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A beautiful photo of THE SIGNATURE OF ALL THINGS in one of my favorite hometowns — Sydney, Australia! (I have a handful of favorite "hometowns" in my life, and this is definitely one of them.) Thank you, dear one!

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From Sydney, Australia with <3

I love your books Elizabeth, they take my busy mind to another beautiful place. A lovely escape! x
Thankyou

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ALLOW YOURSELF TO HEAL

Dear Ones –

Here's a photo of me and the poet Mark Nepo yesterday, backstage at Oprah's The Life You Want Tour in Washington DC. I heard him say something truly magnificent and transformative yesterday, so I wanted to share it here with you this morning.

The question was about how to make peace with your own past. How to forgive, how to move on.

Mark began his answer by speaking candidly about his painful relationship with his parents, particularly with his father. There was so much suffering, so much anger. After his father died, he still held on for years to that outrage, that pain. By doing so, he kept those old wounds open.

He said, "Then I realized something. I was keeping my old wounds fresh and open, as evidence for a trial that would never come."

He further explained: "It was as if I was waiting for some big Law & Order episode to happen in my life someday, where I would be able to finally lay out my case against my father to a judge and jury. So I didn't want to let the old wounds heal, because — if they did — then I wouldn't have fresh evidence, and nobody would believe how much I had suffered. But then I finally realized — that day of trial, that day in court? It will never come. There is no such thing in life as that courtroom. Which meant that I was keeping my old wounds open for no good reason at all, when all those wounds really wanted was to be allowed to heal."

With that understanding, the healing began at last.

I love the deep goodness and humanity of Mark Nepo.

ONWARD,
LG

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BEST. PHOTOBOMB. EVER.

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So THIS happened today in Washington DC at the Oprah's The Life You Want Tour!

Rob Bell and I (who share a mutual disbelief that we get to be part of this spectacle of glory at all) decided to take a selfie while on stage, to try to capture the sense of the giant arena behind us.

Then Oprah jumped in and photobombed us!

This is the sort of spirit that's happening all over the place in this event — the spontaneity, the sheer joy of it all, the absurd amount of gratitude and grace, and (best of all) the flat-out fun.

You know what? It should be fun.

Because if your spiritual and personal journey doesn't have any fun in it, then you ain't doing it right! Listen closer. God wants you to live in joy.

Bliss and love, and love and bliss…and ONWARD,

LG

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PINK DRESS MAKES HER DEBUT TODAY!

OK, my lovelies — I'm heading off to Oprah's The Life You Want Tour in our nation's capital…and because it's Washington DC, I decided to totally represent with the cherry blossom motif.

Hope you like it!

ONWARD!
LG

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Amazing grace in action, tonight in Washington DC.

So grateful to be near (and part of) all this greatness.

See you tomorrow, Oprah's The Life You Want Tour!

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