Monthly Archives: March 2018

John O’Donohue on the prayer of your soul

Posted on March 28, 2018 by Palace Gate Counselling Service

“Give yourself time to make a prayer that will become the prayer of your soul. Listen to the voice of longing in your soul. Listen to your hungers. Give attention to the unexpected that lives around the rim of your … Continue reading →

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Martin Shaw on Myth, Love & our Inward Compass

Posted on March 23, 2018 by Palace Gate Counselling Service

“By going deeper into myth, I go deeper into love, and when I go deeper into love, innately I find morality; I locate a True North in my own heart.” Martin Shaw Palace Gate Counselling Service, Exeter Counselling in Exeter … Continue reading →

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Anne Lamott on the nature of grief

Posted on March 21, 2018 by Palace Gate Counselling Service

“And I felt like my heart had been so thoroughly and irreparably broken that there could be no real joy again, that at best there might eventually be a little contentment. Everyone wanted me to get help and rejoin life, … Continue reading →

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Robert MacFarlane on reading the surface

Posted on March 16, 2018 by Palace Gate Counselling Service

We too felt this was a profound passage and metaphor. Here’s the book link, to Robert’s wonderful book:- Palace Gate Counselling Service, Exeter Counselling in Exeter since 1994

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What about when meditation doesn’t help with anxiety?

Posted on March 10, 2018 by Palace Gate Counselling Service

http://www.nondualtherapy.life/2018/01/28/q-what-about-when-meditation-doesnt-help-with-anxiety/ Click on the above link to visit http://www.nondualtherapy.life for this helpful response to a reader’s question. Our experience is that very often people’s understanding of what meditation or mindfulness offers, is distorted and misses the heart of the practice … Continue reading →

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Rachel Naomi Remen on Reclaiming ourselves

Posted on March 6, 2018 by Palace Gate Counselling Service

“Reclaiming ourselves usually means coming to recognize and accept that we have in us both sides of everything. We are capable of fear and courage, generosity and selfishness, vulnerability and strength. These things do not cancel each other out but … Continue reading →

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I will have become – David Whyte

Posted on March 5, 2018 by Palace Gate Counselling Service

Click on the link above to visit David’s Facebook page for these beautiful words. Here’s the link for those who have difficulty seeing Facebook links:- ‘I WILL HAVE BECOME I will have become like the madman running to see the … Continue reading →

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