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Elizabeth Gilbert on How Schopenhauer’s Porcupine Dilemma Reveals the Secret of Happiness – Maria Popova

Posted on March 4, 2015 by Palace Gate Counselling Service

http://www.brainpickings.org/2012/02/13/elizabeth-gilbert-porcupines/ Click on the link for this piece on Brainpickings by Maria Popova, linking to a short film of Liz Gilbert talking about Schopenhauer’s Porcupines, and our constant movement between reaching into connection and relationship; pulling back into self-protection and … Continue reading →

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Elizabeth Gilbert on Ruin, the ‘bleak shroud of despair’ & actualizing

Posted on April 5, 2014 by Palace Gate Counselling Service

Elizabeth Gilbert on Ruin, the ‘bleak shroud of despair’ & actualizing Really interesting piece from Elizabeth Gilbert, drawing on her own experiences, about the potential for (painful) transformation through loss and destruction. You can read the whole piece on her … Continue reading →

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Elizabeth Gilbert talking about ‘Eat, Pray, Love’ for Borders

Posted on March 27, 2014 by Palace Gate Counselling Service

A lot of wisdom in return for the 5 minutes it takes to watch the clip…. And a useful question:- ‘What really are you here to do, and what is stopping you doing it?’ Palace Gate Counselling Service

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Your Elusive Creative Genius: Elizabeth Gilbert for TED

Posted on March 20, 2014 by Palace Gate Counselling Service

This is wonderful.

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