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Oriah Mountain Dreamer – The Invitation

Posted on September 1, 2017 by Palace Gate Counselling Service

‘It doesn’t interest me what you do for a living. I want to know what you ache for and if you dare to dream of meeting your heart’s longing. It doesn’t interest me how old you are. I want to … Continue reading →

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Oriah Mountain Dreamer on meeting weariness of spirit

Posted on October 8, 2016 by Palace Gate Counselling Service

This Facebook post from Oriah Mountain Dreamer feels like an important one, for any of us experiencing dips into despair, overwhelm and lassitude at the state of our world, and the apparent immensity of the task for those of us … Continue reading →

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Oriah Mountain Dreamer on being lied about

Posted on September 23, 2016 by Palace Gate Counselling Service

The writer is only too familiar with the feeling Oriah describes: ‘constricted, shaken, a little frantic….helpless’ – and with the inward and outward impacts of being privately and publicly lied about, with significant harm done. At one level she subscribes … Continue reading →

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It’s up to us

Posted on September 5, 2015 by Palace Gate Counselling Service

The writer has at times this week been unable to see much else when she closes her eyes, but images of drowned children… Clearly she is not alone in that. One possible response is despair, powerlessness, inducing a slide into … Continue reading →

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Oriah Mountain Dreamer on Leaving the limitations of the familiar

Posted on December 8, 2014 by Palace Gate Counselling Service

Click on the link for this picture and quotation on Oriah’s Facebook page. Gratitude to Sarah Gardner for drawing our attention to this. ‘What is risk for one may be easy for another. But sooner or later, the soul will … Continue reading →

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Khalil Gibran, Oriah Mountain Dreamer & Challenges to our perceptions

Posted on May 30, 2014 by Palace Gate Counselling Service

Khalil Gibran, Oriah Mountain Dreamer & Challenges to our perceptions Click on the link to Facebook for this Gibran quotation and Oriah’s interesting and helpful comments. We think she makes an essential point, that often gets missed by ‘positive thinking’ … Continue reading →

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Henri Nouwen on Forgiveness

Posted on April 22, 2014 by Palace Gate Counselling Service

Forgiveness is the name of love practiced among people who love poorly. The hard truth is that all of us love poorly. We need to forgive and be forgiven every day, every hour – unceasingly. That is the great work … Continue reading →

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