What is your eat, pray, love?

As I watched Julia Roberts talk about her performance as Elizabeth Gilbert on Oprah this week I became girlishly excited for August to roll around so I can round up some friends, escape the summer heat, and take in this feature film.

One question Oprah asked has stuck with me: What is your eat, pray, love?

My Eat? First of all, My Eat includes a beautiful bottle of red wine (usually picked by Jason).  And secondly it includes a fresh homemade Italian dish like pasta with a sauce that moves you to your soul or a French inspired dish of roast chicken with cream and herb stuffing.  My Eat is strongly tied to the experience.  From buying the groceries, to ambiance and setting for the meal, to the music, and most importantly the company – My Eat includes my favorite people.

My Pray? This is without a doubt connected to my experiences outside civilization, where I can be in nature, untouched, where wild animals roam.  Rafting down the Rouge, or through Hells Canyon on the Snake River, standing in front of the Grand Canyon of Yellowstone, or floating on a boat off the Oregon coast.  This is where I have felt the most connected to my soul and where I feel most spiritually fulfilled.  I find My Pray a hard thing to put into words. Being a part of the undeniable grandeur that makes up our world moves my soul.  I feel a sense of aching in the deepest part of me.  Perhaps it’s a longing for solitude.  The desire to have that experience more present in my daily life.  I want to crawl into the palm of Mother Nature and take a nap in her sunny solace.

My Love? My future husband, our family, our friends, our home and the life we are creating one memory at a time.  It’s as simple as that.

So I ask you.  What is your eat, pray, love?

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