This is a Good Sign

As I prepare for my big trip to Italy (only 3 weeks away!), I've finally finished reading Eat, Pray, Love. This book resonates with so many aspects of my life. If you haven't read this book, dare I say you must

A few excerpts from the 'Love' chapter of the book:

'One thing I do know about intimacy is that there are certain natural laws which govern the sexual experience of two people, and that these laws cannot be budged any more than gravity can be negotiated with. To feel physically comfortable with someone else's body is not a decision you can make. It has very little to do with how two people think or act or talk or even look. The mysterious magnet is either there, buried somewhere deep behind the sternum, or it is not. When it isn't there you can no more force it to exist than a surgeon can force a patient's body to accept a kidney from the wrong donor. My friend Annie says it all comes down to one simple question: "Do you want your belly pressed against this person's belly forever -- or not?"'

She said, "I know cure for broken heart." Authoritatively, and in a doctorly manner, Wayan ticked off on her fingers the six elements of her Fail-Proof Broken-Heart Curing Treatment: "Vitamin E, get much sleep, drink much water, travel to a place far away from the person you loved, meditate, and teach your heart that this is destiny."

"We must get our hearts broken sometimes. This is a good sign, having a broken heart. It means we have tried for something."