Tag Archives: being in the moment

Questions Before Dark – Jeanne Lohmann

Posted on June 1, 2016 by Palace Gate Counselling Service

‘Day ends, and before sleep when the sky dies down, consider your altered state: has this day changed you? Are the corners sharper or rounded off? Did you live with death? Make decisions that quieted? Find one clear word that … Continue reading →

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Pema Chödrön on Presence (and tigers)

Posted on November 3, 2015 by Palace Gate Counselling Service

“There is a story of a woman running away from tigers. She runs and runs and the tigers are getting closer and closer. When she comes to the edge of a cliff, she sees some vines there, so she climbs … Continue reading →

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