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Winter of Listening – David Whyte

Posted on December 21, 2018 by Palace Gate Counselling Service

In the tumult and frenzy that arises for many of us at this time of year, it is easy to miss the nature of Winter….. Here is a beautiful reminder from David. A joyful, peaceful, restful Solstice, everyone. The wording, … 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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David Whyte on Joy (again)

Posted on November 17, 2017 by Palace Gate Counselling Service

This piece is briefer than our previous post of David on Joy (which he posted when his daughter went to college). And these few words brought up an intense ‘Yes’ in the writer – who has come to feel the … Continue reading →

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Sweet Darkness – David Whyte

Posted on October 19, 2017 by Palace Gate Counselling Service

Beautiful, resonant words and photograph from David’s Facebook page. Here’s the text, for those who have difficulty seeing Facebook links:- ‘SWEET DARKNESS When your eyes are tired the world is tired also. When your vision has gone, no part of … Continue reading →

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‘Ground’ David Whyte

Posted on July 3, 2017 by Palace Gate Counselling Service

Click on the link for this reflection by David. For those who have difficulty seeing Facebook links, here is the text:- ‘GROUND is what lies beneath our feet. It is the place where we already stand; a state of recognition, … Continue reading →

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Sometimes – David Whyte

Posted on June 17, 2017 by Palace Gate Counselling Service

Depth and beauty from David. Here’s the text, for those who have trouble seeing Facebook links. SOMETIMES Sometimes if you move carefully through the forest, breathing like the ones in the old stories, who could cross a shimmering bed of … Continue reading →

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The Stranger in You – David Whyte

Posted on June 3, 2017 by Palace Gate Counselling Service

Click on the above link to visit David’s Facebook page for another haunting image and some beautiful words… The theme of coming home to ourselves – including more of who we are – is so central to therapy. It is … Continue reading →

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Song for the Salmon – David Whyte

Posted on February 6, 2017 by Palace Gate Counselling Service

So beautiful. Here’s the text, for those who find FB links hard to see:- ‘For too many days now I have not written of the sea, nor the rivers, nor the shifting currents we find between the islands. For too … Continue reading →

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You Darkness – Rainer Maria Rilke translated by David Whyte

Posted on January 9, 2017 by Palace Gate Counselling Service

You darkness from which I come, I love you more than all the fires that fence out the world, for the fire makes a circle for everyone so that no one sees you anymore. But darkness holds it all: the … Continue reading →

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The House of Belonging – David Whyte

Posted on November 1, 2016 by Palace Gate Counselling Service

Click on the link to visit David’s Facebook page for this beautiful piece. Palace Gate Counselling Service, Exeter Counselling Exeter since 1994

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