On success, failure, and finding your home

Angela Harris

Apr 29, 2014

Elizabeth Gilbert was once an “unpublished diner waitress,” devastated by rejection letters. And yet, in the wake of the success of ‘Eat, Pray, Love,’ she found herself identifying strongly with her former self. With beautiful insight, Gilbert reflects on why success can be as disorienting as failure and offers a simple — though hard — way to carry on, regardless of outcomes.

See an inspiring TED Talk from Elizabeth Gilbert HERE.

“Writers ought to write and I take up my pen in the hope that it may loosen my spirit.” — E.M. Forsters

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