Perhaps creativity’s greatest mercy is this: By completely absorbing our attention for a short and magical spell, it can relieve us temporarily from the dreadful burden of being who we are. Best of all, at the end of your creative adventure, you have a souvenir–something that you made, something to remind you forever of your brief but transformative encounter with inspiration Elizabeth Gilbert
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  1. People think a soul mate is your perfect fit, and that's what everyone wants. But a true soul mate is a mirror, the person who shows you everything that is holding you back, the person who brings you to your own attention so you can...
  2. This is a good sign, having a broken heart. It means we have tried for something.
  3. I have a history of making decisions very quickly about men. I have always fallen in love fast and without measuring risks. I have a tendency not only to see the best in everyone, but to assume that everyone is emotionally capable of reaching his...
  4. To be fully seen by somebody, then, and be loved anyhow - this is a human offering that can border on miraculous.
  5. To lose balance sometimes for love is part of living a balancedlife.
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