Finding Love's Voice in Life's Darkest Hours | Liz Gilbert EP 805

The Daily Motivation

Lewis Howes

Education, Self-improvement

4.8 • 960 Ratings

🗓️ 20 November 2024

⏱️ 7 minutes

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Summary

"Love said to me, 'I am company and comfort in your darkest hour, so that you don't have to go through this alone.'" - Liz Gilbert In this deeply moving conversation, bestselling author Liz Gilbert opens up about her profound understanding of love's presence in our lives, sharing intimate revelations about her spiritual connection and personal loss. After the death of her partner Rhea seven years ago, Liz embarked on a transformative journey that led her to distinguish between God's infinite mystery and love's constant companionship. Through her raw honesty and vulnerability, she reveals how this understanding has shaped her approach to both personal healing and supporting others through crisis. Gilbert's insights on the nature of unconditional love challenge conventional wisdom, offering listeners a fresh perspective on presence, healing, and the courage to sit with uncertainty. Her wisdom particularly resonates with those navigating life transitions, grief, or seeking deeper spiritual connection, demonstrating how embracing love's presence can transform our darkest moments into opportunities for profound growth.

Transcript

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0:00.0	Hi, my name is Lewis Howes and welcome to the Daily Motivation Show.
0:11.8	What is love?
0:13.7	I think we know it when we hear it.
0:16.5	I think there have been times when I've asked that voice, are you God? And it has said, no, I'm love.
0:26.1	I'm included in God. And I've said to that voice sometimes, are you Rea, my partner who died seven
0:32.5	years ago? And it says, no, I'm love. I was included in Reya. But I'm not Rea.
0:38.4	God is bigger than that.
0:39.8	God, I think, is more than just love.
0:42.8	I think God is the great mystery that's beyond the beyond the beyond.
0:46.8	But love is something else.
0:50.2	And I think a lot of times I've tried to sort of game, I've tried to sort of game it by treating it like it is God and saying like when I, especially when I'm in the midst of a terrible crisis or a horrible dilemma saying to it, what's going to happen?
1:06.7	How is this going to end?
1:08.3	Like what does the future hold?
1:09.7	But love can't answer that.
1:11.1	No, it's not.
1:11.7	And love has said to me very directly, that's not my department.
1:14.6	I'm not God.
1:15.5	It's not my department.
1:16.2	I don't know.
1:16.7	I have no idea with the future holds.
1:19.0	But I know that I'll be with you through it.
1:21.6	Like you won't, whatever's coming, you won't go through it alone.
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