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Maria Popova on Self-Comparison & Cynicism

Posted on May 22, 2016 by Palace Gate Counselling Service

On the Soul-Sustaining Necessity of Resisting Self-Comparison and Fighting Cynicism: A Commencement Address This is great. Tu Maria. Palace Gate Counselling Service, Exeter Counselling Exeter since 1994

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Mary Oliver on Love & its necessary wildness – Brainpickings

Posted on March 12, 2016 by Palace Gate Counselling Service

Mary Oliver on Love and Its Necessary Wildness Lovely piece, beautiful poems, and a wonderful conversation between Mary and Krista Tippett for On Being – as Maria says ‘feast your soul’. Thank you, as ever, to Maria Popova and Brainpickings. Here’s the book … Continue reading →

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When Leaving Becomes Arriving: Poet & Philosopher David Whyte on Ending Relationships

Posted on September 1, 2015 by Palace Gate Counselling Service

http://www.brainpickings.org/2015/04/06/david-whyte-the-journey-house-of-belonging/ Some beauty and profundity for a Tuesday morning. Wonderful poems from David and Mary, and thank you to Maria Popova and Brainpickings for this article. This is from David Whyte’s ‘The Journey’:- ‘Above the mountains the geese turn into … Continue reading →

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How to Find Your Bliss: Joseph Campbell on What It Takes to Have a Fulfilling Life by Maria Popova

Posted on June 24, 2015 by Palace Gate Counselling Service

http://www.brainpickings.org/2015/04/09/find-your-bliss-joseph-campbell-power-of-myth/ Fascinating piece from Maria about Joseph Campbell, and ‘follow your bliss’:- ‘I came to this idea of bliss because in Sanskrit, which is the great spiritual language of the world, there are three terms that represent the brink, the … Continue reading →

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The Brothers Grimm in Three Transcendent Dimensions: Shaun Tan’s Breathtaking Sculptural Illustrations for the Beloved Tales – Maria Popova

Posted on June 1, 2015 by Palace Gate Counselling Service

Rotkäppchen (Little Red Riding Hood) http://www.brainpickings.org/2015/05/25/shaun-tan-philip-pullman-brothers-grimm/ An article from Maria on her consistently excellent Brainpickings site, concerning some mesmerizing three dimensional illustrations by Shaun Tan for Philip Pullman’s retelling of Grimms’ fairy tales (the German version – sadly, Philip’s … Continue reading →

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An Antidote to the Age of Anxiety: Alan Watts on Happiness & How to Live with Presence – Maria Popova

Posted on May 6, 2015 by Palace Gate Counselling Service

http://www.brainpickings.org/index.php/2014/01/06/alan-watts-wisdom-of-insecurity-1/ Useful article from Maria Popova at http://www.brainpickings.org on Alan Watts and ‘The Wisdom of Insecurity’. The writer especially liked Alan’s observations about awareness and thought:- ‘While you are watching this present experience, are you aware of someone watching it? … Continue reading →

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‘Head Garden: A Lyrical Animated Film by Lilli Carré’ by Maria Popova

Posted on March 23, 2015 by Palace Gate Counselling Service

http://www.brainpickings.org/2013/01/14/head-garden-lilli-carre/ Another lovely post from Maria Popova on brainpickings, featuring the work of Lilli Carré (whom the writer had not previously encountered). Not sure about the last line – seems like most of us ‘lose our heads’ more than once….and … Continue reading →

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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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Sleep and the Teenage Brain – Maria Popova

Posted on September 8, 2014 by Palace Gate Counselling Service

http://www.brainpickings.org/2013/07/17/sleep-and-the-teenage-brain/ Click on the link for Maria’s excellent article on sleep needs in teenagers, how these have developmental meanings (rather than moral meanings, as our culture tends to ascribe), and the consequences of ignoring this. Important read, especially if you … Continue reading →

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