call  Gusti , is telling us about the upcoming holy days  there,  so meaningfull to him:

In 3 days we are in Bali will celebrate  the holy day of Galungan.  Base on calculation  of the Balinese calender, Galungan day occurs  every 210 days.  and falls on  Wednesday Kliwon weku dunggulan.  Galungan is a celebration of Darma's ( Good) victory against Adharma ( Evil).  According  to the an ancient Balinese inscription Galungan is  a reason to show kindness towards others and cultivate  self-esteem in order to have prosperity in this life.  When the sun rises on this holy day, Balinese will go to their village temples bearing offerings. it's their way to get closer to Ida Sang Hyang Widhi ( the Balinese name for God) and to attain both physical and spiritual Balance. They pray and  give thanks to the God who has created this world and all its wonders.