The Warm Vanilla Pudding Hum Of Well Being: A Conversation with Elizabeth Gilbert, Part II
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As promised, here’s Part II of the interview with the spectacularly wondrous
. If you haven’t yet read Part I, check it out here.Next week, I’ll be sharing paywalled writing advice from Liz. It’s so good! If you haven’t yet upgraded your subscription, do so here!
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What are you like when you’re with yourself? I feel like when we write or teach or do public talks, a part of us lights up that’s perhaps more open and alive and positive than we otherwise are. You in particular seem to really ignite in the public sphere. When you're alone, is that energy still ignited in you? If not, how does it manifest?
This reminds me of something that I've talked about a lot in recovery with my sponsor and my sponsees and my recovery fellows: I spent my life trying to find ways to feel good. No end of things that you can do or consume or buy that'll make you feel good. The problem is, of course, that those things pass or there are consequences often associated with them, certainly when they're done in excess.
But I'm not so much anymore interested in feeling good. I'm really interested in feeling well. I know what it's like to feel good. I know what it's like to feel terrible. But I haven't always known what it's like to feel well.
What does wellness feel like?