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Eat, Pray, Love

Oh, Elizabeth Gilbert! I'd like to thank you for your great book. I know you won't even see or read this, but I have to say your book truly helped me, inspired me, motivated me, and gave me strength.

I was confused; I was unhappy; I was lost; I was uninspired. I was even at the point of losing my creativity. I already lost hope. I already lost faith. I had no other option. I had to leave. So I left. But that didn't make things easier for me. I was left alone. People who were supposedly my friends here in this new city stopped talking to me. I was still lonely and depressed. However, I strongly believed that I did the right thing, for me. And I still do. Friends and family looked at me with pity. Could I blame them though?! I was getting tired of hearing the same thing over and over, "don't worry! Everything will be fine! Things happen for a reason!".

But getting angry at what people said or did wasn't helping. After all, they meant no harm. I had to move on with my life! But how?! I was still stuck in the past. I couldn't escape the thoughts. I couldn't escape the old dreams, hopes, desires. After all, I still loved and cared. I still desired. And I still do...

One day, when I was cleaning my messy apartment, I saw your book in the bookshelf. I decided to read it again. Eat, Pray, Love! You discovered who you were throughout your journey. You started loving yourself again. So I started questioning. Do I love myself? Who am I? What do I want in my life? Why do I always look elsewhere to find happiness? So I decided to do what you did, but doing them all in Ottawa. There was no other place better than Ottawa.

My journey started on September 30th, 2010, and it will end on March 30th 2011. I'm almost done with the Pursuit of Pleasure.