Mining for Jewels

A couple girlfriends recently recommended Elizabeth Gilbert's Big Magic to me, and as I wanted to dip my toes in before fully committing, I listened to her Calm Masterclass first. It left me in tears.

Here's an excerpt from her book: 

"Look, I don't know what's hidden within you. I have no way of knowing such a thing. You yourself may barely know, although I suspect you've caught glimpses. I don't know your capacities, your aspirations, your longings, your secret talents. But surely something wonderful is sheltered inside you. I say this with all confidence, because I happen to believe we are all walking repositories of buried treasure. I believe this is one of the oldest and most generous tricks the universe plays on us human beings, both for its own amusement and for ours: The universe buries strange jewels deep within us all, and then stands back to see if we can find them. 

The hunt to uncover those jewels - that's creative living." 

Talk about a timely and serendipitous nod from the universe. Let's go mining for jewels, shall we?