So I’m reading the book, “Committed” by Elizabeth Gilbert.  She’s the one who wrote “Eat, Pray, Love“, and I ran across a passage in her book that I just love.  I want to share it with you!

“I’d learned enough from life’s experiences to understand that destiny’s interventions can sometimes be read as invitations for us to address and even surmount our biggest fears.  It doesn’t take a great genius to recognize that when you are pushed by circumstance to do the one thing you have always most specifically loathed and feared, this can be, at the very least, an interesting growth opportunity.”

Like she says…”it doesn’t take a genius to recognize”, but I wanted to share this with you because while it doesn’t take a genius, it’s always something good to be reminded of.

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